Amber Brown, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian and public health nutrition consultant with over 15 years of experience supporting state and national nutrition programs, including extensive work with WIC systems, leadership development, community engagement, and program implementation. Brings deep expertise in designing participatory structures, facilitating inclusive stakeholder engagement, and strengthening public health nutrition leadership through coaching, technical assistance, and systems-level thinking.

• Lead a national, multi-year initiative integrating CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. resources into state WIC program operations.
• Designed and facilitate a national Learning Collaborative providing monthly training and technical assistance to State WIC programs for 7 years, currently engaging 26 states and territories.
• Supported statewide implementation and sustainability, guiding 17 states through adoption and 9 states through statewide rollout.
• Co-developed participant and staff-facing digital tools with national WIC partners across WIChealth.org, WICShopper, WICSmart, One by Nutrition Matters, and WIC-ed.com.
• Led development of national participant education resources, resulting in 371,000+ completions across 47 states and territories.
• Developed national WICShopper child development content, generating 5.3+ million engagements.
• Served as an invited presenter at the National WIC Association Annual Conference (5 times), sharing systems-level implementation strategies.
• Support leadership development within ASPHN, mentoring Board members, council and committee chairs, the Student Board Representative, and the WIC work group to strengthen facilitation, governance, and organizational capacity.

• Past Secretary, Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
• Past Secretary, Utah Public Health Association (UPHA), Nutrition Section
• Past Treasurer, Utah Nutrition Council

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
• Licensed Dietitian – State of Utah