Bernadette Handley
Bend,OR
Summary
Experienced Program Supervisor with history of implementing innovative and successful strategic plans and operational efficiency with a focus on at-risk populations. Adept at empowering cohesive work cultures and developing collaborative partnerships.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Supervisor
Meals on Wheels
11.2022 - 01.2025
- Led a team of 15 managers and support staff
- Implemented ServTracker Nutrition software
- Coordinated project implementation and timelines
- Collaborated with local partners for service
- Implemented a volunteer handbook
- Grant submission to expand programming and infrastructure enhancement
- Provided updates bi monthly to stakeholders in the progress of the program
- Revised Standards of Practice for Meals on Wheels Program
Nutrition Operations Director
Meals on Wheels
11.2014 - 05.2022
- Participated on statewide workgroup to standardize nutrition guidelines
- Developed community needs assessment as a member of community partners diversity workgroup
- Collaborated with Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) research hub on food insecurity screening tool
- Implemented efficient and effective operating and delivery systems during COVID pandemic
Family/Community Development Agent
Oregon State University Extension
07.1998 - 10.2002
- Managed Oregon Food and Nutrition Education Program
- Enhanced program with grant funding to include a Tribal Nutrition Education Assistant
- Developed culturally appropriate program materials
Dietary Manager
Gladstone Living and Rehabilitation Center
07.1997 - 05.1998
Food Service Director
Buckner Villas Retirement Center
05.1996 - 07.1997
Supervising Dietitian
Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Center
07.1989 - 12.1995
Education
M.S. - Public Health
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL07.2021
B.S. - Dietetics/Nutrition
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY05.1986
Skills
- Active Listening
- Community Collaboration
- Innovation
- Operational Leadership
- Problem-Solving
- Strategic Planning
- Team Building
Certification
Registered Dietitian, RD, 712998, Commission on Dietetic Registration
Community Service
- Volunteer, Family Kitchen, Bend, OR, 2017 - Present
- Donor, American Red Cross, Bend, OR, 2025
- Volunteer, Giving Plate, Bend, OR, 2024
- Volunteer, Balloons Over Bend, Bend, OR, 2024
- Volunteer, Humane Society of Central Oregon, 2010 - 2022
Timeline
Program Supervisor
Meals on Wheels
11.2022 - 01.2025
Nutrition Operations Director
Meals on Wheels
11.2014 - 05.2022
Family/Community Development Agent
Oregon State University Extension
07.1998 - 10.2002
Dietary Manager
Gladstone Living and Rehabilitation Center
07.1997 - 05.1998
Food Service Director
Buckner Villas Retirement Center
05.1996 - 07.1997
Supervising Dietitian
Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Center
07.1989 - 12.1995
B.S. - Dietetics/Nutrition
Rochester Institute of Technology
Registered Dietitian, RD, 712998, Commission on Dietetic Registration
M.S. - Public Health
Columbia Southern University
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