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She worked in public health and nutrition education for 10 years at the Children’s Health Development Foundation, where she led the nutrition component of the development of the creative Australian Guide to Well Eating. Liz is active in Dietetics in SA where involvement has included membership of the Department of Health Dietetics and Nutrition Advisory committee, and training of dietitians. Her special areas of research interest include food service dietetics and nutrition support for the elderly in the community, in hospitals and in residential aged protection facilities. Claire has had many years of experience as a practicing Dietitian in clinical, food service, community and public health nutrition, diabetes education and private practice and in various aspects of health service management mostly in rural areas. Her skills are long ranging and encompass all the aspects of nutrition and dietetics including a highly developed expertise in clinical dietetics, management, food service, education, research and public health. He has mentored and supported others in this area. She has been employed in the ACT health system since 1966 working mainly in the clinical setting, although more recently her work has included responsibilities covering community and public health. In her position as department manager in a important teaching hospital, Nita made a important personal contribution to training and education in nutrition and dietetics. Sandra has been a successive member of AA and its forerunner the Australian Association of Dietitians since 1978 and has been an active member for all of her professional life. She also worked as a member of the Dental Health Foundation, the International Year of the Child committee and abundant MSW government committees on nutrition and food marketing. Her positions within the Association included: Liz’s powerful commitment to, and leadership in, continuing professional development and education for others was demonstrated by her being a member of three National Conference organizing committees and chairing two of them as well as being the Director responsible for the Conference Management Committee for three years. In 37 years she has never stopped striving for excellence, promoting and contributing to the profession, mentoring and assisting others to ensure the tomorrow of our profession, and continuing her research at a level of excellence. She has held abundant AA executive and advisory committee positions at both the state and national slick and has served as an Associate Editor of Nutrition and Dietetics. She was awarded a National Service Award in 1993 and an Distinguished Contribution Award in 2011 in recognition of her contribution to the profession and the AA. She has been a dietetics educator for over 20 years, advocates strongly for the profession in all her work and is a mentor and role model to dietetic students and graduates. Sandra’s career has encompassed clinical, community, food service, management, research and teaching roles. She is committed to improving dietetic practice and excellence of practice and has contributed beyond usual practice and labor commitments. Her major responsibilities at the beginning two hospitals were in clinical dietetics and food service. She has demonstrated an energetic interest in the promotion of nutrition and dietetics and consequently the health of the population. This position involves working with community groups in developing food and nutrition programs. Sharon is a leader in nutrition and dietetics in the area of public health. Lauren presents a model of excellence in practice in areas of public health and community nutrition. Kim’s contributions also include the development and evaluation of a nutrition education program for flight attendants, a consultancy to the Victorian Food and Nutrition Program and research to determine community requirements for dietetic services at a community health center.