Amanda Kruse MS, RD, LD, FAND |
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Amanda Kruse is an award-winning Dietitian with nearly 10 years of experience in foodservice and marketing. She is currently the Associate Manager of Hospital Marketing for Reckitt/ Mead Johnson and lives in Indiana with her significant other (Zach), dogs (Pisce & Roux), and several happy chickens. Amanda loves cooking, camping, and is an avid Yelp-er.
Early in her career Amanda spent time teaching nutrition, food safety, and cooking to community members in the Metro-Detroit area as a Nutrition Program Instructor with MSU Extension. She moved to Indiana in 2013, to work with Ball State Dining as their first-ever Dining Dietitian where she led wellness initiatives, food/menu labeling, food allergen management planning, and K-12 dining for Burris Laboratory School. During this time Amanda was recognized as a Rising Industry Star by Foodservice Director Magazine, received the Access Award from Ball State’s Disability Services, and was honored with the Collaboration and Innovation Award from Ball State Business affairs for her team’s work in healthy dining initiatives. She also received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award by the IN Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
In 2016 Amanda switched roles, working for Indiana's largest school district, Indianapolis Public Schools, as the Foodservice Operations Manager & Marketing Coordinator. There she worked with a team of talented school nutrition professionals to overhaul menus and re-brand operations, including the addition of The Bus Stop Cafe (mobile feeding), supper programs, and a growing Food Recovery program. While pursuing her MS in Integrated Communications & Advertising, Amanda accepted a new position with Heartland Food Products group as a Commercialization Manager and later as the Dietitian for the Splenda Brand, Java House Cold Brew, and KETO:SWEET where she played an integral role in the launch of Splenda Diabetes Care Shakes, now available nationwide. In September of 2020, Amanda accepted her current role with Reckitt/ Mead Johnson Nutrition on the Hospital Marketing team, working with the Enfamil portfolio of products.
Amanda received her BS in Dietetics & Health Promotion from Michigan State University, completed her Dietetic Internship at Concordia College in Minnesota, and earned her MS in Communication, specializing in Integrated Communication and Advertising from Purdue University.
Amanda is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and serves as Social Media Lead for The Academy's Dietitians in Business & Communications DPG, member of The Academy's Member and Student Advisory Committee, and Chair of CDR’s Competency Standards Working Group. She is a past-president of the IN Academy and previously served on The Academy's Committee for Lifelong Learning, helping to select education sessions and plan the largest conference for RDs (FNCE).
Early in her career Amanda spent time teaching nutrition, food safety, and cooking to community members in the Metro-Detroit area as a Nutrition Program Instructor with MSU Extension. She moved to Indiana in 2013, to work with Ball State Dining as their first-ever Dining Dietitian where she led wellness initiatives, food/menu labeling, food allergen management planning, and K-12 dining for Burris Laboratory School. During this time Amanda was recognized as a Rising Industry Star by Foodservice Director Magazine, received the Access Award from Ball State’s Disability Services, and was honored with the Collaboration and Innovation Award from Ball State Business affairs for her team’s work in healthy dining initiatives. She also received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award by the IN Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
In 2016 Amanda switched roles, working for Indiana's largest school district, Indianapolis Public Schools, as the Foodservice Operations Manager & Marketing Coordinator. There she worked with a team of talented school nutrition professionals to overhaul menus and re-brand operations, including the addition of The Bus Stop Cafe (mobile feeding), supper programs, and a growing Food Recovery program. While pursuing her MS in Integrated Communications & Advertising, Amanda accepted a new position with Heartland Food Products group as a Commercialization Manager and later as the Dietitian for the Splenda Brand, Java House Cold Brew, and KETO:SWEET where she played an integral role in the launch of Splenda Diabetes Care Shakes, now available nationwide. In September of 2020, Amanda accepted her current role with Reckitt/ Mead Johnson Nutrition on the Hospital Marketing team, working with the Enfamil portfolio of products.
Amanda received her BS in Dietetics & Health Promotion from Michigan State University, completed her Dietetic Internship at Concordia College in Minnesota, and earned her MS in Communication, specializing in Integrated Communication and Advertising from Purdue University.
Amanda is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and serves as Social Media Lead for The Academy's Dietitians in Business & Communications DPG, member of The Academy's Member and Student Advisory Committee, and Chair of CDR’s Competency Standards Working Group. She is a past-president of the IN Academy and previously served on The Academy's Committee for Lifelong Learning, helping to select education sessions and plan the largest conference for RDs (FNCE).
