Andrea Ciccone Troutner, RD, LD, LDN, CDCES, FAND.
I am a Registered Dietitian (RD), licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland. I have a specialty in Diabetes as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and as a National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) Lifestyle Coach. I also am a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND) and uphold the ServSafe, National Restaurant Association Certification. I am co-chair for ADCES Diabetes Technology COI and have 30 years of experience in the industry. I am the President and Health care Consultant for my own nutrition and diabetes wellness consulting practice that provides the highest-quality nutrition and diabetes health care services on a part-time basis. Services include Medical Nutrition Therapy, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), prevention and management tools, strategies, and programs for chronic conditions such as but not limited to prediabetes, diabetes, and other endocrine disorders, chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol, overweight, and obesity, based on evidence-based practice at rates that are cost-justifiable. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Institution Administration and met the completion of the Dietetics Plan IV General Dietetic Program from the University of Maryland, College Park. I completed an Approved Pre-Professional Practice Program (AP4) with Sodexo (formerly known as Marriott Food and Services Management Health Care Division). I am the recipient of three distinguished awards: the "Outstanding Dietitian of the Year" award in April 2013, given by the Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; the "Mary Lou Maras Diabetes Educator of the Year" award in 2015, given by the Capitol ADE-DC/Virginia local affiliation, of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES); and the "Outstanding Service" award in April 2022, given by Providence Health Systems/Providence Health Services.