National WIC Association
Darlena, MBA, RDN is the Senior Manager of Public Health Nutrition at the National WIC Assocaition (NWA). She began her career in the WIC program at the local agency level. Working in a rural county of 8,600 residents on the Arizona-New Mexico border, she worked as the local agency's WIC director and Registered Dietitian before moving to the Arizona WIC state office in Phoenix. In a continuous effort to explore and expand her horizons, Darlena then moved from the West coast to the East coast where she worked as the Training Center Nutritionist with the Maryland WIC state office. Currently, Darlena is responsible for managing NWA’s nutrition and breastfeeding activities which includes representing the Association on various committees both inside and outside the organization, developing public comments, participating in the Association’s advocacy efforts, and assisting in the review of research/studies as it relates to nutrition and breastfeeding.
WIC: Securing the nutritional well-being of the next generation
Saturday, February 10, 2024
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Saturday, February 10, 2024
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM