Nancy Katz Adjunct Instructor CAS | DHS | Health Studies
- Bio
- Nancy Brenowitz Katz, MS, RDN, is a Branch Chief with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), where she oversees the Summer Food Service Program Policy Branch. Nancy also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at Anne Arundel Community College. Prior to moving to USDA, she was the Senior Director of Content and Partnerships for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. In this role, she built and maintained relationships with key national and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations and supervised a team of subject matter experts (SME) who provided training and TA to schools and districts across the nation. She also served as a Nutrition SME for the organization. Before this, Nancy was the Manager of Healthy Schools Act Initiatives in the Office of the State Superintendent in Washington, DC. There she oversaw the agency’s implementation of the DC Healthy Schools Act of 2010, supervised a team of seven SMEs, and served as a Nutrition SME. From 2001-2011, Nancy served as the Dietetics Program Director at the University of Maryland. During that time she trained hundreds of students, many of whom went on to pursue careers in dietetics. She also has experience in both community and clinical dietetics, having worked for several hospitals, the George Washington University Weight Management Program, and the Prince George’s County Health Department. Nancy is also active in her community and was the co-founder and co-Chair of the Health and Wellness Committee at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda, MD. Nancy lives in Rockville with her 16 year old son, Samuel, and their cat, Teddy. In her free time, Nancy likes to spend time with family and friends, walk, hike, bike, cook, travel, and read.
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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HLTH-525 Health in School Environment