-Bachelor of Business (Accounting)-RMIT  1975-1978
-Bachelor of Business (Marketing) Caulfield –1979-1980
-Post Graduate Diploma of Applied Science in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine Swinburne Uni 2002-2004

Highlights include:

• Owning and operating Manna Natural Food Store in South Yarra for four years from 1986 (organic foods, vitamins, sports nutrition and café)
• Owning and operating The Japanese Cuisine Company and Vegetarian Cooking School, Chapel St Sth Yarra, teaching, consulting and catering (commenced 1986)
• Being the Trade Show and Food Coordinator for the Inaugural Daylesford Spa Festival 1986 and 87
• Participating in The Healthier Living Shows, The Nutritional Foods Association Conventions, The Australian International Food Expos, The Tastes Of Australia Food Festivals and Harvest Picnics, Fine Food Shows Melbourne
• Employed by Spiral Foods as Marketing Consultant
• Employed by Logical Nutrition- Vital Greens as Marketing Consultant
• Lecturing and demonstrating to staff and students at William Angliss College, RMIT and Emily Macpherson College
• Public Demonstrations for Daimaru, Melbourne Central, Myer, Westfield Shopping Centres, Southport (Genesis) Health Club, Sustainable Living Festival, Vegan World Days
• Radio (3AW,774ABC, 3RRR, BAYFM, 3WBC), television (ABC, Channel 31) plus newspapers and magazines, both writing health articles and receiving publicity for my food programs.
• Produced and marketed “Sandra’s Whole Cuisine” Cooking Video 1999
• Produced and participated in pilot TV program “Health In The City” 2000
• Travelled to USA for further study in Nutrition, Macrobiotics and Natural Gourmet Cookery-U.S.      1997, 2000, 2006, 2009
• Natural Therapies and Natural Health Conference coordinator and speaker 2006,2007,2008
• Melbourne Food and Wine festival- seminar on “Choosing Wholefoods Wisely” 2007, 2008, 2009
• Occasional Wholefood Nutrition writer for Wellbeing Magazine and other health publications
• Speaker on Wholefoods for Wellbeing at Gawler Foundation Conference 2010, Box Hill Institute Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Studies Conference 2010, Rural Medical Family Network Conference, Education in Nutrition seminar 2010
• In 2009  Wholefood Consultant at the National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM) in Melbourne
• 2010-2011- Wholefood Nutritionist and Marketing  for  Logical Nutrition- Vital Greens and Phyto Protein
• 2011-2012  Consulting with Waters Co Australia- Alkalizing water filters and Waterman
• Currently conducting Wholefood Nutrition and Cooking classes at CAE, Box Hill Institute,  Holmesglen Institute and in the Nth Caulfield kitchen.

My business life in the Health Food Industry includes:

• I held Accounting and Marketing positions with Ernst & Whinney (1976-79) and Reader’s Digest (1983-85)
• I created and operated an importing company for environmentally friendly giftware from Indonesia early 90s
• I have been involved in many aspects of the Health Food Industry for over 25 years decades, importing, wholesaling, marketing, retailing and especially educating.

** Employed at Barrett’s Health Foods (now Carlisle Health Foods) in 1984-5

**Owning and operating Manna Natural Food Store in South Yarra for four years from 1986 (organic foods, vitamins, sports nutrition and café)

**Owning and operating The Japanese Cuisine Company and Vegetarian Cooking School, Chapel St Sth. Yarra, teaching, consulting and catering (commenced 1986)

**Setting up and operating The Daimaru CBD Health Café and Vegetable Creations Café

**Consulting for cafes and restaurants Melbourne, Sydney, New York and Bali.

**Consulting for private individuals with health related issues

**Running workshops on holistic health practices for general public at various venues

**Natural Food Consultant for Spiral Foods- Importer of Traditional Japanese and Natural Foods

**Natural Food Consultant at Prahran Health Foods Store 1998-2003

**Public Speaking and Group Coordinator e.g cancer support groups, Mind Body Spirit Festivals, Organic and Natural Food Expos, Corporate clients.

**Conducting Vegetarian Cooking –Food as Medicine courses at Monash Medical School for 1st and 3rd year medical students 1999 and 2000.

**Teaching Traditional Japanese Cooking and Health Supportive Vegetarian and Macrobiotic Wholefood Cooking at various venues – Passionfoods Organic Food Store, The Council of Adult Education, The Vital Ingredient, Holmesglen TAFE,Borders Bookstore, Box Hill  Institute

** Postgraduate Diploma in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine at Swinburne University
(Grad Dip. App Sc (Nutritional & Environmental Medicine).

**Natural Food Consultant, sales and marketing at Prahran Health Foods Store;

**Vegetarian, Macrobiotic and Japanese Cooking classes and courses on holistic nutrition- private kitchen in Caulfield, Holmesglen TAFE and Box Hill TAFE.

**Teaching Nutrition Courses at Holmesglen Moorabbin TAFE

**Natural Food Trainer and personal wholefood nutritionist – private clients,

**Catering coordinator for various events-weddings, birthdays, Aveda functions, Diversity Magazine, Analytical Reference Labs, Nutrition Care, 11th Holistic Health Conference

** Key presenter at Falls Creek Wellness Weekend March 2004 and November 2004

**Corporate Wellbeing Seminars- Rose Brothers, Vision Systems Ltd.

**Speaker at the Natural Therapies Trade Expo Melbourne 2004, Brisbane 2005

** Speaker for InformED Program funded by the Department of Human Services for the Emergency Department at public Victorian Hospitals May 2005

** Conference assistant organizer for 2005 11th Holistic Health Conference (AIMA)

** Speaker at The 11th Holistic Health Conference (AIMA) August 2005

**Speaker at Nutrition Care Pharmaceuticals P/L  September 2005

**Speaker at conference for Spa Managers of Mandarin Oriental Hotels in Thailand September 2005

** Speaker at Victorian Workforce Rural General Practice Conference 2005, 2010

** Conference organiser and speaker at Natural Therapies Trade Expos- Sydney Melbourne 2006

** Lecturer at Holmesglen Institute Moorabbin Short Courses “Holistic Nutrition”  2006,2007,2008,2009,2010

** Lecturer at CAE short courses “Nutrition and Wholefoods for Wellbeing” 2008, 2009,2010

** Wholefood cooking teacher at Box Hill Institute 2007, 2008, 2009,2010

**Conference organiser and speaker at Natural Therapies and Natural Health Expo – Melbourne 2006, 2007, 2008

** Keynote speaker at the Victorian Home Economics and Textile Teachers Association regional conference 2007

** Speaker at Sustainable Living Festival 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

** Melbourne Food and Wine Festival “Choosing Wholefoods Wisely” at Box Hill Institute program 2007 and 2008

** Wholefood Nutritionist for Logical Nutrition -Vital Greens and Phyto Protein- 2010-2011

** December 2009- appointed as Wholefood Nutrition Consultant at the National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM)in East Hawthorn.

** Marketing consults with Waters Co Alkalizing Water filters 2011-2012

** Health and Nutrition writer for Australian Wellbeing Magazine, The Art of Healing and other
local publications

**Currently conducting Wholefood Nutrition and Cooking classes at CAE, Box Hill Institute,  Holmesglen Institute and in the Nth Caulfield kitchen.

** Ongoing private wholefood nutrition, cooking classes and consultations for individuals and corporate

There is naturally more to come!

Good health, naturally from Sandra

Wholefood Nutritionist, Natural Food Educator & Cooking Teacher
Grad Dip Appl Sc (Nutritional & Environmental Medicine)
B.Business (ACC) : B.Business  (MKT)