The story so far…

QUALIFICATIONS

-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
• Currently conducting Wholefood Nutrition and Cooking classes at CAE, Box Hill Institute,       Holmesglen Institute.

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

**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- appointed in 2009

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

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

** 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)