Nutrition Pathways Conference, March 28, 2026
Connecting Education, Equity, & Workforce
Join us for LBCC’s Nutrition Pathways Conference, a dynamic event bringing together students, educators, and industry professionals to explore equitable routes into nutrition and dietetics careers. Conference includes 6 CEUs (pending approval), continental breakfast, and lunch.
Event Registration Information:
Students, LBCC Staff, and Professionals: FREE
Continental Breakfast & Meet and Greet
Time: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Pastries, fruit, and coffee served. Attendees network with colleagues, vendors, and presenters.
AI and Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities for Education and Professional Dietetics Practice (1 CEU – Ethics)
Speaker: Nadine Braunstein, PhD, RD, LDN, FAND
Time: 8:30 AM – 9:40 AM
California Department of Public Health Updates (1 CEU)
Speaker: Lacie Hightower, MS, RD
Time: 9:45 AM – 10:55 AM
IDDSI Today (1 CEU)
Speaker: Heidi Evans, MA, RD
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Vendor Visits & Networking
Lunch Provided by Corner Bakery
Time: 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM
The New Weight Loss Era in Sport: GLP 1 and Performance
Speaker: Nicholas Padula, MS, RD, LD, CSSD
Time: 12:45 PM – 1:55 PM
Beyond the Nutrition Care Plan: Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Critical Thinking in Dietetics
Speaker: Shelby Yaceczko, DCN, RDN AP, CNSC, CCTD
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Afternoon Break
Time: 3:10 PM – 3:20 PM
Flavor First, Health Always – Live Cooking Demo
Recipe: South Western Chili Lime Quinoa Salad
Chef Charlie Contreras
Time: 3:20 PM – 4:30 PM
Exhibitors: Long Beach City College’s Nutrition Pathways Conference welcomes campus partners, employers, exhibitors, and university representatives to participate in this student-centered event. Interested organizations must complete the Exhibitor Registration Form.
For more details, contact Koby Moridzadeh, M.ED, RDN at (562) 938-4176, kmoridzadeh@lbcc.edu
STUDENT ONLY
If you require Sign language interpreting services or
Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
services, please contact Camille Bolton at (562)
938-4846 or cbolton@lbcc.edu , and Disabled
Students Programs & Services (DSPS) at (562) 938-4558 or dsps-staff@lbcc.edu and
Stephanie Bonales at sbonales@lbcc.edu or (562)
938-4918 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
FACULTY AND STAFF
ONLY
If you require Sign language interpreting
services, please contact Camille Bolton at (562)
938-4846 or cbolton@lbcc.edu, and Rebecca Lucas
at rlucas@lbcc.edu at least
5 business days prior to the event.
If you require Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services, please contact Camille Bolton at (562) 938-4846 or cbolton@lbcc.edu , and Elizabeth Perez-Rodriguez at cart@lbcc.edu at least 5 business days prior to the event. *Please note requests are based on provider availability, the more advance notice the better.*