DINE Nutrition Education Program
DINE, Durham's Innovative Nutrition Education, program is a unique school and community-based nutrition education program. It is designed and implemented by the Durham County Department of Public Health in Durham, North Carolina and is supported by funds from both SNAP-Education and Durham County.
DINE provides nutrition education and services throughout the Durham community through the following programs.
Our Programs
Early Childhood Program
Works with early care and education providers such as preschools, daycares, in-home daycares, and pre-K programs to improve the nutrition and physical activity environments of eligible facilities.
Contact Ileana Vink for more information.
School Program
Serves the elementary and middle school community through interactive nutrition and cooking classes, school wellness programs, and afterschool programming.
Contact Morgan Medders for more information.
Community Program
Provides interactive nutrition and culinary workshops at various sites and works with community organizations to help increase access to healthy food throughout Durham.
Contact Kelly Warnock for more information.
Meet Our Team
The DINE team is made up of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN), which means that they have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition and passed a national exam. Additionally, they complete several continuing education credits annually. Our team can create tailored nutrition education sessions to meet an organization’s needs.
DINE Community Team
Beth Herring, MPH, RDN, LDN
Megan Marquis, MS, RD, LDN
Jasmine St. Denny, MS, RD, LDN
Ileana Vink, MPH, RD, LDN
Nasim Youssefi, MPH, RD, LDN
Kelly Warnock, MPH, RD, LDN (Program Manager)
DINE School Team
Kim Barrier, MPH, RD, LDN
Kala Bernard, MPH, RD, LDN, CPT
Meghan Brown, MHS, RD, LDN
Kia Campbell, MSED, MS, RDN, LDN
Adante Hart, MPH, RDN, LDN
Dani MacKinnon, MS, RD, LDN
Braedyn Mallard, MS, RDN, LDN
Annie Scott, MPH, RD, LDN
Morgan Medders, MS, LDN, LDN (Program Manager)
Public Health Nutrition Administration
Carmen Alba-Valdez (Senior Office Assistant)
Norma Toloza Mendez (Processing Assistant)
Rachael Elledge, MS, RD (Nutrition Director)
