About Us

Jenna Anding, Ph.D., RD, LD
Associate Department Head and Program Leader – Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Associate Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist

2253 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-2253
phone: (979) 847-9227
fax: (979) 847-8741
e-mail: j-anding@tamu.edu

Dr. Jenna Anding is an Associate Professor and Extension Associate Department Head for the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. She provides administrative oversight for the Extension Foods and Nutrition unit programs and is the Principle Investigator for the Food Stamp Nutrition Education program. In addition, Jenna provides support in the areas of food safety and food security/hunger. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the International Association for Food Protection, and the National Environmental Health Association.

A native of Bastrop, Texas, Anding’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education (teaching option), and Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Nutrition—all from Texas A&M University. In addition to being certified as a secondary educator in Vocational Agriculture and Biology, she is also a registered and licensed dietitian with both clinical and community experiences.

Rebecca Dittmar, M.Ed.
Extension Associate, Food Protection Management

2253 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-2253
phone: (979) 847-9227
fax: (979) 847-8741
e-mail: rsdittmar@ag.tamu.edu

Rebecca Dittmar is currently an Extension Associate, serving as coordinator of the Food Protection Management Program. In this role, she is responsible for financial operations; coordination with county, district, and regional programs; and maintenance of agent qualification and participant data files. She maintains program accreditation with the Department of State Health Services and is currently working on ways to incorporate distance technology to expand Food Protection Management programming efforts. She also provides professional development opportunities for qualifying agents and implementation of the Food Protection Management program in Brazos and surrounding counties.

Rebecca’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Poultry Science and a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Education—both from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, she worked as a management trainee at Sanderson Farms. She has published in the Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety.

Danielle Hammond-Krueger, RD
Extension Assistant, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

2253 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-2253
phone: (979) 845-0932
e-mail: adhammond@ag.tamu.edu

Danielle Hammond-Krueger is an Extension Assistant with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Her primary responsibilities for EFNEP include program evaluation, and reporting and assistance with various programmatic responsibilities under the guidance of the EFNEP Program Coordinator.

Danielle relocated from Fayetteville, Arkansas, to College Station, Texas, in the fall of 2008. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition. Additionally, she also completed the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Dietetic Internship and is accredited as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Jon A. Perrott, M.P.A.
Extension Program Specialist, Better Living for Texans Program

phone: (979) 862-8938
e-mail: japerrott@ag.tamu.edu

As the Program Coordinator for Better Living for Texans (BLT), a statewide Food Stamp Nutrition Education program, Jon Perrott works to provide educational programs aimed at those who are food insecure or at risk of becoming food insecure. The primary focus of BLT programs are preparing nutritious meals, managing food dollars, storing foods safely, and improving overall diet quality, which includes physical activity.

Jon brings a wealth of knowledge in working with limited resource audiences and persons from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Prior to joining the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in October 2006, Jon served for six years as a Program Manager with the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency in California. There, Jon spent four years managing the Food Stamp, Medi-Cal, and Cash Aid programs and two years overseeing the operations of the county’s public health laboratory, pharmacy, dental clinic, and X-ray clinic.

Jon’s educational background includes a B.A. degree from the University of California – Berkeley and a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A) from California State University (Hayward campus).

Sharon Francey Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., LD
Asssociate Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist

2253 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-2253
phone: (979) 847-9227
fax: (979) 847-8741
e-mail: srobinson@ag.tamu.edu

Dr. Robinson earned her PhD in Cereal Science, and her BS and MS degrees in Food and Nutrition from North Dakota State University. She is a Registered Dietitian and has a diploma in Practical/Vocational Nursing. Dr. Robinson received advanced training related to child obesity; she has a Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Commission on Dietetic Registration. She maintains membership in several professional organizations (American Society for Nutrition Sciences and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).

Dr. Robinson provides leadership in the areas of dietary guidance and life-cycle or family nutrition for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Robinson is a co-principle investigator for a state-wide professional child and adult care training program conducted by county Extension agents. In addition, she is a co-principal investigator for Balancing Food & Play, a third grade school enrichment project with four key messages: snack on fruits & vegetables, drink milk with meals and water with snacks, enjoy 60 minutes of physical activity and limit screen time to two hours or less.

Robinson’s research interest includes the identification of nutrition education needs among professionals and the public and the effectiveness of education interventions to increase knowledge and improve behavior.

Amanda R. Scott, M.S., RD
Extension Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

2253 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-2253
phone: (979) 845-2798
fax: (979) 862-8404
e-mail: arscott@ag.tamu.edu

Amanda Scott, a native of Brenham, Texas, is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nutrition. In addition, she also completed the Texas A&M University Dietetic Internship and is accredited as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Prior to joining the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amanda was employed in the field of clinical nutrition and provided clinical and food service consultation to long-term care facilities. Additionally, she worked in a university contracts and grants office where she prepared proposals and budgets for various types of federal grants.

Amanda joined the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in 2003 and was named Coordinator of the Expanded Nutrition Program (ENP) in July 2004. She is responsible for administrative support and programmatic oversight of the program, which provides nutrition education to limited-resource families with children and youth. Amanda also develops research-based nutrition education materials appropriate for limited-resource audiences and provides subject matter training to ENP agents and staff.

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Last updated: 29 April, 2013

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