Mrs. Alison Ruffin, Alter graduate of 2007, is the Director of Clinical Nutrition and Lactation at Dayton Children’s Hospital. A presentation about a dietitian influencing the life of a child with diabetes caught her attention as she was entering high school, but she also had passions in art and cooking. She decided to follow all her passions by combining her culinary/art ability with her science interest.She explained that students wanting to become a dietitian would complete a Bachelor’s of Nutrition and then a Master’s degree and internship. Then, there would be numerous areas of specialization that a dietitian could have, such as outpatient nutrition counseling, critical care and nutrition support, disease-specific care, sports nutrition, and more. Being a dietitian means being part of ateam of professionals to help the patient thrive and tonourish the bodies via food. Thank you, Alison, for returning to Alter to share your career with our students.