Julia Salomón, MS, RD, CD
Program Specialist in Nutrition Education
Family Living Programs

Position Priorities

• Support county-based colleagues and schools in their work to promote school breakfast programs including improved access to and use of school breakfasts. 

Education

• B.S.     Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.S     Nutritional Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian

Previous Professional Experience

• Julia joined Extension in 2007 after spending seven years as a college dietitian at Syracuse University (SU) in Syracuse, NY.  Some of her responsibilities included working at the Health Services and Food Services Department, as well as being involved in wellness programs and committees on campus. She also worked closely with faculty in the department of Nutrition at SU. She has been involved in many community nutrition projects, in the past, both domestically and abroad and has experience working with diverse populations.  She grew up in Peru and is fluent in written and spoken Spanish.

Highlights of Current Assignments and Programs

• Work with the Department of Public Instruction to determine ways in which Extension and DPI can partner to improve access to school breakfasts for Wisconsin children.

• Work with staff at the Department of Public Instruction to promote school wellness programs in schools across the state.

• For more information on School Breakfast and School Wellness Policies please visit the following websites.

• Wisconsin School Breakfast website
  
  
• Department of Public Instruction
  
  
• USDA School Breakfast Program
  
  
• USDA Team Nutrition and Team Nutrition Healthy Schools  Local Wellness Policy
  
  
• School Nutrition Association Local School Wellness Policies

Contact Julia at:

University of Wisconsin - Extension, Cooperative Extension
Family Living Programs
Administration Extension Building Room 227
400 University Drive
Fond du Lac, WI  54935
920-924-5622
920-929-3181 (Fax)
julia.salomon@uwex.edu