Olympia Area Dietetic Association

Activities

2025 Upcoming Meetings and Activities!

Browse our upcoming events below and check back often for updates and new events!

Member meetings are, unless otherwise stated, the first Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm in our new meeting space at Providence St. Peter Hospital 413 Lily Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506 on the 3rd floor across from the cafeteria. 

Upcoming Events:
 
*More details will be added as events near 
 
6/30: Private Practice group meeting- 6pm-text Jacqui 360-763-6518 to RSVP

7/9: RD social at 3 Magnets at 5:00 pm and then head to music in Sylvester Park at 6:30pm

8/19: OADA board meeting at 6pm

  

Plan for 2025-2026 official events:

  • 5 in total
  • 1 volunteer event (December Community Kitchen)
  • 2 CEU events
  • Cooking Club
  • Book Club
Future Events at a Glance:
 
 
 
  • Sarah CassidyRN, BSN, IBCLC, LMT from Initiating Lactation (date to be dertermined)


 
Past Events:
Tuesday, May 14th at 5:30 pm
 
Integrating Nutrition and Swallowing Perspectives: Supporting Patients in End-of-Life Care
Featuring guest speaker Monica Vinson, MS, CCC-SLP, CDP®
 
 
Tuesday, February 13th at 5:30 pm
 
Sustainability on the Plate: Dietitians as Climate Champions
Featuring guest speaker Mary Purdy, MS, RDN - Integrative & Functional Eco-Dietitian
 

Tuesday, January 9th at 5:30 pm

Food as Medicine with guest speakers from Region 10 of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Priya Helwig (Executive Officer) and Louise Ryan (Regional Administrator for the Administration for Community Living).

 

Tuesday, November 14th at 5:30 pm

Gender Affirming Nutrition Care  featuring guest speaker Lisa Lovejoy, MEd, RD, CSSD, CD

 

Sunday, September 24 11am-2pm - Fall Kickoff Meeting!
 
Brunch Potluck with guest speaker Rachel Carns from Magic Kombucha
 
Join us as we kickoff the new year, brunch style!  Bring your favorite brunch item to share.  Rachel Carns from Magic Kombucha will be joining us to help us learn how to decipher commercial kombucha nutrition and ingredient labels.  Kombucha tasting to follow and door prizes too! 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

  

 

 
 
 

 

This district is affiliated with the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.