New Faculty Member

We are happy to have on board with us a new assistant professor, Kyndra Pedrino.  Functioning as our Clinical Coordinator, she is in charge of placing our students for their clinical, community, and administrative practical affiliations all over California as well as in other states. She started working with us almost a month ago. Ms. Pedrino possesses an array of assets, which includes vibrant energy, a beautiful smile, and a passion to partake in the education of tomorrow's dietitians.

Prior to taking on her new post here at LLU, we had been already familiar with Ms. Pedrino. Back then, she impressed us with her leadership skills. She is a graduate of our program and completed her masters of nutrition and dietetics science degree in 2011.

Shortly after graduation, Ms. Pedrino passed the Registered Dietitian (RD) exam, which immediately opened up doors of opportunity for her. Officially working as an RD, she first worked at the Women, Infants, and Children clinic in Lake Elsinore as a Degree Nutritionist. She then proceeded to work at Palm Springs Unified School District as the Nutrition Education Project Manager.

Later this year in November, Ms. Pedrino and her fiancee, David, will be joining their lives together. We wish them both many blessings as they begin this new chapter in their lives.

Photography and traveling are a few of the activities, Ms. Pedrino loves to do. Cook-offs with her fiancee is a favorite past time for the two of them, while they invite friends to be the judges. In the past, Ms. Pedrino enjoyed being involved with her church's high school group and hopes to be involved again in the future. Other future goals for Ms. Pedrino includes expanding their family once David and her are married and to start on the long and challenging journey of completing a PhD. In the meantime, Ms. Pedrino loves being an aunt to her three nephews and one niece.

Ms. Pedrino covered a lot of ground and experience in the past two years since she completed her degree and we are blessed to have her back...and this time, as our colleague.