Dawn Earnesty is a community nutrition evaluation specialist with Michigan State University Extension.  She has worked with MSU Extension and the EFNEP program for the past 14 years evaluating and leading policy, system and environmental nutrition education work in child care, worksites and school, supervising community nutrition instructors and programming within the community.  She is a registered dietitian and completed her bachelors of science from Michigan State University in dietetics, her Master’s and combined internship from Eastern Illinois University and her PhD at Michigan State University in Human Nutrition. In Michigan, she trains staff on food recall implementation and delivery, including most recently the ASA24 in Michigan. Her research interests include dietary behaviors of young children, parents of young children and foods and beverages served by childcare providers.