45: Ashley Mason: Dedicating Her Career To Improving Wellness and Nutrition

Ashley Mason manages the wellness program for Massachusetts State employees.  She spends her days traveling across the state delivering lunchtime seminars on wellness topics; meeting with Wellness Champions and other interested employees at each agency; and developing onsite programming, including a state-wide weight loss competition.  She publishes a wellness blog for the program, which can be found at wellmass.wordpress.com. She also reviews nutrition articles for The Journal of Allied Health. She has experience providing nutrition education and counseling to adolescents, inmates at state correctional facilities, and residents of mental health group homes. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and holds degrees from Boston University and the University of Bridgeport.In this interview, Ashley reveals why she started studying nutrition, discusses working with incarcerated individuals, and shares her experiences on working in the health field and some of the amazing people and conferences she has met and attended -- including Dick Hoyt, who has appeared at The Health Crossroad.