Jackie Sugg, MS, RDN, LDN

Bio

Jackie serves as the Regional Nutrition Extension Associate (RNEA) for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Steps to Health program.

These programs serve limited resource families and school-aged youth by providing hands-on educational sessions with the goals to improve diet quality, nutritional and physical well-being, food resource management practices, food safety practices, food security and to increase daily physical activity.

In this role, Jackie provides leadership to EFNEP staff and provides technical assistance and support to policy, systems, and environment (PSE) activities led by Family and Consumer Science agents.

She serves 15 counties in the Northeast including Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrell and Washington.

Programs and Initiatives

• Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Steps to Health

Contributing Websites

• https://ncefnep.org
• https://ncstepstohealth.org/
• https://ncstepstohealth.ces.ncsu.edu/

Area(s) of Expertise

• Community Nutrition Education
• Nutrition for Limited Resource Families and Youth
• Food Resource Management