Kate Beard, MA, RDN, CSPCC, LD, is a Clinical Program Manager at Riley Children's Health, responsible for overseeing the Milk Lab since March 2020, and serves as a Senior Clinical Dietitian. Prior experience includes roles as a Clinical Dietitian Specialist at TouchPoint Support Services in a Level 4 NICU, and as a Consultant Clinical Dietitian at Dietitians on Demand, where assignments spanned long-term care and acute care facilities. Additional consulting work involved a position at Capitol Lakes for both long-term care and skilled nursing facilities. Earlier experience includes a dietetic internship at Community Health Network and a graduate assistantship while obtaining a Master's of Arts in Nutrition & Dietetics at Ball State University, following a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from the same institution.