Background
Latimer, Margaret Petta was born on August 17, 1932 in Sacramento. Daughter of Rosario and Helen (Sclafani) Petta.
nutrition and dietetics educator
Latimer, Margaret Petta was born on August 17, 1932 in Sacramento. Daughter of Rosario and Helen (Sclafani) Petta.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, l954; Master of Arts, California State University, Sacramento, l982.
Therapeutic dietitian, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, l955-65; dietitian, Roseville (California) Community Hospital, l966-67; dietitian, Mercy San Juan Hospital, Carmichael, California, l967-69; substitute teacher, San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento, l970-75; teacher adult education, San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento, l97l-74; instructor dietetics, American River College, Sacramento, l975-77; instructor dietetics, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California, 1975-1995; retired, 1995. Consultant dietitian, Sacramento, l973-78.
Member of American Association of University Women (gourmet chairman 1981-1982, editor American Association of University Women Book of Favorite Recipes 1982, membership treasurer 1999—2003, essay competition chair since 2004), California Dietetic Association (president Golden Empire district 1974-1975), Nutrition Today, American Dietetic Association.
Married Westford Ramos Latimer, June l8, l978.