Since 2009, Dita has spearheaded Community Conversations, developing and facilitating all programming, community outreach, faculty and intern recruitment, and infrastructure building. This initiative operates under her consulting practice, Genetic Consulting & Counseling. She gained extensive experience as a genetic counselor in the Department of Cardiology at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospital. During eight years at BCH, she provided clinical care, advocacy, and bereavement and loss consultations; developed educational materials and innovative programming; and created access to research opportunities. Holding a Master's degree in Genetic Counseling, she is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Board Certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She has published in her field.