I grew up with a father that liked to garden and a mother and a grandmother that loved to cook. I think that is where my passion for learning about food began. As a toddler I remember walking along the dusty garden path and stooping down to pick a ripe cherry tomato or a crispy cucumber right off the vine and eating it as I followed behind my father asking him question after question. As I grew older, I loved to be in the kitchen with my mother and grandmother and learned their secrets to making food look like masterpieces out of a still life art book and taste like masterpieces out of the finest restaurant in the city.

I took my love for food and the desire to learn more about it to a higher level and today I am a Registered Dietitian with a master’s degree in education. My experiences in various healthcare settings, providing food and nutrition therapy, has enabled me to see first- hand the impact of healthy food choices and eating patterns on the prevention of chronic disease, the optimization of health, the reduction and elimination of symptoms, and the power of individuals to achieve health and wellness goals.

I utilize education and behavior change strategies to guide clients to achieve success in the areas of weight management, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular and diabetes disease, and prevention. I believe that success is attributed to the ability to help others generate positive change and a true belief that what we eat and drink determines how we live, and move, and have our being.

I work to assist clients in determining what they would like or would like to change. This process involves identifying and prioritizing nutritional problems, establishing realistic goals, and determining courses of action that realign thoughts, words, and actions regarding food.