Tiffany Nicholson, RD, MSc

I have always been interested in nutrition and spent over decade in hospitality management. I decided I wanted more in depth knowledge of nutrition and therefore went back to University in my late 20’s to pursue a BSc in human nutritional sciences. I found I really enjoyed research and in 2013 decided to complete a Master’s in human nutritional sciences as well.

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Robin Arora-Desilet, RD

I have a degree in microbiology, which makes a lot of my practice heavily based in research. I’ve also attended allergy training workshops and have been lucky enough to work and train with some of the most highly respected and experienced oncology nutrition, weight management, and outpatient dietitians!

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Sapna Punjabi-Gupta MS, RDN, LD, AP

In an ideal world, in 5 years Dietitians will be a part of every medical practice in the USA and health insurance will cover an annual wellness assessment by an RDN (Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) as part of preventative care. Dietitians will play an important role not only in the clinical settings but also lead in critical global food issues such as sustainable food, food waste, organic farming and more. I would love to see dietetics become a more financially viable career path and Dietitians becoming more assertive with regards to financial negotiations with their employers and demanding competitive compensation like other health experts.

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Allison Schaaf, MS, RD, Chef

I started out as a personal chef in high school. I then received a degree in culinary nutrition and had experience cooking at world-renowned health spas. I then received a masters degree in nutrition communications & became a RD. I spent some time doing marketing for the Almond Board of California. From there, I moved to Austin, TX and created a personal chef company. I still run that company, but now focus on my meal planning website, PrepDish.com.

Private Practice, Food Service, Culinary, ChefSteph LangdonJuly 5, 2016#whatRDsDo, Registered Dietitian, Steph Langdon, chef, entrepreneur, interview series, meal planning, something nutrishusComment

Vincci Tsui, RD

Currently I have a private practice where I specialize in working with people who crave more than standard, mainstream diet advice. Often my clients come in with multi-layered concerns, for example, they might want to lose weight, but they’re limited by their food sensitivities or cooking meals that their entire family will like; or they want to learn how to fuel properly for a marathon, but they are vegetarian.

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Sharon Palmer, RDN

I always loved food and cooking. I used to make granola for our family when I was 12, and dinner for the whole family most nights of the week. We had a large vegetable garden and I helped my mom can and make jam. I read diet books for the fun of it. I met a dietitian when I was a teenager and I thought she was the coolest person. It was a no brainer for me to choose this career path.

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