About

Certifications:

  • Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD)
  • Registered Dietitian
  • CPR/AED/ BLS
  • USAT (USA Triathlon) Level 1 Coach
  • ISAK Level 2 (International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry)

Memberships:

  • CAND (California Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics): 2016 – Present
    • CAND (Colorado Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics): 2010 – 2016
    • SCDA (Southern Colorado Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics): 2010 – 2016
    • DIFM (Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine): 2009 – Present
    • Food and Culinary Professionals: 2012 – 2013
    • Nutrition Entrepreneurs: 2011 – 2012
  • SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular, Wellness & Nutrition) and SD-USA (Sports Dietetics-USA): 2010 – Present
  • ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine): 2010 – Present
  • CDSPA (Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietetics Association): 2011 – Present
  • PINES (Professionals in Nutrition, Exercise and Sport): 2010 – Present

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science: TV/Communications/Psychology
  • Master of Science: Sports Nutrition

Employment:

Sports Biography:

Regina grew up swimming and running competitively and knew she’d compete in triathlons someday. She started swimming competitively in fifth grade, but fell in love with running after being recruited for the cross country team in seventh grade. She quickly became the leading Red Hook Raider and set multiple records in cross country across New York, and on the track in the 1500, 4*1600, 4*800 and 3000. Bragging rights include several regional wins, placing top 20 in States, and winning the Class C Kinney Championships held in Van Cortlandt Park, NYC.  She ran cross country for Ithaca College and qualified for States in her freshman year.

Regina placed in her age group in her first sprint duathlon in 1998, at the Montauk Lighthouse and continued to place in her age group in sprint and olympic distance triathlons in the tri-state region. To build her endurance for cycling, she completed the three day, 275 mile bike ride from Boston to New York sponsored by Cycle for the Cause to benefit AIDS research. This inspired her to purchase a road racing bike and compete on local New York City bike teams (CRCA, Kissena) as a Category 3 road cyclist. She raced all over New England with a focus on multi-day stage races, and Criteriums. Using her summer fitness in the off season, she raced Cyclocross in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey culminating in the CycloCross National Championships in Maryland and the Napa vineyards at Domain Chandon. 

Joining the messenger bike scene in NYC, she added track bike racing to her portfolio. Weekly racing was on the track in Flushing, Queens with qualifying events at the track in Trexlertown, PA. After racing non-stop for five years on her bike, Regina turned to long course triathlon. She competed in her first half and full Ironman in 2006, with her favorite Ironman course being Ironman Lake Placid.

Regina took a break from racing long course triathlon to obtain her Master’s Degree in Sports Nutrition. Her passion for sports nutrition evolved while she was bike racing and habitually overtrained. She wanted to learn how to fuel for training, racing and recovery. During this time she tested out gluten free diets and realized that avoiding gluten without alternatives, greatly reduced strength, energy, and overall cycling performance. This inspired her interest in functional nutrition and how to incorporate it into evidence based sport nutrition.

She completed her thesis research on the effects of dietary intake and energy balance on elite cyclists and the subsequent impact on bone density. Learn more

While living in Colorado, she trained all over Pikes Peak and became one of many 14k summit chasers. Training at elevations of 10,000 to 14,000′, she was able to put her sports nutrition knowledge to the test. This included testing various carb fueling protocols (grams per hour), hydration and sodium intake, high carb vs low carb foods, and managing side effects of altitude sickness. 

Her passion for sports nutrition began with triathlon, but has evolved into ultra racing (biking, trail running) as she completes 12 to 13 hr summits of Mt Whitney and the Pikes Peak Ascent. Creating personalized nutrition plans begins with reviewing athlete annual training plans to determine primary and secondary performance goals. Nutrition goals may be defined by performance, body composition or health-wellness.

Professional interests: Integrative nutrition (functional medicine) specializing in gut health, body composition, high fat diets, bone mineral density, hormonal balance, immune health, brain/cognitive health

You can find her cycling the roads along the coast of San Diego, trail running in the Grand Canyon, the Sierra Nevada’s, the Rocky Mountains and mountain biking anywhere there is dirt and red rocks in Arizona and Utah.