How I Work
I approach nutrition with a broad lens, drawing from clinical care, performance, and real-world experience — then narrow deliberately based on the individual, the environment, and what’s needed.
My work sits where clinical care and performance meet real-world outcomes, helping people, teams, and organizations function better when demands are high and conditions aren’t ideal.
Much of what I do is bring clarity when plans feel scattered or overly complicated. Often, that means stepping into situations with a lot of moving parts and no clear path forward.
I translate science, data, and assessment into strategies that can actually be implemented — not just discussed.
Whether I’m supporting individuals or embedded within larger organizations, my value isn’t limited to education or behavior change alone. It’s in how those pieces come together and move things forward.
Interdisciplinary Care | Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) | Clinical & Performance Nutrition | Collegiate Sport Nutrition | Sport Nutrition Policy & Operational Guidelines | Sports Medicine Collaboration | Body composition | Energy Balance | Tactical Field Nutrition | Endurance Fueling | Triathlon |
Professional Experience
My background spans clinical nutrition, tactical and military environments, endurance sport, and academic teaching. Across all of those settings, my role has been consistent:
- Working alongside physicians, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning staff, and sports medicine teams to support coordinated care and performance.
- Identifying gaps in care, communication, or process that limit outcomes
- Helping align nutrition and health strategies with operational realities
- Managing multiple priorities at once while tracking progress and follow-through
I thrive in environments where success depends on coordination — where nutrition has to work in concert with medical care, training demands, leadership goals, and real human constraints like time, stress, and resources.
My Work in Practice
Depending on the setting, my work may involve:
- Supporting interdisciplinary teams by translating nutrition science into clear, actionable decisions
- Identifying inefficiencies or disconnects in workflows, education, or care delivery
- Helping programs move from theory to execution by clarifying priorities and next steps
- Managing multiple priorities while maintaining clear communication and follow-through across teams.
- Communicating across disciplines so plans don’t stall or get lost in silos
While I’m fully credentialed as a Registered Dietitian, my contribution often extends beyond traditional one-on-one counseling. I’m at my best within organizations where I can contribute to the bigger picture — bringing people together, strengthening collaboration across disciplines, identifying gaps, and finding practical ways to improve workflows and outcomes.
From Athlete to Performance Nutrition
My path into sports nutrition started while I was building a career in television, film, and investment banking and, at the same time, becoming increasingly immersed in endurance sport.
Working in Manhattan meant long hours and high expectations. Outside of work, I was racing bikes two to three times a week while also training for triathlon. I loved the training and competition, but I was under-recovered much of the time. Eventually, I started thinking seriously about a career that was more closely connected to what I was already living, learning, and interested in every day.
Performance
At the time, the research around fueling for Ironman-distance triathlon was still emerging. I wanted to understand more than what to eat or drink during a race. I wanted to understand the physiology behind endurance performance — how the body uses fuel, how training changes those demands, and how nutrition affects performance and recovery.
At the same time, I had developed a strong interest in what was then more commonly called holistic nutrition and is now generally described as integrative or functional nutrition. Long before I became a dietitian, I was interested in the idea of looking beyond individual symptoms and understanding what might be driving them.
Those two interests eventually came together in a question that has stayed with me throughout my career: How can I apply a root-cause approach to health without losing the science and specificity required for high-level performance?
That question is ultimately what sent me back to school. I considered programs focused exclusively on holistic nutrition, but I knew I wanted a stronger scientific foundation. I completed the prerequisite sciences and eventually moved to Colorado to pursue graduate training in sports nutrition.
My graduate work allowed me to dig much deeper into exercise physiology, metabolism, body composition, and endurance nutrition, including research on energy balance and bone mineral density in elite endurance athletes. At the same time, I was applying what I was learning to my own training — from Ironman-distance triathlon to running and training at high elevation in the Colorado mountains.
That combination shaped the way I approach sports nutrition today: understand the science, understand the athlete, and figure out how to make the two work together.
Application
That path ultimately led me from graduate research into clinical nutrition, academic teaching, and embedded roles within military and tactical human-performance programs.
I’ve worked within multidisciplinary teams supporting high-stress, high-performance populations, where staying “in your lane” matters — but so does understanding how the lanes connect. Those experiences shaped how I approach my work today: with respect for structure, clarity of role, and a strong emphasis on collaboration.
Whether I’m supporting an individual athlete or working within a high-performance organization, the strategy has to work in the conditions people are actually training, competing, working, and living in.
Where I’m Focused Now
At this stage in my career, I’m particularly interested in roles where I can contribute at a higher level — supporting teams, programs, and organizations through thoughtful integration, coordination, and problem-solving.
My work continues to evolve toward systems-based thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation within healthcare and performance settings.
Research: The Effect of Energy Balance on Bone Mineral Density in Elite Endurance Athletes
My graduate research examined energy balance in elite mountain bikers in Colorado, using iDXA to assess body composition and bone mineral density. This work deepened my understanding of how both intentional and unintentional energy deficits affect performance, recovery, and long-term health — particularly in high-volume endurance populations.
The research applied energy balance models developed by Dr. Ann Loucks and aligned with early concepts that informed the RED-S position statement within sports nutrition.
