Meet Tricia, RD, MBA

Tricia has been a fitness and nutrition enthusiast, since she was a child. She is a registered and licensed dietitian, certified life and wellness coach, fitness instructor (certified as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor), and author. She graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics from the State University of New York and completed her dietetic internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She graduated with honors from the Babson College MBA program.

Experienced & Passionate Nutritional Educator

She has extensive nutrition education experience including time spent as the director of nutrition for the prestigious Canyon Ranch Health Resort in the Berkshires. During her employment at Boston Public Schools, she taught nutrition and was responsible for the operations of over 20 school nutrition meal sites which employed over 100 people. Her vast school nutrition experience also includes three years as the director of food services at Watertown Public Schools where she was responsible for operations and developed and implemented innovative nutrition education opportunities for the students. She has been educating clients and groups through her business for many years.

Consulting & Speaking 

She has owned her own nutrition business since 2004. She is an international speaker and specializes in employee and group wellness seminars and programs, as well as individualized nutrition, wellness, and business phone coaching sessions. She has spoken at numerous state, national, and international conferences, both live and virtually.

Awards & Recognition

• Tricia’s Book, Healthy Dividends: Investments in Nutrition, Movement, and Healthy Habits that Pay Off won a Literary Titan book award in 2020. Check out the Book page of this website and scroll down to see her tv, radio, podcast, and blog interviews.

• Tricia was named the Presenter of the Year for the 2018 SCW Fitness Education Florida Conference.

• She won the title of Fitness Idol after competing at the prestigious SCW Fitness Boston Mania Fitness Idol Competition in November 2016.

• Tricia was the state liaison for the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group in Massachusetts from 2004 - 2015.

• She served on the board of directors for the National Speakers Association New England Chapter for two years. She was named the 2008 Chapter Member of the Year.

• The Dietitian’s in Business and Communications practice group honored Tricia with the Circle Award in 2006 for her outstanding contribution to the group as newsletter editor.

• She was named the 2008 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Dietetic Association.

• She has been teaching Nutrition Entrepreneurship for Northeastern University since 2008. Tricia also has taught Nutrition Entrepreneurship for the University of Saint Joseph. Tricia teaches Healthy Aging: Nutrition Strategies for Optimal Longevity for Northeastern University.

• Tricia served as the Faculty Lead for the Applied Nutrition Program and the Certificate in Integrative Health and Wellness at Northeastern University from 2020 - 2023.

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