LNC Health Professional Members

Finding a health professional that suits your specific needs can be challenging. However, losing weight, eating healthy, and exercise are the keys to a healthy lifestyle and it is important to have proper guidance. The good news is that there are LNC affiliated Health Professionals in your area ready to give you the extra support you need in order to reach your ideal weight and live a healthy life.

 

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LNC Health Professionals in your Area:

 

ARIZONA

 

Stephanie M. Lopez-Neyman, MS, RD, LD

Jacksonville, AR

Phone: 501-982-7477

E-mail: stephanie.lopez-neyman@arkansas.gov

Areas of Practice: Nutritional Counseling - High Risk Populations, Weight Management, Public Health Nutrition

 

Barbara Ruhs, MS, RD, LDN

Phoneix, AZ

Phone: 480-496-1720

E-mail: bruhs@bashas.com

Areas of Practice : Supermarket RD for Bashas Supermarket. Specializing in Latino products.

 

Linda Nielsen, MS, RD, CLC

Tucson, AZ

Phone:520-616-6213

E-mail: lnielsen@maranahealthcenter.org

Areas of Practicce : Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist Supervisor for Marina Health Care WIC

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Allison Miller

Salinas, CA

Phone: 831-796-1386
E-mail: millerae@co.monterey.ca.us

Areas of Practice: Pediatric diabetes/pediatric overweight

Professional Info: Registered Dietitian; Certificate of child & adolescent weight management; Certified Shapedown Instructor

Languages: English/Sign Language

 

Jelita Macanas, RD

Bakersfield, CA

Phone: 661-721-2480
E-mail: jellmacanas@yahoo.com

Areas of Practice: Clinical Dietitian, CDCR: Department of Aging

 

Joan Thompson, RD

El Cerrito, CA

Phone: 510-535-3701
E-mail: jthompson@laclinica.org

Areas of Practice: Nutritionist: La Clinica de La Raza

 

CONNECTICUT

 

Mila Pearson, RD

New Haven, CT

Phone: 203-503-3084

Areas of Practice: Weight management, cardiovascular diseases, pre-diabetes and diabetes, chronic kidney disease, health and wellness

Professional Info: B.S. in Biochemistry/Nutrition and Dietetics

Languages: English, Tagalog, some Spanish

 

 

DELEWARE

 

Elena Schumacher, RD, CSO, LDN

Wilmington, DE

Phone: 302-623-4877
E-mail: ecb137@yahoo.com

Areas of Practice: Oncology Dietitian, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

 

FLORIDA

 

Nancy J. Correa-Matos, PhD, RD, LND,

1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32224-2673

Phone: (904) 620-1442

E-mail: ncorrea@unf.edu

Area of Expertise: Clinical Nutrition, Research, Nutrition Education

Clinical Interest: Childhood obesity, Nutrition in Latinos, Chronic diseases and nutrition in Latinos, Benefits of dietary fiber

Professional Info: PhD in Nutrition, Master in Public Health, Registered Dietitian, Assistant professor of Nutrition at University of North Florida,

Languages Spoken: Spanish (first language) and English

 

Sabrina Candelaria, MPH, RD, LDN

Miami, FL

Phone: 305-243-6848
E-mail: candelaria13@hotmail.com

Areas of Practice:Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Unv. of Miami - Miller SC

 

Jacqueline Townsend, BS, DTR

Miami, FL

Phone: 305-351-7181
E-mail: jtown001@fiu.edu

Areas of Practice: Registered Dietitian Technician - Hospital, Inpatient Care - Acte Care

 

ILLINOIS

 

Paula Sochacki, MPH, RD, LDN

Lombard, IL

Phone: 630-617-8807
E-mail: parasolp@aol.com

Areas of Practice: Renal Dietitian, Fresenius Medical Care

 

Maribel Cabrales, MBA, RD, LDN

Glendale Heights, IL

Phone: 630-450-4611
E-mail: maribel.cabrales@meijer.com

Areas of Practice: Corporate Dietitian - Meijer (Supermarket RD)

 

LOUISIANA

 

Paula Brown, RD, CDE

Slidell, LA

Phone: 985-646-1829
E-mail: brownpg1@yahoo.com

Areas of Practice: Slidell Memorial Hospital, Inpatient/Acute Care

 

MAINE

 

José G. Ramirez, D.C.

Bangor, ME

Phone: 207-947-1199

E-mail: drJosedc@gmail.com

Website: www.brunschiropracticclinic.com

Areas of Practice: Chiropractic, strength and conditioning, nutritional counseling, acupuncture, active lifestyle coaching

Professional Info: Doctorate of Chiropractic Logan College of Chiropractic, B.S. Human Biology, B.A. Villanova University

Languages: Spanish and English

 

MARYLAND

 

Milagros Gonzalez, MED, RD, LDN

Germantown, MD

Phone: 301-515-7395
E-mail: ging2gon@msn.com

Areas of Practice: Clinical Dietitian - Northampton Manor

 

MASSACHUSETTS

 

Melissa Moore-Boyle, RD

Dorchester, MA

Phone: 617-754-0106

E-mail: melissamooreboyle@gmail.com

Areas of Practice: Medical Nutrition Therapy, Adult and Childhood Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease.

Professional Info: Master of Science in Nutrition, California State University, Los Angeles, RD, Certificate of Training in Adult and Pediatric Weight Management

Languages Spoken: English, Limited Spanish

 

Laura Sprauer, RD

Martha Eliot Health Center

Jamaica Plain, MA

Phone: 617-971-2353
E-mail: laura.sprauer@childrens.harvard.edu

Areas of Practice: Breastfeeding/Lactation, Diabetes, Childhood Obesity, Public Health

Professional Info: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant; Registered Dietitian

Languages: Spanish/French/Portuguese

 

 

Adriene Worthington, RD, LDN

Boston, MA

Phone: 617-421-5500
E-mail: aworthington@oldwayspt.org

Website: www.oldwayspt.org

Areas of Practice: Non-profit nutrition education

Professional Info: BS Nutrition, Simmons College, Member of MA Dietetic Assc., LAHIDAN Member Interest Group, Food and Culinary Professionals DPG

Languages: English/Limited Spanish

 

MICHIGAN

 

Mary Catherine Neal

Farmington Hills, MI

Phone: n/a
E-mail: Cnealrd@sbcglobal.net

 

Dhilal Mahdy

Dearborn, MI

Phone: 313-216-2258

E-mail: dmahdy@accesscommunity.org

Website: www.accesscommunity.org

Areas of Practice: Clinical Endicronology, Metabolism and Diabetology

Professional Info: MD, Clinical Endicronologist from overseas, Health Consultant at ACCESS - Michigan. Interested in Clincial Diabetology.

Languages: Arabic and English

 

MINNESOTA

 

Chantelle Kurtz

University of Minnesotta

Minneapolis, MN

Phone: 612-626-7755

E-mail: kurt0101@umn.edu

Areas of Practice: Obesity and diabetes research. Weight loss intervention

Professional Info: RD, Current MPH Student

Languages: English/Spanish

 

MISSOURI

 

Kristen Kettenbach, RD

St. Louis, MO

Phone: 314-495-9022

E-mail: kettenk2@sbcglobal.net

Areas of Practice: Dietitian - WIC Nutritionist - People's Health Centers

 

Margaret Wegman, RD, LD

St. Louis, MO

Phone: 314-495-9022

E-mail: margaret.wegman@mercy.net

Areas of Practice: Community Dietitian

 

NEBRASKA

 

Teresa Sorensen

Kearney, NE

Phone: 308-234-1661
E-mail: dsorensen@kearney.net

Areas of Practice: Obesity and diabetes conseling. Elderly nutrition - Medicaid waiver nutrition consults.

Professional Info: B.S. University of Nebraska at Kearney; M.S. University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Dietetic Internship - Mayo Clinic and St. Mary's Hospital

Languages: English/Small amount of Spanish

 

NEW JERSEY

 

Ary Nunez

Jersey City, NJ

Phone: 917-327-3719
E-mail: ary@arynunez.com

Website: www.arynunez.com

Areas of Practice: Fitness and wellbeing; Lifestyle coach; Sports/Performance/Weight management; Community Outreach; Obesity; Education; Martial Arts; Dance.

Languages: English/Spanish

 

Electra Moses, MS, RD, CCAP

Williamstown, NJ

Phone: 856-451-6330

E-mail: smoses1@comcast.net

Areas of Practice: VP of Health Services, Tri-County Cap

 

NEW MEXICO

 

Laura Omidvaran

Albuquerque, NM

Phone: 505-897-9791

E-mail: laura.omidvaran@lovelace.com

Areas of Practice: Clinical Dietitian, Lovelace Westside Hospital

 

NEW YORK

 

Vincent Pinedo, MD

Bienvenida Medical Care

Port Chester, NY

Phone: (646) 703-2159
E-mail: pinedomedicine@aol.com

Website: www.foodisthymedicine.com

Areas of Practice: Family medicine

Professional Info: MD SUNY Downstate Medical Center; MPH Columbia University;

Languages: English/Spanish

 

Jacqueline Duarte, MD

Bienvenida Medical Care

Port Chester, NY

Phone: (646) 703-2159
E-mail: duartemedicine@aol.com

Website: www.foodisthymedicine.com

Areas of Practice: Family medicine

Professional Info: MD from New York Medical College; Training in complementary and integrative medicine and nutrition Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Languages: English/Spanish

 

Catherine Conway, MS, RD, CDN, CDE

New York, NY

Phone: 212-273-6278

E-mail: catherineconway@msn.com

Areas of Practice: Chief of Nutrition Services National Institute for People with Disabilities

 

Renee Harker, MS, RD, CDN, FADA

Freeport, NY

Phone: 516-897-1184

E-mail: rsharker@aol.com

Areas of Practice: Dir. of Food and Nutrition Dept. Long Beach Medical Center

 

Barbara Morgan, MPS, RD, CDN

Cornwall, NY

Phone: 845-596-5011

E-mail: bmorgan@hvc.rr.com

Areas of Practice: Nutritionist - Hudson River Health Care Center

 

Lynn Moll, RD

Pittsford, NY

Phone: 585-261-4339

E-mail: lrmoll@att.net

Areas of Practice: Eat Well Play Hard Nutrition Education - Child Care Council Inc.

 

OHIO

 

Lisa Levernier

Cincinnati, OH

Phone: 513-314-0659

E-mail: lisa.levernier@cchmc.org

Website: www.cincinnatichildrens.org

www.peoplebuildingpeople.org

Areas of Practice: Trauma Resuscitation Core Nurse and Specialty
Resource Nurse; travel to Juarez Mexico every summer with a medical missions team; partner with local hispanic doctors providing care to the poor through mobile medical clinics

Professional Info: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Kentucky

Languages: Medical Spanish

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

Barbara Schneider

Philadelphia, PA

Phone: 267-972-0534
E-mail: bfgm1@aol.com

Areas of Practice: Diabetes care for the Latino community

Professional Info: MD medical college of PA; CDE certified diabetes educator

Languages: Spanish/English

 

Elizabeth Stark, RD, LDN

Selinsgrove, PA

Phone: 570-863-2829

E-mail: estark@weismarkets.com

Areas of Practice: Supermarket RD, Healthy Living Coordinator - Weis Markets

Mandy Rother, RD, LDN

Lewisburg, PA

Phone: 763-229-9960

E-mail: rother.mandy@gmail.com

Areas of Practice: Supermarket RD, - Weis Markets

 

TENNESSEE

 

Lee Wallace, MS, RD. LDN, FADA

Memphis, TN

Phone: 901-448-6451

E-mail: lswallace@utmem.edu

Areas of Practice: Nutritionist, UTHSC

 

TEXAS

 

Karen Gibson, RD

Houston, TX

Phone: 713-728-8590

E-mail: karen.gibson@uth.tmc.edu

Areas of Practice: WIC Program Director - Unv. of Texas Health Science Center

 

Leanne Skinner, RD, LD

Austin, TX

Phone: 512-345-2285

E-mail: dietanc@aol.com

Areas of Practice: CEO Austin Nutrition Consultants

 

Grace Evans, RD, LD

Amarillo, TX

Phone: 806-374-5516

E-mail: gandrevans@yahoo.com

Areas of Practice: Renal Dietitian Amarillo Kidney Specialist

 

UTAH

 

Edith Delapp, RD

Ogden, Utah

Phone: 801-479-0351

E-mail: edlap@hotmail.com

Areas of Practice: Renal Dietitian Unv. of Utah Dialysis

 

Outside the US:

 

CANADA

 

Aglaée Jacob, MS, RD, CDE

Ottawa, Ontario

Email: aglaeejacob@gmail.com

Areas of Practice: Type 2 Diabetes, weight loss - adults and children

Languages: English, Spanish, French

 

 

 

 

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