MEET THE FOUNDER
Nicole Chenard, MS, RD, LDN
Award-Winning Registered & Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
2022 Feeding the Need, Developing Solutions Award, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
Emerging Dietetic Leader of the Year 2020, ACADEMY OF NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Education & Experience
Registered Dietitians are the #1 Experts in Nutrition & Dietetics
- M.S. Applied Nutrition & Fitness Northeastern University
- B.S. & Certificate of DPD Nutrition & Dietetics Simmons College
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
- Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in MA & FL
- Certified Healthy Lifestyle Coach Breast Cancer Weight Loss Study (BWEL) for Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Clinical Nutrition Research Coordinator – Boston Children’s Hospital
- Research Assistant – Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition
- Founding Dietitian for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Program for Veterans
- Boston Marathon Red Cross Medical Team Volunteer
- Wellness Workdays Dietetic Internship
- AmeriCorps VISTA Alum – Rio Grande Valley, TX
- Group Exercise Instructor & Personal Trainer at Boston Sports Clubs
"Whatever the problem, be part of the solution." - Tina Fey
Fun Facts
I bet you didn’t know:
- I successfully finished the Boston Marathon in 2016 & consider Marathon Monday to be my Christmas
- I lived and worked on the border of Mexico and Texas as an AmeriCorps VISTA at IDEA Public Schools donde enseñé clases de nutricion, alimentos, y salud en español
- I mostly work with military veterans and their families & breast cancer patients post-treatment (and I'm the daughter of a retired US Army 1st Sergeant Linguist)
- I played ice hockey in high school & college & I'm a former competitive college cheerleader - level 6
- Interviewing guests for my podcast energizes me
