Registered Dietitians
(203) 429-4211
Meet the Team
Nicole Barrato
MS, RDN, CDCES, CDN
Nicole is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetic Educator in Connecticut with expertise in weight management, diabetes, eating disorders, and gastrointestinal health. With experience in private practices and leading Mount Sinai’s Weight Management program, she is dedicated to helping clients of all ages achieve their health goals.
Holly LoRusso
MS, RDN, CDCES, CDN
Holly is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in Connecticut. She specializes in eating disorders, diabetes, body image, and pre/postnatal nutrition with a non-diet approach. Holly works in Pediatrics at Yale NH Hospital and volunteers with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Wendy Slater
RDN, CDN
Wendy is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutritionist licensed in Connecticut with over 25 years of experience. She specializes in weight management, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, PCOS, and functional medicine, promoting joyful, whole-food-focused eating. Wendy has worked in hospitals, pediatrics, wellness, and long-term care, tailoring nutrition plans for all ages.
Chrissy Silva
RDN, CDN
Chrissy is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutritionist in Connecticut. After transitioning from energy trading, she combined her passion for food and helping others. Chrissy specializes in weight management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, sports nutrition, and wellness. She works inpatient at Norwalk Hospital and has experience in long-term care and private practice, focusing on personalized goals.
Mackenzie Gordon
MS, RDN, CDN
Mackenzie is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutritionist in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She specializes in food allergies, celiac disease, weight management, diabetes, hypertension, and sports nutrition. She helps clients develop healthy relationships with food, focusing on positive lifestyle changes and the enjoyment of cooking nutritious meals.
Sarah McDougal
RDN, CDN
Sarah is a registered dietitian with a passion for health and wellness. She graduated from NYU and completed her internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Specializing in obesity and weight management, she helps clients optimize health through personalized nutrition plans. An active Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member, Sarah focuses on making healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable.
Jessica Gilbertson
MS, RDN, CDN
Jessica is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in Connecticut and New York. She specializes in weight management, pregnancy and lactation, gastrointestinal disorders, and cardiovascular disease. She helps clients break free from the cycle of fad diets and adopt sustainable, healthy eating patterns.
Melissa Rifkin
MS, RDN, CDN
Melissa is a Connecticut-based registered dietitian with over 17 years of experience working in the clinical setting. She specializes in weight management, bariatric nutrition, maternal and oncology nutrition. Melissa believes health encompasses eating nutritious foods, exercising, and balancing mental well-being.
Lauren Miller
MS, RDN, CDN
Lauren is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in Connecticut. She specializes in weight management, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, disordered eating behaviors, PCOS, and gastrointestinal disorders. Lauren helps clients build a healthy relationship with food and develop sustainable habits.
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Jackie Horne
RDN, CDN
Jackie is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in Connecticut and New York. She specializes in oncology nutrition and has experience working in hospitals, community settings, and schools. Jackie helps patients develop sustainable, personalized, and positive health habits.
Julia Cobuzzi
RDN, CDN
Julia is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in Connecticut. She specializes in renal disease, liver disease, heart disease, diabetes, eating disorders, high cholesterol, hypertension, and disease prevention. She is also a MONASH trained dietitian for the FODMAP elimination diet.
Michelle Anderson
MS, MBA, RDN
Michelle is a Registered Dietitian in Connecticut, specializing in plant-based nutrition and mindful eating. She helps clients of all ages with prenatal care, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, weight management, and gastrointestinal disorders, focusing on sustainable, personalized habits.
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Aliza Baskir
MA, MS, RDN, CDN
Aliza is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. She specializes in eating disorders, weight management, intuitive eating, perinatal nutrition, and food allergies. She works in a Partial Hospitalization Program supporting clients with various eating disorders and specializes in food allergies.
Kelsey Doolittle
RDN, CDN
Kelsey is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutritionist in Connecticut. She specializes in weight management, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, diabetes, pre/postnatal care, and fertility nutrition. Kelsey helps clients set balanced, realistic goals and believes in the philosophy that "all foods fit."
Lisa Cashman
MS, RDN, CDN
Lisa is a Registered Dietitian and New York Certified Dietitian Nutritionist with experience in weight management, pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, celiac disease, food allergies, and gastrointestinal disorders. She previously worked as a clinical dietitian at Mount Sinai Hospital and believes in balancing health and enjoyment in eating.
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Presley Richardson
DCN, RDN, CDN
Stamford, Ridgefield, Telehealth
Presley is a Registered Dietitian and Doctor of Clinical Nutrition focused on weight management, diabetes care, and women’s health. She helps clients build realistic, personalized habits with an all-foods-fit philosophy, emphasizing the joy of creating nutritious meals. Presley also works in long-term care and as an adjunct professor at Fairfield University.
Hannah Goodman
RDN, CSG, CDN
Hannah is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition in Connecticut. She helps clients achieve their goals through a holistic approach, focusing on mental, social, and physical health. Hannah has experience in mental health nutrition, intuitive eating, and managing weight, diabetes, GI disorders, and heart health.
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Elizabeth Roth
MS, RD, CDCES
Elizabeth is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist with 14+ years of experience. She specializes in managing diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, weight management, and has experience with GI and kidney disorders, pregnancy, lactation, and pediatrics.
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Our approach to a healthy lifestyle is to focus on the "to-do" behaviors through education and support. Join our team and help our clients achieve their health goals.
To learn about open positions, please email us and one of our team members will get back to you.