Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Lisa is a Registered Dietitian at Tahoe Forest Center for Health. She holds a Master’s in Nutrition from Bastyr University in Washington State. She also completed the Chef’s Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York City. Along with being in private practice for years, Lisa has been an adjunct faculty member at Bastyr University and a full time faculty member at University of Nevada, Reno, working at the Wellness and Weight Management Clinic.
Lisa is passionate about real food and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. For over 15 years, Lisa has been providing nutritional counseling to groups and individuals using a comprehensive approach to healthy living that incorporates nutritional science. Lisa offers cooking classes throughout the year to all ages including kids, teens, parents and adults. She also manages Cooking School class for the Tahoe Forest Cardiac Rehab program. Her areas of expertise include sustainable weight loss, health supportive cooking, diabetes management, heart health, sports nutrition, prenatal and pediatric nutrition.
Lisa lives in Truckee with her husband, three children, a golden retriever, chickens, a bunny and hobby vegetable garden. She loves to hike, run, bike and ski. Lisa takes her teaching and coaching skills to the slopes as well and has her Level 1 Instructors Certification in both Cross Country and Telemark skiing. Lisa takes full advantage of the Tahoe lifestyle, getting outside whenever possible.