MEET THE MDD Dietitians

Currently accepting clients

 in Morehead City, NC!

Judy, a Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian with 25 years experience has a proven track record in behavior change strategies.  She has completed her undergraduate degree at Long Island University, New York graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition.  Judy continued her education by completing a dietetic internship at Beth Israel Medical Center, a Harvard Teaching Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Prior to starting private practice she served as the disease management and diabetes coordinator for Stanly Regional Hospital.  Under her leadership, the diabetes program has achieved ADA recognition for 2003 and 2006.  In addition Judy has a special interest in digestive health and has recently completed an advanced training on the FODMAP diet approach to manage IBS.

Accomplishments include attaining NCQA recognition for Diabetes care for Piedmont Endocrinology and receiving Advanced Practice Diabetes Care Training.  In addition she is recognized as a Certified Pump Trainer as well as an active member of the Charlotte Dietetic Association and Metrolina Association of Diabetes Educators. Judy is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200).

​Judy prides herself in her approach of personal medical nutrition therapy, providing each client a customized meal plan, that meets their goals for success and disease management/prevention.  A New York native, she now resides with her daughter and husband in Charlotte, NC

Currently accepting clients in

 Mint Hill/Matthews, NC!

Heather has worked as a Registered Dietitian for 15 years in the Philadelphia area. She enjoys helping clients gain not only the knowledge of how to successfully improve their health, but also the confidence in their ability to successfully maintain healthy changes 
long term. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Messiah College and her Master’s degree in Nutrition Education at Immaculata University.

Heather has worked both in the acute hospital setting as well as in the community providing nutrition education and counseling. Prior to moving to North Carolina, she coordinated and taught both the adult and pediatric weight management programs for a Philadelphia area hospital system. Areas of experience also include nutrition counseling for bariatric surgery, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Heather resides in the Charlotte area with her husband and two children. 

 Currently accepting clients in Greensboro, NC!

Susan is a Registered Dietitian with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics she has completed Level I and II Certificates of Training in Adult Weight Management. Susan has 8 years of experience in outpatient nutrition counseling for various medical conditions (diabetes, cholesterol, celiac disease, etc.), general group nutrition education, bariatric surgery nutrition counseling, and group weight management. She has also worked in clinical nutrition as well as cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs for Novant Health and High Point Regional/UNC Health. 

Susan enjoys helping clients take charge of their health by guiding them through small changes that can easily become long-term successes with patience and commitment to self. Susan is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Weight Management Dietary Practice Group and the North Carolina Dietetic Association. She is a Massachusetts native who now resides with her husband and daughter in Greensboro, NC. She enjoys running, biking, cooking and spending time with her family.

Currently accepting clients in Huntersville, NC!

Julia received her Bachelors of Science from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville and her Masters of Science from Saint Louis University. She has several years of clinical nutrition experience in the hospital setting, treating a variety of conditions ranging from gastrointestinal diseases to post-surgical complications. She specializes in nutrition therapy for people with kidney disease and holds a certificate of training in Chronic Kidney Disease Nutrition Management from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.   

Julia has a passion for preventing chronic diseases with an emphasis on lifestyle modification prior to the development of disease. She enjoys helping clients feel empowered to make healthier food choices to sustain nutrition goals long term.  In her free time, Julia loves to try new recipes, travel, and hike.

Currently accepting clients in 

Mint Hill/Matthews, NC

Enas  is a Registered Dietitian & Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. She earned her bachelors degree in Pre-Med/Clinical Health Promotion at Liberty University & her Masters of Science in Human Nutrition at Winthrop University. She has extensive experience as a clinical dietitian treating a variety of diseases in the ICU and acute care setting. She also has experience teaching nutrition classes & public speaking. Enas loves to teach nutrition & she loves people. 

Born and raised in Jerusalem, Enas has a special appreciation for the Mediterranean diet not only for its health benefits but for its social and cultural joys. 

When not talking about nutrition, Enas is enjoying time with her husband and three daughters. She likes to run, dance, drink coffee, and take naps. 

Currently accepting clients in Sylva, NC!

Trish has over 20 years of experience in various sectors of nutrition, research, and health promotion. She received a Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition from Georgia State University. She continued her education earning a Master of Public Health in Maternal & Child Health from UNC School of Public Health in Chapel Hill.

Her diverse background includes serving as nutritionist in hospital wellness centers (at Emory University in Atlanta and Oconee Wellness in South Carolina) that offered weight loss and cardio vascular rehabilitation. She had a private practice for five years specializing in eating disorders, and was a Research Project Coordinator for both Emory University and Orelena Hawks Puckett

Research Institute, with a focus on academic research and evidence based practices with families and children.

Trish is a 250 hour certified yoga instructor with certification through Yoga Alliance. She has been teaching yoga at the Waynesville Yoga Studio for the past five years.

Her professional passion is health promotion, understanding the influences of social norms and the environment, and how we can create more opportunities through environmental changes to improve nutrition and increase physical activity to create healthier communities. Her professional goals are to share information in a way that helps clients go “Oh yes, I get it now!” 

Currently accepting clients in 

Mint Hill/Matthews, NC!

Devan has been a Registered Dietitian in Charlotte for the past four years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Lebanon Valley College, a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics from the University of North Florida, and has a Masters of Science in Nutrition & Integrative Health through Maryland University of Integrative Health.

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Devan has worked with a variety of age groups and has experience with weight loss and weight management, dysautonomia, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease prevention and lipid disorders. Devan has a Certificate of Training in Adult and Pediatric Weight Management and is passionate about wellness and chronic disease prevention. 

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In addition to food and wellness, Devan loves to do yoga, travel, spend time with family, and hike with her fluffy pup Disco.

Currently accepting clients in 

Mint Hill/Matthews and Huntersville, NC!

Jillian is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Exercise Physiologist and Certified Group Fitness

Instructor. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of North

Carolina at Charlotte and her Master’s Degree in Human Nutrition from Winthrop University.

For the past several years, Jillian has provided services as a clinical dietitian for ICF-MR group

homes. In addition to weight management, she treats patients with a variety of diseases including

diabetes, cardiovascular disease, GI disorders and mental illnesses.

Jillian also provides outpatient nutrition counseling where she helps clients develop personalized dietary plans and goals that are sustainable long-term. She has worked with a variety of age groups and has experience in weight management, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, GI disorders and sports/wellness nutrition. She trained in several cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation centers and provided exercise guidance and nutrition education to individuals and groups.

Jillian strives to promote optimal health through lifestyle habits including balanced nutrition and

physical activity which she believes are key factors in supporting longevity and quality of life.

She is a North Carolina native, living in Charlotte. She enjoys the outdoors with her

Goldendoodle, Salem.