LoConte RD CDN

Mara graduated Magna Cum Laude from Villanova University School of Business with a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance. After spending the early part of her professional career on Wall Street she decided to make a career change and follow her true passion: food and nutrition. She studied at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, and completed her dietetic internship at Montefiore Hospital. Mara also completed The Commission on Dietetic Registration’s intensive training and certification program in adult weight management and is currently completing her Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition at NYU. Mara works per diem at Montefiore Hospital while also providing individual and group outpatient nutrition counseling at Appleman Nutrition to adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders and weight management. Mara’s other specialties include digestive disorders such as IBD, Crohn’s, UC and Celiac, Diabetes management, and pre-natal/post-partum nutrition. Mara is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Greater New York Dietetic Association.