Sports RD Snippets Liz Wluka

50,000 Downloads!

Celebrating this milestone by sharing 50 lessons I wish I knew as a brand new sports RD. I list my top 50 lessons and go in depth into my top 5. If you’re a student or a brand new sports RD you won’t want to miss this. 



Sports RD Snippets started in 2020! Thanks for listening and spreading the word 4 years later. I appreciate you all! Cheers to 50K more! 



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Building a sustainable sports nutrition program! 
Director of Sports Nutrition, Colleen Carrion shares her advice and insight on how she has worked at the University of Maryland for 11 years! We talk about creating a budget, essential soft skills and hard skills when starting a new role, having a family as a sports RD, the secret to staying at one place for so long, and so much more!  

Colleen Carrion was hired in 2013 to serve as the Director of Sports Nutrition for Maryland Athletics.
In her role, Colleen serves as a nutrition resources for athletes from 18 varsity sports, coaches, and staff. She provides individual nutrition counseling that focuses on fueling strategies, hydration and proper supplementation, team nutrition education sessions, travel meal management, body composition analysis, and serves as a member of the eating disorder management team. She also oversees all aspects of the Olympic Sports fueling stations.

Prior to coming to Maryland, Colleen served as the Campus Dietitian/Sports Dietitian at St. John’s University. Colleen spent about 8-10 hours a week in the athletic department counseling, educating, and developing meal plans for student athletes and teams. When not in the athletic department, she oversaw day to day foodservice operations, promoting fresh ideas and innovative foodservice concepts, and highlighting nutrition as part of overall wellness for all students on campus.

Prior to St. John’s, Colleen completed the Dietetic Internship with a Masters of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a minor in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at University of Florida in August of 2010. During her two years in Gainesville, Florida she worked with the athletes from all of the UF athletic teams. Colleen helped with the development of training table menus, individual meal plans, nutrition education presentations, newsletters, and helped plan and organize pre- and post-game meals for various teams, as well as provided individual counseling for student athletes.

In 2008, Colleen graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics and Nutrition. While at Cornell, Colleen competed on the Gymnastics team and earned IVY League and ECAC championships on the vault.
Colleen is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and is currently a member of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietetics Association, and the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition group.
A native of Marlboro, MA, Colleen currently resides with her husband and two children in Hyattsville, Maryland. This podcast is sponsored by 2Before Performance Nutrition.
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Review or Redo?!
Meredith Price is back on the pod! We share our takes on the resume and cover letter. 1 or 2 pages? Objective statement or no objective? We play a fun game and take you through the do’s and don’ts when writing your resume and cover letter. Are you a student or early professional? This episode is for you! Love this episode? Make sure you check out Episode 66 with Meredith on Interviewing tips!
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Adversity is a Gift!



Mitzi Dulan shares incredible advice and insight on her career as a sports dietitian. Mitzi talks all about how she landed roles with professional teams, how she started her own food company, simplyFUEL, and so much more! There are so many gems in this episode for wherever you are in your career!



As America’s Nutrition Expert, Mitzi is a nationally recognized nutrition and fitness expert who has inspired millions to lose weight and get fit and she’s a longtime entrepreneur. She is an author, (with over 3.8 million Pinterest followers), and a sought after trusted source of information who has conducted over four hundred television interviews. She has been seen on LIVE! With Kelly & Michael, CNN Dr. Oz Show and  FOX News Channel. Her other television appearances include segments on NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX affiliates throughout the country.

As a Pinterest influencer, Mitzi authored The Pinterest Diet: How to Pin Your Way Thin. Mitzi is also the co-author of The All-Pro Diet: Lose Fat, Build Muscle, and Live  Like a Champion with NFL future Hall-of-Famer, Tony Gonzalez.



Mitzi was the team sports nutritionist for 2015 World Champion Kansas City Royals Baseball Team for 11 seasons. She was the team nutritionist for the Kansas City Chiefs Football Team for over eight seasons and was previously the sports nutritionist for the Golden State Warriors Basketball Team.



Mitzi has been a nutrition spokesperson/influencer for numerous natural food clients such as LaCroix, Body Armor, California Grapes, Hass Avocados, The National Honey Board, Victoria Fine Foods and USA Pulses.



She’s been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Glamour, US Weekly, Family Circle, Shape, Self, and Oxygen. I has also been featured on Oprah.com,Yahoo.com, HuffingtonPost.com, ESPN.com, MSN.com, FoodNetwork.com and Glamour.com



Mitzi’s startup food company, simplyFUEL, was created in 2015 after she randomly made her protein ball recipe for the Kansas City Royals players as their team sports nutritionist. It was the first time in her 10 years with the team that she ever made anything for them from her kitchen as she always worked with the team chef. She got lucky, 6 weeks later the KC Royals won the World Series becoming 2015 World Champions! The Royals gave Mitzi a World Series ring. She did tv interviews with all the local stations and the amazing people of Kansas City were asking “How can we buy your balls?” and simplyFUEL was born.



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Super Bowl 53 Reunion!



Kelly, Jackie, Rob and I talk all about our incredible experience at Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta Georgia at the Gatorade Practitioners Summit. We talk about how the industry has changed since 2019, lessons we learned in the past 5 years, our super bowl experience, and so much more!





Check out their bios and listen to their full episodes listed below!



Episode 3: Kelly Rossi has been the Director of Performance Nutrition at the University of Delaware since 2019. Kelly received her BS in Nutritional Sciences from the Pennsylvania State University, with a minor in Movement Sciences. She completed her Dietetic Internship at Virginia Tech, and received her MS in Exercise, Nutrition and Eating Behavior from the George Washington University (GWU). Kelly was the first Registered Dietitian Graduate Assistant in the GWU’s Fitness Facility, and she also worked as a personal trainer. Upon completing her MS work, Kelly worked with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) as a contractor for six years, supporting research in Human Performance, Training & Education related to Marines. While working with ONR, Kelly also was a sub-contractor with a local hospice and fitness center. Prior to her role at the University of Delaware, Kelly worked at the University of Virginia for 8+ years as their first Assistant and Associate Director of Sports Nutrition.  Rossi served on the national organization for Performance Dietitians, CPSDA (Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association) Board of Directors for four years. She served as the Research & Education Chair as well as the Secretary & Membership Chair. Prior to serving on the Board, Kelly served on the Conference Committee for four years. Rossi resides in Newark, Delaware with her husband, Reed, and sons, Kayden (6.5) and Carter (3).





Episode 11: Rob Masterson, RD, CSSD, joined Michigan State University in 2016 and serves as the athletic department’s Director of Performance Nutrition overseeing the nutrition operations for all varsity teams. In this role, Masterson serves the nutritional needs of Spartan student-athletes by providing science-based nutrition intervention, education, counseling, information and guidance, with the goal of optimizing overall health and athletic performance. He is a 2009 graduate of Michigan State’s dietetic program. Prior to returning to his alma mater in East Lansing, he served as a clinical dietitian in the greater-Detroit area as well as a sports nutrition fellow at the University of South Carolina.





Episode 35: Jackie Barcal joined IMG Academy’s Athletic and Personal Development team as the Head of Nutrition in December 2015. In this capacity, she oversees all aspects of fueling IMG Academy student-athletes, campers, and seasonal visitors in addition to managing the fueling of the professional athletes on campus. Barcal comes to IMG Academy from the University of Wyoming where she worked within the Athletic Department while pursuing a master’s degree in Human Nutrition & Food. Prior to Wyoming, Jackie was a member of the inaugural Gatorade/CPSDA Sports Nutrition Immersion Program (SNIP) at the University of Alabama in 2013. Barcal’s sports nutrition career began at Arden Hills Resort, Club, & Spa in Sacramento, Calif., where she worked with JMG Tennis Academy athletes, the club’s swim team, and resort members and their families. A native of California, her passion for sports nutrition emerged during her time competing in Division II softball at California State University, Stanislaus where she earned a bachelor’s in Business Administration Finance. She continued her education at CSU Sacramento earning a second bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and completed her dietetic internship at Fresno State. 



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Clients Tell All!
Hear from mentoring clients themselves on their experience with Sports RD Snippets LLC. Mackenzie, Erin, Amber, and Helen share their best interviewing tips, advice on moving to a new state for the first time, and so much more! I also share why I am so proud of each client. If you’re an RD2Be or a new RD you won’t want to miss this! Check out www.sportsrdsnippets.com to sign up for your free discovery call today!!

Mackenzie Merriman started off her career with an undergraduate degree at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York and pursued her love for fashion. Mackenzie received her degree in communications and worked in fashion and marketing in NYC, but realized her junior year she missed being involved in health and wellness after being an athlete all her life up to high school. Eventually she went on to graduate during the pandemic (2020) as well as start a coordinated masters program that same year at UConn where she would complete pre requisite classes and a combined masters and DI. Mackenzie landed herself in the sports nutrition department at UConn and has gained a variety of experiences in the past 4 years. Merriman plans to graduate in May and take the RD exam this summer with hopes of going on for a fellowship position in sports nutrition.

Erin Ryan is a December 2023 graduate from Virginia Tech where she completed a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics combined with supervised experiential learning hours. Prior to Virginia Tech, Erin began her undergraduate career in 2018 at Monmouth University in New Jersey and transferred after her freshman year to North Carolina State University. She graduated in May 2022 with a bachelors in Applied Nutrition Science with minors in Sports Science and Health, Medicine and Human Values. Erin worked with the sports nutrition departments at NC State, Viriginia Tech and Radford University assisting primarily with the baseball, men's and women's basketball and football teams. She volunteered at the inaugural MLB draft combine in 2021 where she assisted dietitians with ISAK skinfold measurements on draft players, which motivated her to get ISAK Level 1 Certified in October 2023. She recently accepted a position as a Minor League Baseball Nutrition Fellow upon her passing of the RD exam this spring.

Amber is an Olympic sports dietitian currently working for the University of Alabama. Her teams are volleyball and tennis, and she also helps out with football and mens basketball. Amber is a huge Hokie at heart completing both her undergrad degree and a combined masters/DI program at Virginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech she worked in a variety of ways for their athletics program from being a manger of the fueling station to working with teams such as womens soccer, volleyball, and wrestling. She also worked as a personal trainer while in college so health, performance, and nutrition have always been big passions of hers.

Helen Ballew graduated from Clemson University in 2019 with a BS in Food Science with a concentration in Nutrition and Dietetics where she also interned with Olympic Sports Nutrition. Afterwards, she went on to complete a combined MS/DI at Appalachian State University; after passing the RD exam she worked as a dietitian in private practice for 2 years before deciding to make the transition back to sports nutrition. She is currently in a fellowship at the University of Tennessee. 

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