ABOUT Nutrition For Performance
ABOUT Nutrition For Performance
Our mission is to provide individualized, tactical strategies to improve your overall performance through nutrition and lifestyle modifications. We offer private consultations, public presentations, and other avenues of education to present the most recent, evidence-based nutritional practices to put you on a path towards success.
We firmly believe that true results require a TEAM approach. What do we mean by TEAM? “Together Everyone Accomplishes More.” That is what we want for you – to accomplish your goals and more. We work as your coaches, but you are the captain of your championship season. Just like any team captain, your commitment to consistently improve is key to the success of your overall performance. So, let us be part of your TEAM.
Your Team
Antonio “Tony” Castillo
Tony’s journey began as an overweight middle schooler. This continued throughout high school until he decided to jump on a “diet.” Unfortunately, this resulted in unsustainable weight loss. His weight fluctuated in college due to lack of nutrition knowledge, but this inspired him to understand how nutrition played a role in the human body.
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Tony’s passion today is to teach others how healthy lifestyle modifications optimize performance in ALL areas of life. After working at the University of Florida and then with the Toronto Blue Jays, Tony focuses on helping you to become an elite performer. Being an elite performer in your field can take many forms, whether you’re the owner of an investment firm or a professional athlete trying to become an MVP. Tony’s plan is to teach his clients how to sustain their weight goals without counting calories or macros.
Tony graduated from Florida International University in Miami with a B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Chemistry, and an M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics. He is credentialed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a Registered Dietitian. Tony continues to hone his practice and regularly mentors with colleagues and professionals such as Tony Stephan, RD and The Dietitian Mentorship program.
And did you know? Tony’s parents are from the Dominican Republic, and Antonio is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Karen Baldree
Karen is a registered dietitian with over a decade of experience. She is licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and New York. She graduated from Georgia Southern University and completed her internship with the Georgia Department of Public Health.
She has spent many years helping both children and adults alike make the best food choices. She seeks to view the family as a unit and try to cater to the family needs as well as the individual. Karen holds both Nutrition and Food Science degrees. Her degree in Food Science helps to direct clients to choose the healthiest and tastiest alternative. She is certified in adult weight. She is very well-versed in food allergies and feeding problems for all ages. She had worked extensively with women and children throughout her career addressing issues such as prenatal nutrition, postpartum weight loss, newborn feeding intolerances and childhood picky eating habits.
Karen’s approach to nutrition counseling is based upon two principles.
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First, small, attainable goals add up to meeting large goals. When you celebrate the small accomplishments, you feel empowered and motivated to continue. Before you know it, you see lasting changes. Secondly, let’s be real. If the food doesn’t taste good, is too expensive or it’s what you like, you aren’t going to benefit at all. Being real and looking at your tastes, lifestyle, and preferences is the only way to succeed.
In her spare time, Karen enjoys spending time with her awesome husband and two beautiful children. She also enjoys cooking, gardening and traveling.
Sean Donellan
Born and raised in Northern New Jersey, Sean spent six years in Philadelphia pursuing his degrees. Sean holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Nutrition from Temple University and furthered his education with an Academy-credentialed Master’s program at Thomas Jefferson University, earning an M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetic Practice. Throughout his graduate journey, Sean interned at the University of Miami with the Department of Olympic Sports Nutrition, collaborated with the Special Olympics, and gained extensive clinical experience in both in- and out-patient settings. His multifaceted background also includes roles as a personal trainer and group fitness coach.
Sean’s passion for nutrition and wellness ignited at an early age, influenced by his mother’s passion for a healthy lifestyle.
As an active youngster engaged in various sports, Sean’s mom emphasized the significance of nourishing both him and his brother to excel on the field and in academics. These early practices left a lasting impact, fueling Sean’s passion to delve deeper into the ways nutrition can positively affect your physical performance, mental health, and emotional well-being.
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Beyond his role in providing nutrition counseling and advancing his expertise as a dietitian, Sean is an avid fitness enthusiast. He enjoys engaging in strength training, and CrossFit, completing his first marathon in Philadelphia this year, and relishing outdoor activities like hiking and skiing.
Today, Sean channels his passion into assisting individuals in achieving realistic goals through sustainable healthy eating practices. Recognizing the uniqueness of each person, Sean aims to provide tailored nutrition counseling that aligns with clients’ goals, traditions, and values. His ultimate goal is to enhance his clients’ performance, be it in the gym, on the field, or in professional settings.
Megan Wakai
Megan grew up in Michigan with a passion for food, cooking, and nutrition, and made it her career mission to share that passion with others as a Registered Dietitian. Megan earned her Master’s of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences with a focus in Maternal and Child Nutrition at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where she also completed her dietetic internship. Although she graduated several years ago, she likes to think of herself as a perpetual student as she is always keeping herself educated on newest research and best practices. Although born and raised in Michigan, Megan and her husband moved to Miami to get some sunshine. Megan is now a Miami-based Registered Dietitian licensed in Florida, with several years of clinical inpatient and outpatient experience working primarily with pediatrics and young adults.
Megan’s favorite part of being a dietitian is working with individuals and families to set goals and develop realistic means of achieving them.
She loves to teach her patients not just the “how,” but the “why.” Her background in public health helps her understand the many factors that contribute to someone’s nutrition choices.
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Megan works closely with individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease, as well as those who are interested in weight management, balanced diets, improving selective eating and feeding behaviors, and more. While she personalizes her care to help people achieve their individual goals, Megan always has the same overarching mission with everyone she works with: to help people of all ages develop long-lasting healthy relationships with food, no matter where they are starting from.
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