Carly Pine is a registered and licensed dietitian passionate about individualized nutrition education for each client’s needs and overall well-being. Carly’s previous experience has demonstrated that success is not always linear, and she has therefore made it a priority to be a consistent, guiding hand in each of her client’s recoveries. She is well-versed in trauma-informed care and works diligently to create an emotionally and physically safe atmosphere for each of her clients. Carly prides herself on her empathetic, warm nature and non-judgemental nutrition counseling style along with her consistent dedication to the Health at Every Size (HAES) and All Foods Fit frameworks.
Before joining Healthier Tomorrows, Carly worked as a dietitian in an eating disorder treatment center with both adolescent and adult clients in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care. Carly helped clients heal their relationships with body image, food, and physical activity through one-on-one sessions and facilitated weekly body image and nutrition education skill groups. She has significant experience guiding family sessions, developing individualized meal plans, and conducting various food exposure therapies. Carly has worked closely with clients with co-occurring mental health diagnoses including, but not limited to, addictions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Carly has significant experience serving the following communities: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, transgender, non-binary, and neurodivergent individuals.
Carly’s specific nutrition-related interests include addiction recovery, ARFID, cooking lessons, eating disorder recovery, family-based treatment, and intuitive eating in addition to supervising meal preparation and leading grocery store tours in the Chicago-land area.
Carly received her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her dietetic internship and earned a Master’s in Nutrition from Rush University.
In her free time, Carly loves to try new coffee shops all over the city of Chicago and enjoys walks with her husband and bernedoodle pup, Ozzie! She enjoys trying new recipes and loves a popcorn and movie night!
Maddie is a compassionate registered dietitian dedicated to empowering individuals through client-centered care. She focuses on a non-diet, weight-inclusive approach, recognizing that wellness is not one-size-fits-all. Whether you are looking to learn more about nutrition or heal your relationship with food, Maddie provides a supportive space to help you find enjoyment, balance, and freedom from food.
With extensive experience as both a college campus and sports dietitian, Maddie has supported clients across a wide range of areas, including disordered eating, sports nutrition, gastrointestinal health, diabetes management, and food allergies and preferences. She is currently pursuing certification as a Functional Nutrition Informed Professional, further deepening her ability to address root causes and sustainable behavior change.
She enjoys working with clients regarding the management of:
Her approach is centered in compassion, collaboration, and individuality. Maddie creates a safe and welcoming environment for all individuals, particularly for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Outside of her work, Maddie enjoys learning new hobbies like painting and snowboarding. She’s also a true crime podcast enthusiast and loves winding down with a good documentary.
Ely Ross is a dedicated registered dietitian passionate about helping individuals build sustainable nutrition habits that support long-term health and overall well-being. She believes in setting small, realistic goals that build confidence and create meaningful, lasting progress. Ely is especially passionate about helping individuals feel empowered and equipped to take ownership of their wellness journey. She views nutrition counseling as a collaborative process, where patients are encouraged to play an active role in their care.
Ely specializes in supporting individuals with digestive issues, cardiovascular disease, and autoimmune conditions, as well as those addressing concerns related to weight and metabolism, food allergies, and their overall relationship with food. She approaches nutrition from an intuitive eating perspective and believes that all foods can fit within a balanced, healthy lifestyle. With personal experience managing Celiac disease, she brings both empathy and practical guidance to those facing similar challenges.
She also has a passion for helping individuals feel stronger and more confident in their bodies through balanced, sustainable nutrition. With over a decade of experience in the CrossFit and weightlifting community, Ely provides realistic, evidence-based strategies that support both everyday health and an active lifestyle, without extremes or restriction.
Prior to joining Healthier Tomorrows, Ely worked in an inpatient rehabilitation setting, where she supported patients recovering from strokes and other complex cardiovascular conditions. She earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Texas Tech University.
Ely lives in Texas with her husband and their two puppies, Henry and Hugo. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys staying active, reading, thrifting, and spending time with friends and family.
Amanda is a registered dietitian known for her compassionate, client-centered approach and her commitment to helping individuals build a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. She practices from a weight-neutral, non-diet framework, where all foods fit and restrictive rules are replaced with flexibility. Amanda helps clients learn how to nourish their bodies in ways that support feeling their best both physically and emotionally.
Amanda’s approach is rooted in helping clients feel supported and understood as they navigate their relationship with food. She believes nutrition should feel simple, not stressful, and creates a safe space where clients can step away from diet culture and rebuild trust with their bodies at their own pace. By focusing on small, realistic changes, Amanda helps clients create a balanced approach to food that feels manageable. Her guidance is tailored to fit each individual’s life, preferences, and comfort level.
She is especially passionate about supporting clients navigating:
Amanda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Keiser University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. She has extensive experience in inpatient eating disorder treatment settings and one-on-one nutrition counseling, where she supported individuals in building healthier relationships with food, improving blood sugar balance, and navigating women’s hormonal and metabolic health. Amanda blends her clinical knowledge with genuine empathy to help clients feel empowered as they pursue their nutrition goals.
Outside of work, Amanda enjoys spending time with her fiancé and their two dogs, going for walks in nature, rollerblading, reading, cooking, gluten-free baking, and game nights with friends.
Rachel is a registered and licensed dietitian with a passion for helping clients optimize their health outcomes while discovering the root-cause of their symptoms, intolerances, or hormonal imbalances. Rachel believes in the human body’s inherent wisdom, that when given the right tools, it can heal itself. She is well versed in functional nutrition and works hard to discover the root-cause of unexplainable health issues and symptoms. Rachel believes that all clients should be heard and their concerns validated, and that there are myriad options to support hormonal health or seemingly mysterious symptoms.
Before joining Healthier Tomorrows, Rachel worked with oncology patients to help them thrive through their treatment, optimize their nutrition status, and prevent cancer recurrence. She has had success working with individuals with many different nutrition-related medical conditions, and has guided them through lowering their blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure, as well as helping women with estrogen dominance, PCOS, and nutrition support during pregnancy and postpartum.
Rachel obtained her undergraduate degrees in Nutrition and Dietetics at Western Carolina University and completed her dietetic internship through Lenoir Rhyne University. She would be honored to walk alongside you in your journey to achieving optimal nutritional and physical health!
Taylor is a registered and licensed dietitian dedicated to helping individuals improve their relationship with food. She supports those in eating disorder recovery, those struggling with disordered eating, and anyone ready to break free from the dieting cycle. Taylor believes in creating a safe, welcoming space where individuals can learn, grow, and take realistic steps toward nourishing the body and mind.
Her intuitive eating-based approach supports clients in reconnecting with the body’s cues, letting go of food rules, and rediscovering the joys of eating without judgement. Through a compassionate and non-diet lens, Taylor collaborates with clients to create unique strategies that help them embrace individualized nutrition goals.
Taylor’s experience is centered on helping others find freedom, flexibility, and peace with food. Before Healthier Tomorrows, Taylor worked at an eating disorder-focused practice where she served as a dietitian in the individual outpatient and intensive outpatient program settings.
Born and raised in Illinois, Taylor still calls the Chicago suburbs her home. She received her bachelor’s in nutritional science from Iowa State University and completed her dietetic internship and earned a master’s in nutrition at the University of Illinois Chicago. In her free time, you can find Taylor experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, watching the latest Netflix series, reading thrilling mystery novels, taking her golden retriever on walks, or spending time with her family.
It’s not uncommon to feel lost and confused when it comes to food. In fact, it’s frequently the norm. Jess steers away from the diet-mentality and focuses on a food-as-medicine and a “good, better, best” approach to educate and motivate clients to thrive and grow. Using her philosophy and approach, which are rooted in functional medicine, she has guided clients in healing and repairing their gut; supporting thyroid and immune health, reversing diabetes, elevated cholesterol, and high blood pressure; minimizing and managing pain and headaches; and supporting couples in preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum health. She works with her clients to create a highly customized plan to support their specific health and wellness goals for optimal health. In addition, with her emphasis on functional nutrition, she takes into consideration every aspect of each client’s health, diet, and overall lifestyle when providing nutrition recommendations.
Jess is also a Certified Functional Nutrition Informed Professional (CFNIP), Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT), and serves as the Functional Nutrition Director at Healthier Tomorrows. Practicing functionally offers individualized food and lifestyle goals that address the root cause of illness and health struggles, rather than just addressing symptoms. As Functional Nutrition Director, Jess advises and clinically supervises the dietitians at Healthier Tomorrows in looking at wellness from a functional perspective and addressing the whole body to support clients in optimizing their health.
Being food and chemical sensitivities are often at the root of the inflammatory processes within the body, Jess obtained her CLT certification. With her CLT certification she uses Mediator Release Testing to measure an individual’s reaction to 176 foods and chemicals to establish the most effective anti-inflammatory diet plan for the individual’s specific needs.
Jess obtained her undergraduate degree in dietetics from Bradley University and completed her dietetic internship through the University of Houston. She was part of the Healthier Tomorrows dietetic team from 2013 through 2015, and rejoined Healthier Tomorrows in 2020 to provide virtual nutrition education and support! She has significant experience working with clients in outpatient settings, and she enjoys fostering relationships with clients and providing ongoing support.
Clients appreciate her non-judgmental, realistic, and upbeat approach!
Maria is a Chicago-based registered and licensed dietitian who works with clients to help them achieve their personal health and wellness goals through a client-led, intuitive eating approach. She is passionate about meeting her clients where they are while making them feel empowered and supported. Maria is a firm believer that every individual has their own, unique nutrition needs, rejecting diet culture trends and one size fits all concepts. Instead, she provides individualized, evidence-based education and one-to-one nutrition counseling in order to improve her clients’ relationships with food and help them find peace in their bodies.
Maria graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with her Bachelors in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a concentration in Dietetics. She then went on to complete a dietetic internship where she had rotations in clinical, community, food service, and business and entrepreneurship settings. Prior to joining the Healthier Tomorrows team, Maria worked as an inpatient clinical dietitian, where she gained experience in diabetes management, cardiovascular health, oncology, and gastrointestinal diseases.
Outside of working as a dietitian, Maria enjoys practicing yoga, trying out new recipes to cook, spending time with her friends and family, and exploring new neighborhoods in the city.
Whether you’re navigating a newly diagnosed chronic disease or looking to cultivate a lifestyle free from restriction and negative self-talk, Maria would love to help guide you to a rewarding relationship with food and your body.
Jordan is a registered dietitian who is passionate about helping individuals build a balanced, sustainable, and compassionate relationship with food, movement, and their bodies. She practices from a non-diet, “all foods fit” perspective and believes nutrition is deeply connected to mental health, physical health, life experiences, and environment. Jordan takes a client-centered, collaborative, and trauma-informed approach, meeting each person where they are and working together to create realistic, meaningful change in a safe, supportive space.
With a background in psychology, Jordan understands how closely thoughts, behaviors, and nutrition are intertwined. She supports clients navigating disordered eating, rigid food rules, and mental health challenges, helping them feel seen, supported, and capable of change. She is especially passionate about helping people become “unstuck,” guiding clients to release self-judgment, rebuild self-trust, and move toward food freedom.
Jordan also has a special interest in working with athletes, individuals with PCOS or those interested in anti-inflammatory eating, and individuals exploring plant-based eating. As a lifelong athlete, she understands the pressures surrounding performance, body image, and fueling. She enjoys supporting athletes in both performance nutrition and healing their relationship with food, helping them balance performance, long-term health, and joy in movement.
Jordan earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Film from Lafayette College and her Master of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences with a concentration in Dietetics from the University of Michigan. Originally from New York and now based in Denver, Colorado, she loves spending time outdoors — running, hiking, swimming, relaxing in a hammock, and exploring nature. She also enjoys competing with her adult gymnastics team, baking sourdough, visiting new coffee shops, painting, and spending time with animals.
Katie’s goal as a registered dietitian is to truly understand and support those desiring more from their healthcare providers. Her empathy and listening ear give her clients a safe space to navigate their relationship with food and their body. Katie has a great sense of humor and will make you feel at ease during your visits.
She especially enjoys working with
Katie’s specific nutrition-related interests include:
Before joining Healthier Tomorrows, Katie provided nutrition care to U.S. Military Veterans and Service Members for 10 years. Half of those years were spent helping Veterans with traumatic brain injuries and strokes recover and relearn how to walk, talk, and eat. Because of this experience, she has an excellent understanding of physiology and metabolism and knows just how miraculous the body is when we nourish it well.
Katie earned her Bachelor of Science in Food Science from Clemson University and earned her Master of Science in Dietetics from Kansas State University. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership. Katie was named “Preceptor of the Year” in 2018 for the Anne Brezina Dietetic Internship in Tampa, FL.
When she’s not working with clients, Katie can be found crocheting, playing piano, reading Matt Haig or magical realism novels, listening to audiobooks and podcasts, or exploring her state of North Carolina with her husband, toddler and pup.
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