Registered Dietitian

Peggy O'Shea Kochenbach, MBA, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian, an active member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and Past-President of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association (MDA) with diverse experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics. Her experience includes both group teaching and private counseling in the areas of weight management, corporate wellness, cardiac rehabilitation and clinical dietetics, including work as Chief Clinical Dietitian at a Boston-area hospital. O'Shea Kochenbach also has over 10 years of experience providing strategic communications expertise, developing nutrition-related programming and communicating health and nutrition messages for companies in the food and nutrition, non-profit and healthcare sectors.

A 2005 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year, O'Shea Kochenbach is a founding member of the Weight Management (WM) dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association and sits on the Executive Committee for the Dietitians in Business and Communications (DBC) practice group. She has also received the DBC Circle Award in recognition of her contribution and service, served as the organization's newsletter editor, and is currently the Boston-area Geographic Representative for the group. She is also a member of several additional American Dietetic Association Practice Groups including Nutrition Entrepreneurs, Food and Culinary Professionals, Nutrition Education for the Public, Nutrition in Complimentary Care, and Public Health/Community Nutrition.

O'Shea Kochenbach is also active on a state and local level, having served on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Partnership for Healthy Weight Communications Task Force, and working with the Massachusetts Nutrition Board. Prior to becoming President of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, she served as President-Elect, as well as Director-Elect and Director of Public Relations for the MDA.

O'Shea Kochenbach has been a trusted nutrition expert and participated in interviews for local and national media including The Boston Globe, iParenting.com, Better Homes and Gardens, CN8, Family Circle, Family Energy, Ladies Home Journal, More, New York Newsday, Oxygen, Shape, WBCN CBS Radio and WCVB-TV.

O'Shea Kochenbach holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition Sciences from Texas Christian University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College.

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