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Mentors are key! Emily Kaley talks all about her incredible mentors that have helped her become the Sport RD that she is today! Emily has a unique path that will inspire and motivate anyone that listens.
Emily Kaley, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, ISAK 2 is in her 7th year as a Sports Dietitian and just finished up her first season with the Washington Nationals as their MiLB Performance Nutrition Coordinator and the Nationals first full-time dietitian within the organization. Emily joined the Nationals after two seasons with the New York Mets as their MiLB Performance Nutrition Coordinator and the organizations first full-time dietitian (2019-2020). In 2021 Emily was invited to assess the next generation of baseball talent at the inaugural MLB Draft Combine where she completed ISAK skinfold measurements on all draft players. From 2017-2018, she served as Madison Square Garden’s first assistant performance dietitian working with the Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, Westchester Knicks and Hartford Wolfpack. She worked as an assistant performance dietitian within the Chicago Cubs organization in 2017, and worked for the United States Olympic Committee Swimming and Track & Field teams as a sports nutrition consultant leading up to Rio 2016. Emily graduated from Simmons College in Boston, Mass. in 2013 where she played lacrosse. In 2017, she received her master of Sports Nutrition from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs and went on to Culinary School at Culinary Tech Center in Manhattan where she obtained her certificate in commercial cooking and catering and completed her externship under French Chef, Jean-Georges. Emily greatly enjoys cooking and exercising, she was also bit by a huge travel bug and likes to explore and experience different cities and countries as much as possible. You’ll find Emily in Brooklyn, NY with her family and cute baby nephew during the offseason!
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