{"id":22,"name":"Angie, MS, RDN","url":"","description":"Angie, a native to Buckley, WA, grew up eating a poor diet of prepackaged food. While in high school, she wanted to change the way, she felt and started to become interested in nutrition. After doing extensive research, she started to eat better, work out, and share her passion for wellness.\r\nWhile attending community college and working as a teller in a bank, Angie hit a turning point \u2013 nutrition was her passion and that passion is what she wanted to pursue as a career. After a search on what program aligned with her personal nutrition philosophy, she enrolled at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.\r\n\r\nAfter Bastyr, Angie combined her passion for travel while working on her MSc in Nutrition and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. Well known for their sports nutrition program, Leeds offered the opportunity to strengthen her research skills and experience nutrition with a multicultural lens.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining Persona, Angie completed her Dietetic internship at West Virginia University Hospital System. Her clinical experience includes counseling patients of all ages on diet and exercise changes that can minimize the effects of chronic illnesses. She has also worked as a massage therapist and CrossFit coach.\r\n\r\nAngie joined Persona in May of 2018 as our Director of Research and Nutrition and enjoys the variety of customers she encounters, as well as researching emerging science and developing our proprietary supplement blends. \u201cWorking at Persona is unlike any role I\u2019ve had before. We are constantly evolving and it\u2019s so rewarding to hear how the logic I\u2019ve built for our supplements is helping our customers.\u201d In her free time, Angie can be found outside with her dog Fred. She\u2019s climbed Mount St. Helens and Mount Olympus and plans to summit Mount Rainer in 2019. She\u2019s also a member of the Washington Alpine Club and enjoys baking healthy treats.","link":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/author\/angiek\/","slug":"angiek","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b21ce4095d6a1c6bd9d1538e09706f9cb758fc6c7c15f2d69b0f75f88056b449?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b21ce4095d6a1c6bd9d1538e09706f9cb758fc6c7c15f2d69b0f75f88056b449?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b21ce4095d6a1c6bd9d1538e09706f9cb758fc6c7c15f2d69b0f75f88056b449?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}