Kathleen Zelman

Kathleen Manning Zelman, MPH, RD, LD, is an American nutritionist, dietitian, and communications expert who served as WebMD's director of nutrition for 17 years and is currently the owner of No Nonsense Nutrition, LLC.

Biography

Zelman received her B.S. in Foods and Nutrition in 1975 from Montclair State University. After completing her dietetic internship at Perth Amboy General Hospital in Perth Amboy, NJ, she then worked as a pediatric dietitian at New London General Hospital in New London, CT (1976), and Rhode Island Hospital (1977 – 1980) in Providence, RI. She obtained a master's degree, in Public Health (1982) at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, LA. From 1980-1984, she served as assistant professor of foods and nutrition at St. Mary's Dominican College in New Orleans, LA. In 1985, she worked as dietetic internship director at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, also in New Orleans, LA, until 1993. She started her career at WebMD in 2003.

Zelman was a spokesperson for the Louisiana, Georgia, and American Dietetic Associations (now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) for various years from 1985–2003. After moving to Atlanta, GA, in 1993, she has worked as a nutrition consultant to media, food industry, publishers, chefs, restaurants and communication groups. As a member of the Georgia Dietetic Association, she has been both a delegate to the American Dietetic Association and trustee for the Georgia Dietetic Foundation from 1999 – 2003. She was on the board of directors of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics from 2009 to 2012.

Zelman has been on the professional advisory boards of the Egg Nutrition Center (2006 – date), National Dairy Council (2003 – 2010), General Mills, Inc. (2004 – 2008), Nickelodeon's “Go Healthy!” Advisory Board (2006 – 2010), Neogenis Labs (2010 – 2011), and hunger charity Share Our Strength’s National Advisory Board (2009 – date).