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Kate Davis MS, RD, CSSD, LDN
Program Manager
Kate is a registered dietitian nutritionist who is board-certified as a specialist in sports nutrition. She has owned RDKate Sports Nutrition for over 13 years and has two other sports dietitians working for her. She works with athletes and athletic teams both in-person and via Zoom across the United States. Kate has previously consulted with middle, high school, NCAA Division I, II & III, NJCAA, Olympic, Paralympic, NFL, NBA G-League and NBA athletes and is the Editor-in-Chief of the online Sports Nutrition Care Manual. Kate supported athletes at the Paris Paralympics in August 2024. She has been quoted in media outlets such as Chicago Athlete, Competitive Runner and Runner’s World magazines. Visit her website at www.RDKate.com, where you can learn more about her services and connect with her on social media. Kate lives in Michigan with her husband and 4 children.
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Dana Norris, MS, RD, CSSD
Mentor
Dana is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Dana is currently a Sports Dietitian at Eleat Sports Nutrition, where she works with athletes ranging from high school to the professional level, helping them improve performance with individualized nutrition. Dana previously worked as a Consultant Sports Dietitian at Northwestern University, where she consulted with individual athletes and teams.
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Christine Jordhamo, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN
Mentor
Christine is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics with nearly a decade of experience working with collegiate, professional, and tactical athletes. Christine's sports nutrition career started at Purdue University, followed by a move back to Chicago to support collegiate athletes as a Performance Nutrition Consultant for Northwestern University and the Chicago White Sox. Christine has served both as the White Sox MLB Team Dietitian and the Nutrition Coordinator to grow the MiLB nutrition program. In 2020, Christine accepted a position with the United States Military Academy where she is responsible for the nutrition education and counseling for the Corps of Cadets and the promotion of Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) concepts. This is Christine's second year as an E3 Mentor. Christine completed her undergraduate studies at Saint Louis University where she competed for the Women's Soccer program and subsequently completed her MS/DI in Clinical Nutrition at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and children.
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Christina Weidman, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN
Mentor
Christina is a sports dietitian with almost a decade of experience working in collegiate athletics. She is currently the owner for her own private practice and an Advanced Clinical Dietitian for Northwestern Medicine helping to fuel Northwestern University student athletes. As a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, she is passionate about providing safe, effective, evidence-based nutrition services for health and athletic performance.
Christina currently specializes in eating disorders within sport, RED-S, and dietary supplement education. As part of her role with Northwestern University, Christina has helped to build the expansive dietary supplement review process to ensure adequate and appropriate education of athletes and staff on the ever-changing landscape of dietary supplements in athletics.
For fun, Christina loves to cook, have dance parties with her two kids, and listen to the Office Ladies podcast.
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Christa Smith, MCN, RDN, CSSD, LD, IOC Dipl Sports
Mentor
Christa is a Registered Dietitian and Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics with more than a decade of experience in sports and human performance nutrition. She holds a Master of Clinical Nutrition from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and earned her Diploma in Sports Nutrition through the International Olympic Committee.
Christa works with athletes of all ages and abilities, with a particular passion for supporting those navigating persistent gastrointestinal challenges. Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease herself, she brings a unique blend of professional expertise and personal insight to her practice—deeply understanding what it means to manage a chronic condition while striving to live, train, and perform well.
Dedicated to empowering athletes with practical, evidence-based strategies, Christa helps clients optimize their health, manage complex conditions, and reach their highest performance potential. Alongside her clinical work, she is pursuing a PhD in Exercise Science and serves as an adjunct instructor in exercise science and nutrition, where she enjoys mentoring future professionals and teaching as an adjunct instructor.
Outside of her work and studies, Christa loves staying active, cooking, and spending time with her family.
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Megan Ripperger, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, CSCS
Mentor
Megan Ripperger, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, CSCS is a passionate and driven nutrition expert dedicated to optimizing Warfighters’ health, performance, and longevity. She earned her master’s degree in clinical nutrition from East Tennessee State University and bachelo'rs degree in dietetics from Iowa State University. She currently supports elite Warfighters by optimizing human performance and wellness. Her previous roles include supporting NCAA Cadet athletes at West Point, establishing a Holistic Health and Fitness program within an Army brigade, and leading clinical nutrition operations at a military medical treatment facility. Her accomplishments include conducting research on elite warfighters and contributing to nutrition policy development for the military. She actively seeks challenging opportunities to gain firsthand experience with the physiological, psychological, and nutritional demands faced by warfighters. A trailblazer in her field, she is expanding the role of military Dietitians by leveraging innovative nutrition strategies to enhance performance and longevity for tactical, high-performing athletes.
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