Silvina LaFont

Silvina LaFont has been working in the nutrition and health field since 2009. Silvina began their career as a Research at California State University, Northridge in 2009. Silvina then worked as a Nutrition Educator at CNS in 2011. From 2013-2014, they were a Dietitian at Serra Community Medical Clinic. Silvina then moved to DaVita Medical Group, where they were a Spanish Bilingual Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator from 2013-2020. In 2020, they joined Optum as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. Currently, they are a Health Coach, RDN, CDCES at Terra Health Coaching, and will soon be a Registered Dietitian at UCLA Health in 2022.

Silvina LaFont has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science from California State University, Northridge, where they conducted research. Silvina also has a Licenciatura en Nutricion from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and a DI in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science from University of Houston. In 2010, they completed an internship in Biology: Genetics/ Behavior at Caltech. Additionally, Silvina LaFont holds certifications as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) from NCBDE, a Lactation Educator from LEAARC, and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist from CDR.