Walsh Nutrition Group, Inc.
We’ve been serving individual clients and the food industry since 1999. Our team of dietitians, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, and culinary professionals work together to deliver quality food and nutrition services for health and wellness promotion.
Our Health Coaches
Laura Walsh, RDN, LDN, is a Culinary Dietitian, Nutritionist, & ACE-Certified Personal Trainer
Laura Walsh, RDN, LDN, is a culinary dietitian, nutritionist, and ACE-Certified Personal Trainer. She founded Walsh Nutrition Group, Inc., in 1999 as a way to share her culinary and nutrition expertise. Laura educates and inspires individuals to use behavior modification to build healthy lifestyle habits that promote health and wellness. Each client experience is individualized and focuses on making progress, not perfection. She continues to inspire clients that it’s the small changes that are repeated that make the biggest difference.
Laura uses her culinary background from her experience in a test kitchen and teaching cooking classes to college students to help clients with meal planning, recipe selection, and cooking. Her certification as a Behavior Modification Specialist has trained her to build successful client-coach relationships to help people make lasting lifestyle changes.
In her spare time, you’ll find Laura on the tennis or pickleball court when she isn’t making new recipes in the kitchen. She actively volunteers in her community and never misses out on the chance to try a new restaurant with friends.
Marissa Kelley, RDN, LDN, CDCES, and Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)
Marissa has been a practicing dietitian for over 20 years, specializing in all areas of diabetes management (diabetes, prediabetes, & GDM). She also works with clients on weight loss (with and without GLP1’s) and cardiovascular and kidney disease. As a Certified Health and Wellness coach, she strives to make all clients feel valued, heard, and supported with personalized care. By practicing motivational interviewing, each client is in the driver’s seat of their health. Together, we explore barriers, strengthen motivation, and empower you to live healthy.
Outside of work, you can find her on the sidelines of a baseball field, cheering for her boys (ages 11 and 13). Marissa enjoys gardening, curling up with a good book, or practicing yoga in her free time. She understands the importance of creating sustainable, healthy habits. Her motto is, “Make the next best choice.”
Julianne Downes, RDN, LDN, is a Dietitian, Nutritionist, and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Julianne Downes, RDN, LDN, CDCES, delivers effective diabetes and weight management care and treatment to our clients. She has earned credentials as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and as a Diabetes Prevention and Lifestyle Counselor. She is also certified by eCornell in Plant-Based Nutritionhttps://ecornell.cornell.edu/courses/nutrition/plant-based-in-practice/ and guides clients as they transition to whole-food plant-based eating.
In addition to her diabetes and plant-based living expertise, she has had abundant success with weight loss/management. She is certified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 3 different areas of weight management: children, adolescents, and adults. Her patient-centered and personalized approach is effective in promoting the behavior modification necessary to make positive lifestyle changes and improve overall wellness.
Besides being passionate about nutrition, Julianne stays active by cycling and loves Pilates and dynamic stretching. Her favorite pastime is hanging on the shores of Lake Michigan with her family.
Laura Cason, RDN, LDN, CDCES
Laura received her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from Kansas State University and completed her clinical training through Loyola University in Chicago. She is also a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) through the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE). She has extensive experience working with clients seeking assistance with weight and diabetes management and improved cardiac health. Laura also has up-to-date knowledge of weight loss medication and lifestyle management.
Laura has a passion for food and helping others and believes that, with regular collaboration and support, everyone is capable of making positive changes in their behaviors.
In her spare time, Laura enjoys cooking, working out, traveling, and beach volleyball. Laura is available to see clients virtually.
Dana Roscoe, 
MS, RDN, LDN
Dana has accumulated valuable experience through both her educational and professional careers, focusing on the connection between dietary patterns and psychological well-being in children and adolescents. Beyond behavioral health, Dana collaborates closely with pediatricians, healthcare professionals, and families to manage comprehensive nutrition care for infants to young adults.
Dana’s experience as a group fitness instructor and former athlete has extended into the realm of sports nutrition. Her up-to-date knowledge and personal experience help empower young athletes to understand their bodies’ unique needs. Dana’s approach to care equally emphasizes the emotional, social, and environmental factors that influence an individual’s nutrition and lifestyle choices.
Dana loves to cook and spend time with friends and family in her free time. You will find her outside enjoying the fresh air and experiencing nature any free chance she gets.
Gina Nikoleit, RDN, LDN
Gina has gained extensive experience as a clinical dietitian working with diabetes, weight management, and heart disease. Through her pharmaceutical sales position, she cultivated her skills for connecting with people and behavior change.
Her positive demeanor and ability to motivate change enable her to help empower others to live the healthy life they want to live. Gina’s focus is on longevity and helping clients use GLP-1 medications. She can assist with navigating appetite suppression while still meeting nutritional needs, help manage side effects, support weight loss goals and blood sugar management, meal planning, and monitor client progress. She provides individualized nutrition assessments, behavior modification techniques, and a personalized nutrition plan so clients can achieve their health goals. Gina believes that lifelong success comes not only from behavior change and proper nutrition education but also from enduring nutrition and emotional support.
Gina is passionate about healthy cooking and is a master at modifying family favorites with amazing results. She loves fashion and is a personal stylist in her spare time. She stays active with tennis and yoga and loves to spend time with family, traveling to warm locations. Gina is available to see clients onsite and via telehealth and cannot wait to collaborate with you!