The whole team

Our Accredited Practising Dietitians are specialists in their field with years of experience behind them in a hospital setting in their particular interest. This level of expertise is unique to My Nutrition Clinic and gives our clients absolute confidence that they are receiving the most accurate and up-to-date advice available.

Our objective is to provide you with the right information during individual consultations and education sessions to empower you to make great food choices to best suit your health in the long term.

Anna Darcy, Accredited Practising Dietitian

Anna D'Arcy
Co-Director

Anna is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and co-director of My Nutrition Clinic who has worked for over two decades in the development and delivery of weight management programmes for adults and children. Anna has a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics along with a Masters in Public Health and has worked in both Australia and London (UK). 

 

Favourite nutrition areas:

Weight management

Bariatric surgery

Depression

Eating Disorders

Gut issues

Credentialed Eating Disorder Dietitian

 

Dr Cherie Hugo
Co-Director

Dr Cherie Hugo is an accredited practising dietitian and co-director of My Nutrition Clinic, with around 25 years of experience consulting with her team of My Nutrition Clinic dietitians to community, healthcare centres, hospitals and aged care organisations across Australia.

Cherie founded Lantern Alliance in 2013, a national aged care collaboration and action-based research and advisory initiative based at Bond University, focused on improving older Australian’s quality of life through the joy of good food. In 2018, Cherie completed her PhD which lead to the development of Lantern's evidence-based tools now actively used across industry (Epicure) to measure performance and guide success in the food (menu and mealtime quality), nutrition and dining experience.  This has been demonstrated this across over 100 aged care homes, in many, measuring the impact of My Nutrition Clinic's proactive dietetic services.

Cherie is currently the appointed advisor to the Australian Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Food, Nutrition and Dining Experience guiding the transition to the new Aged Care Quality Standards. 

Aloysa Hourigan Dietitian

Aloysa Hourigan
Dietitian

Aloysa has over 20 years of experience as a Dietitian and has worked for Nutrition Australia and running her own private practice in Brisbane. In addition to her dietetic qualifications, Aloysa has a Graduate Diploma in Counselling from the Queensland University of Technology.

Having a counseling qualification alongside expertise in nutrition and food has led Aloysa to focus on the area of eating disorders and has a great deal of compassion and experience providing support for long-term recovery

Specialist areas:

Eating disorders

Gut disorders

Food intolerances

Jacqui Palmer
Paediatric Dietitian

Jacqui has been a Dietitian for 20 years in both Queensland and London. Jacqui has worked in some of London’s largest hospitals and witnessed such courage and determinate in the children she helped that she became committed to improving their quality of life though better nutrition.  In London, Jacqui worked as a clinical paediatric dietitian at the prestigious Royal London, St Barts and Lewisham Hospitals. Jacqui has developed significant experience in complex allergies, faltering growth, gut health and Autistic Spectrum disorder. Please note that Jacqui offers telehealth appointments only. We find that this works well with busy parents and children feel more comfortable. 

Specialist areas:

Fussy eaters

Growth and weight issues

Food allergies and intolerances

Autism and spectrum disorders

Gut issues in children

Jaimon Kelly, Kidney Dietitian

Dr Jaimon Kelly
Kidney Dietitian

My Nutrition Clinic Kidney Dietitian Dr Jaimon Kelly has a PhD in chronic kidney disease nutrition and has published over 78 publication and authored 2 book chapters on the topics of kidney and chronic disease management through nutrition. He is an experienced educator and is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Bond University. Jaimon supervises dietetic student, for both clinic and research placements and delivers GP and nurse training, and public workshops.

Amber Schilder Dietitian

Amber Schilder
Dietitian

Amber Schilder is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated from Griffith University and grew up on the Gold Coast. Amber became a dietitian after  seeing how much food can impact someone’s health in a positive way. Amber enjoys helping people finding ways to incorporate simple yet effective changes to eating habits.  Amber loves food and loves to see her clients gain more enjoyment from food through her individualised eating plans and food swaps. Amber has worked many years in the catering team at Gold Coast Private Hospital and more recently has been creating individualised meal plans in private practice.  Amber has an interest in:IBSWeight managementDiabetesChronic disease management

Linda Kilworth
Aged Care Dietitian

Linda Kilworth brings over 3 decades of experience to the My Nutrition Clinic aged care dietitian team. Linda has extensive experience across aged care, food service, menu design, education and management areas.

Lisa Greedy
Aged Care Dietitian

Lisa Greedy is an experienced aged care dietitian with specialist knowledge around dementia and dining and food science. Lisa provides dietetic services across a number of our aged care homes from the Whitsundays down to Brisbane region.

Petra Salo
Aged Care Dietitian

Petra Salo is a dietitian with a special interest in chronic disease prevention, weight management, mental health, older age nutrition and special diets such as vegetarian and vegan diets. Her goal is to bring life to the years and years to the lives of her clients. Petra provides dietetic services to a number of our South East Queensland and New South Wales sites.

Anne Clark, Aged care dietitian

Anne Clark
Aged Care Dietitian

Anne Clark is both an aged care dietitian and part of the Lantern Alliance Epicure team. Through these roles, Anne has an appreciation for the complexities of the aged care food and nutrition system and understanding of the needs of the older person. She is passionate about improving their quality of life through her knowledge of the aging process, chronic conditions and nutritional needs of the older person.

Alana Chaplin
Aged Care Dietitian

Alana Chaplin is an aged care dietitian with past experience in the hospitality and aged care carer areas. Alana brings her knowledge across the hospitality and care roles to deliver pragmatic dietetic advice to aged care homes in South East Queensland.

Breeanna Marks
Aged Care Dietitian and Chef

Breeanna Marks is an experienced aged care chef and accredited practising dietitian. Breanna brings her food service expertise and understanding of the aged care system to her role as accredited practising dietitian across a number of our aged care homes.

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