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Meet Meli
Meli is dedicated to creating integrative and functional strategies that help others feel their best. Her specialties include metabolic health, energy, mood, performance, fitness nutrition, and digestive health.
Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, with an Italian Peruvian background, she is known for her charismatic and motivating personality, is passionate about helping individuals achieve their wellness goals, and is a forward-thinking and compassionate visionary.
Meli holds a Master's in Clinical Nutrition and is a nationally board-licensed CNS (Certified Nutrition Specialist). She holds a NASM Personal Trainer and multiple functional training certifications, as well as an AFAA Group Exercise Specialist certification with over 20 group fitness specialty certifications.
Her work in the fitness industry spans across well-renowned fitness facilities and corporate companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and SCAD. One of her greatest achievements is working as a choreographer and convention presenter in the dance fitness world for Zumba Fitness. Her corporate wellness and nutrition programs have enriched many lives in healthcare, such as Kaiser Permanente. A few years ago, she extended her work virtually by serving the Bold community and hosting multiple seminars and workshops for the fitness and wellness industry.
Meli has taught over 600+ instructor workshops worldwide in the Dance Fitness arena and hosted over 5,000+ live-stream fitness and wellness classes. Her energy is contagious, and she loves to learn and study the human body.
Her favorite quote is: "If you want to achieve high performance, having the right tools is crucial."
When she is not studying, she can be found cuddling with her Havanese pup Blueberry, or dancing alone in the middle of her living room!
Services
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Functional Nutrition Specializing:
Functional Testing
Digestive Health
Metabolic Health
Energy + Mood
Sports + Performance -
In-Person and Virtual Group Training
Personal Training
Lifestyle Coaching -
Educational Speaker
Team Building + Corporate Workshops
Conferences
Current & Previous Clients
Accreditations
THE TITLES
CNS Certified Nutrition Specialist: American Nutrition Association
LDN Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
NUNM Masters in Nutrition
IOPN Performance Nutritionist
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
AFAA Group Instructor
EDUCATION
IOPN | Post-Graduate Diploma Performance Nutrition, UK
FAME | Food as Medicine Educator Certification, Portland, OR
MScN Nutrition | National University of Natural Medicine, Portland OR
Bachelors | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
ACHIEVEMENTS
17 years of Fitness & Functional Wellness Experience
5,000+ Livestream/Virtual Classes + Workshops
600+ Choreography Sessions + Instructor Workshops (USA & International)
Content Creator, Educator & Presenter for Zumba® Instructor’s Conference for 8 YRS
Educator for Bold Summit “superfoods for brain power”
Creator of SPRK® Fitness
PROJECTS
Writer + Content Developer for Mission Care Collective
Educator for Food As Medicine Institute
Educator Kaiser Permanente Bay Area
Educator for WITS Education
Coach for Bold & Wellness Coach
Presenter at SCW Nutrition Summit
Performance Nutritionist for Savannah Clovers FC
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Functional Nutrition Practitioner Metabolic University 2024
Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) Conference 2024
Menopause 2.0 Course Stacy Sims 2023
The Female Athlete Conference 2023
The American Nutrition Association Conference 2021-2022
FITNESS CERTIFICATIONS
NASM Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach + Sports Nutrition, Women’s Health Specialist
AFAA Group Exercise
20+ Group Fitness Certifications
CPR/AED/First Aid
FITNESS AND WELLNESS FACILITIES
SCADFit, Apple, Google, FB, Amazon, FBI, Uforia Studios, Crunch Fitness, 24HR Fitness, Equinox, Gold’s Gym, LA Fitness +