Karen Leslie Lee-Pineda, MSPH, RND

Karen Leslie L. Pineda is a Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian and graduated with a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from St. Scholastica’s College. She completed her Master of Science in Public Health at UP-Manila and possesses a Diploma in Sports Nutrition from the International Olympic Committee. She is currently serving as an assistant professor in the Sports Science Department at the University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences. Additionally, she works as a Nutrition Consultant for the Medical and Scientific Athletic Services of the Philippine Sports Commission. She is an active participant in numerous local and international organizations. In the remote past, she served as Chair of the Sports Nutrition and Wellness Dietetic Practice Group of the Nutritionists-Dietitians of the Associations of the Philippines. At present, she is a life member of the Nutritionist-Dietitians Association of the Philippines, Foundation (NDAPF), a Board Member of the Philippine Association of Nutrition (PAN), and a member of the Sports Nutrition Association of the Philippines (SNAP). She has served as the Sports Nutritionist of Team Philippines in several international sporting events. She has been a resource speaker on various local professional and lay fora, seminars, and annual conventions. She has published research in the past and continues to actively conduct studies, with a strong passion for sports nutrition and wellness.