Born and raised in Houston, Texas, LaShanda M. Sullivan is experienced registered dietitian . She earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetic from Lamar University along with a Master of Science in Nutrition from Lamar University. Sullivan is member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Association of Diabetes Educators and National Kidney Foundation. Not only, is she extremely passionate about addressing health disparities in minority groups. Sullivan has conducted research on the following topic “The Effects of Teaching Setting on Retention of Nutrition Education about Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Among African American Males in Southeast Texas”.  For example, she presented for Abbott Laboratories for their annual Malnutrition Symposium on the topic of “Assessment and Treatment of Malnutrition in the Outpatient Setting”. In 2018, Emerald Nutrition Solutions LLC was launched it provides consulting, corporate wellness, and telehealth medical nutrition therapy. The mission of Emerald Nutrition Solutions is to create healthy eating habits without restrictions for future generations.  ​