Jessica Tosto

Jessica Tosto has been a registered dietitian-nutritionist since 2003, specializing in pediatric acute care nutrition.

Initially working in adult oncology at Westchester Medical Center, she found her passion for pediatric critical care at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in 2005. In 2008, she joined the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, focusing on infants and children with congenital heart defects and feeding difficulties, earning CSP and CNSC credentials.

In 2015, she earned a Master of Science in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2016, she transitioned to Coram/CVS Specialty Infusion, to provide patient education and facilitate discharge on nutrition support. In 2018, she joined Pace University as assistant clinical faculty and clinical coordinator for the MS in Nutrition and Dietetics program. By 2021, she was promoted to associate clinical faculty and appointed department chair.

She serves on numerous committees, chairs the Interprofessional Education and Practice Committee, and is an organization member of the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative.

MS, Nutrition Education
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, NY

BS, Dietetics
State University of New York, College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
• Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP)
• Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN)

• Pace University, College of Health Professions Dean’s Service Award (September 2023)
• Pace University, Writing Enhanced Course Faculty Award (May 2019)
• CORAM/CVS Specialty Infusion, Presidents Award (January 2018)

• Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, organization member
• Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP), institutional member
• Nutrition and Dietetics Educators and Preceptors (NDEP)
• Westchester Rockland Dietetics Association (WRDA)
• NY State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NYSAND)
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

• Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
• Pediatric Nutrition
• Teaching Kitchens/Culinary Nutrition Education

• Strategic Planning Work Track: Interprofessional Collaboration, Co-Chair (2023–present)
• Strategic Planning Work Track: Expanding Simulation, Member (2022–2023)
• Interprofessional Education & Practice Committee, Co-Chair (2022–present)
• Nutrition and Dietetics Department Chair (2021–present)
• Nutrition and Dietetics Curriculum Committee, Founding Chair (2021–present)
• Nutrition and Dietetics Scholarship Committee, Founding Chair (2021–present)
• Nutrition and Dietetics Admissions Committee, Founding Chair (2021–present)
• Center for Wellbeing Advisory Panel, Member (2021–present)
• Teaching Mentoring Program, Faculty Mentor (2021–2022)
• Strategic Partnerships Committee, Member (2021–2022)
• Interprofessional Education & Practice Committee, Member (2019–2022)
• University Health and Wellness Committee, Co-chair (2019–2021)
• Curriculum Committee, Member (2018–present)
• Bylaws Committee, Member (2018–2019)

• Understanding and promoting interprofessional practice and collaboration. New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA) Annual Conference presentation, White Plains, NY (May 2024)
• Interprofessional education and collaborative practice ignited through a pediatric feeding project. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2023 Convention, iPoster presentation, Boston, MA (November 2023)
• Understanding and Promoting Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration. Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) Annual Conference, poster presentation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (October 2023)

Westchester Rockland Dietetic Association, President- Elect, President, Immediate Past President (2021–2024)

Westchester Rockland Dietetic Association – Community Outreach Chair (2018–2021)

2022 ACEND Standards, NDEP Focus Group, Co-Chair (2021–2022)

eNCPT User Advisory Group, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Panel Member (2020–2022)

Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Leader: Troop 2963 (2018–present)