COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jon Tanguay (pronounced TANG-way), Assistant Athletics Director for Performance Nutrition for Texas A&M Athletics, has been elected to the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) Board of Directors as one of nine board members via a vote of the association's membership.
The CPSDA represents the majority of advanced practice registered dietitians in the United States who work full-time with athletes in colleges, professional sports, Olympic training centers, the United States Military as well as law enforcement. CPSDA is a member-driven, national not-for-profit organization that speaks with one voice on behalf of America's leading sports dietitians. Athletics programs who operate at every level of competition will best serve their athletes when employing the services of a full-time sports dietitian.
Tanguay was named Director of Performance at Texas A&M in 2010 after joining the Aggie Sports Medicine staff as an assistant director in 2008. He is an expert nutrition resource for all 20 Aggie athletic teams. In addition to being a member of CPSDA, he is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) as well as the practice groups Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists (SCAN).
As another example of doing what is best for the Texas A&M student-athletes, Tanguay's food first approach to sports nutrition involves developing individualized nutrition plans and educating the student-athletes through one-on-one counseling sessions, team presentations, grocery shopping tours as well as cooking demonstrations. In addition to his role as a nutrition educator, Tanguay is responsible for body composition testing and analysis and has been designated as the Texas A&M Athletics resource for questions related to NCAA banned drugs and the use of nutritional supplements.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tanguay received his bachelor's degree from Connecticut College in 2002 and his master's degree in nutritional sciences from the University of New Hampshire in 2007. He completed his dietetic internship with the University of Houston. He is a board certified specialist in sports dietetic (CSSD) and is a licensed dietitian (LD) in the state of Texas.
Tanguay practices what he preaches and has used nutrition and training strategies to take almost an hour off of his marathon time since moving to Texas in 2007.
The CPSDA represents the majority of advanced practice registered dietitians in the United States who work full-time with athletes in colleges, professional sports, Olympic training centers, the United States Military as well as law enforcement. CPSDA is a member-driven, national not-for-profit organization that speaks with one voice on behalf of America's leading sports dietitians. Athletics programs who operate at every level of competition will best serve their athletes when employing the services of a full-time sports dietitian.
Tanguay was named Director of Performance at Texas A&M in 2010 after joining the Aggie Sports Medicine staff as an assistant director in 2008. He is an expert nutrition resource for all 20 Aggie athletic teams. In addition to being a member of CPSDA, he is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) as well as the practice groups Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists (SCAN).
As another example of doing what is best for the Texas A&M student-athletes, Tanguay's food first approach to sports nutrition involves developing individualized nutrition plans and educating the student-athletes through one-on-one counseling sessions, team presentations, grocery shopping tours as well as cooking demonstrations. In addition to his role as a nutrition educator, Tanguay is responsible for body composition testing and analysis and has been designated as the Texas A&M Athletics resource for questions related to NCAA banned drugs and the use of nutritional supplements.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tanguay received his bachelor's degree from Connecticut College in 2002 and his master's degree in nutritional sciences from the University of New Hampshire in 2007. He completed his dietetic internship with the University of Houston. He is a board certified specialist in sports dietetic (CSSD) and is a licensed dietitian (LD) in the state of Texas.
Tanguay practices what he preaches and has used nutrition and training strategies to take almost an hour off of his marathon time since moving to Texas in 2007.