About
After dreaming about helping others with celiac disease and gastroparesis for years, Pomona was founded in 2023 by registered dietitian nutritionist Regina Santangelo.
Meet Regina
Following over a year of unchecked illness and much uncertainty regarding its cause, Regina was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2013 and gastroparesis (GP) in 2014. Over the past decade, Regina has amassed invaluable knowledge about adjusting to life with these life-altering conditions.
Regina possesses a rare synthesis of formal dietetic education and lived experience with celiac disease and GP, which she is able to distill into clear and accessible client education — delivered with a level of compassion that can only come from someone who has “been there” themselves.
Regina has eight years of experience working in nutrition. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Dietetics and a minor in Health & Wellness in 2016. After graduation, she worked for the Delaware WIC Program as a nutritionist; and, following the completion of her dietetic internship, she spent two years supporting the cardiovascular intensive care (ICU), transitional care (TCU), neonatal intensive care (NICU), and med-surg units at Bayhealth Medical Center. She is currently employed as a renal dietitian by Fresenius Medical Care, where she works with dialysis patients.
Pomona is named after a minor diety in ancient Roman mythology who is associated with the cultivation and care of fruit trees, gardens, orchards, and agriculture. Unlike Demeter, the Greek goddess of grain, Pomona is the keeper of celiac- and gastroparesis-friendly foods — and, thus, the perfect namesake.