She got her B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, Dietetics from Rutgers University in New Brunswick and graduated with honors. From there, she went on to complete her dietetic internship from Montclair State University, where she was awarded the Clinical Excellence award. Previously, Monica has worked at WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) down in Atlantic City as their chief supervising nutritionist. Monica has a special interest in getting children involved with cooking and especially loves to go out to schools in the area to do nutrition education presentations.