Ginger Downey MS, CNS
Adjunct Faculty
About:
Ginger Downey, MS, CNS, is a clinical nutritionist, educator, and business strategist with over 15 years of experience building and scaling integrative health and wellness brands.
Ginger spent a decade as Co-Owner and VP of Research & Development at DermaMed Solutions, where she led the development, positioning, and commercialization of a professional skincare and aesthetic product line distributed through healthcare practitioners and medspas nationwide. Her work focused on creating a holistic approach to skincare which incorporated dietary and topical nutrition, mechanical, and topical treatments. Her expertise lies in translating clinical science into market-ready solutions while building systems to support practitioner adoption and revenue growth.
In addition to her entrepreneurial experience, Ginger has held senior leadership roles in product development and brand strategy, including at Designs for Health, where she launched the Designs for Beauty line and created practitioner-facing tools integrating nutrition, genomics, and aesthetics.
A defining thread throughout her career is her dedication to the American Nutrition Association. As a founding partner, Ginger is deeply committed to ensuring nutrition remains central to health and wellness, while empowering practitioners to confidently integrate nutrition into care within their respective training and scope of practice.
Ginger is passionate about equipping clinicians with the tools, frameworks, and confidence to successfully build and scale modern, patient-centered practices.
Education:
BS, Food and Nutrition/MS Nutrition Combined Degree Program, St. Elizabeth University, Convent Station NJ, 2009
Classes Teaching:
NUTC 5760 Success Academy
Professional Associations:
- The American Nutrition Association