Robyn Cafiero, MS
Founder & Executive Director
Robyn Cafiero-O’Brien holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics Education from Montclair State University and has been a dedicated educator with Rutherford Public Schools since 2005. She earned her first Master’s Degree in Health Education from New Jersey City University in 2009, followed by a certificate in Nutrition and Exercise Science from Montclair State University in 2014. In January 2017, she completed a second Master’s Degree in Nutrition Education, also from Montclair State University.
Robyn currently teaches Fitness through Nutrition and Foods at Rutherford High School, where she integrates her passion for health, wellness, and education. Her commitment to the field has also been recognized in academic research; she was published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior in July 2017, and in the International Journal of Nutrition in 2020 for a study conducted between 2015 and 2016.
Whole Body Academy, LLC was founded by Robyn in 2017 as a summer camp program. Since its inception, the organization has grown to include after-school cooking programs for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, currently offered at six elementary schools.