EDUCATION AND RECOGNITIONS
State of Florida Licensed Dietitian #ND3024, 1996
Registered Dietitian #811351, 1996
Certified Diabetes Educator #2001-0488, 2000
Teachers College@ Columbia University New York
Nutrition and Applied Physiology, Dual Masters of Science, MS, 1996
Queens College, City University of New York
Media and Mass Communications, BA, 1984 and Nutrition/Home Economics, BA, 1993
American Diabetes Association
Valor Award Recipient, 2005
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Chief Executive Officer/Nutrition and Wellness Advisor, 2010 – Present
Food Majesty, Inc.
Diabetes Educator/Dietitian, 2012 – Present
H.E.R.O. (Healthcare Education Resource and Outreach) Healthy Florida, LLC, FL
Accredited diabetes education program in the community
Dietitian, 2012 – Present
Corporate Wellness Programs
Counselor, Speaker and Health fair participant, 2012
Diabetes Program Coordinator, December 2010 – Present
Diabetes Education Program at Endocrinology and Diabetes Consultants, FL
Received American Diabetes Association Recognition 2011-2015
Diabetes Program Coordinator, September 2009 – 2011
Diabetes Education Program at Delray Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center, FL
Received American Diabetes Association Recognition 2009 – 2013
Director of Education, October 2008 – 2011
American Diabetes Wholesale, FL
Newsletter, blog and forum writer for diabetes educational website, www.DestinationDiabetes.com
Dietitian, 2009 – Present
Zasa and Visions Clinical Research, FL
Counsels nutrition to participants in clinical studies
Program Manager and Educator of Diabetes/Nutrition, 1996 – September 2008
Diabetes Education Centers at JFK Medical Center, Columbia and Palms West Hospitals, FL
Multi-site education centers accredited through the American Diabetes Association
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Media
1470 AM Florida Radio with Dr. Diane Abdo – Interior Design of the Mind, 2012
Palm Beach Daily News and Boca Magazine interviews, 2011
Diabetes Health Professional, Nutraceuticals & Natural Supplements interview, 2010
Consultant for Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Post newspapers, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
WPBF-TV Florida Diabetes Alert Day Interview with Stephan Holt, 2010
WPEC Florida News 12, nutrition interview with Ric Blackwell, 2005
960 AM Florida Seaview Radio with Valerie Smith, diabetes interview, 2010, 2011, 2012
WRMB Florida Radio, diabetes interview, 2006
WXEL Florida Forum Radio Show, nutrition interview with Ann Bocock, 2005
WPBR Florida Radio, diabetes interview with Jewel Littenberg, 2003
Healthcare Professionals
American Diabetes Association Annual Symposium, Miami, Florida, 2006, 2007 and 2009
Diabetes Coalition, Port St. Lucie, Florida, 2002 and 2005
Community
American Heart Association Go Red for Women Florida Fundraising Event, 2007
VA Medical Center Diabetes Symposium, Florida, 2003
Physicians World Communications Group, Roche Laboratories, Inc., Florida, 2000-2002
OTHER
Diabetes Education Society, Inc. – course reviewer for Lifeskills, 2009
Advanced Recovery Center – education for addictions and eating disorders, 2007-2008
JFK Medical Center’s Charter School nutrition program, 2006
Power of Your Heart: Prevention and Reversal of Heart Disease program, 2005
Art Institute On-line Schools, Socrates program, nutrition on-line teaching, 2003 – 2007
Dr. Robert Liem, Bariatric Surgical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2003-2005
Palm Beach Community College, South Campus, Boca Raton, Florida, Nutrition, 1998
AUTHOR
Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Diabetes
Health Communications, Inc., 2006 – “I Can’t Do It” and “Together Forever”
The Diet Game: Playing for Life! Authorhouse, 2004
Food Majesty’s Reality Diabetes ~ type 2, Authorhouse, 2013