Personal:

As a native Floridian, it was grace that allowed me to become more acclimated to the Minnesota climate by first spending four years in Alabama and 12 years in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Minnesota with my family in 2013. My husband and I have 3 children and enjoy spending time together playing board games, cooking and traveling to lakes in the surrounding area during the warmer months of the year (no ice fishing for us!). I am passionate about people, good food and gardening and on most days from April through September you can find me in my home garden or our elementary school garden teaching kids and neighbors of all ages where their food comes from. During the winter months you will find me in my workshop building items out of reclaimed wood.

Professional: 

I am a registered dietitian and received my masters degree from Saint Louis University in 2003. Over the last 15 years, I have had the pleasure of working with hundreds of individuals; in the hospital working with adults as a clinical dietitian, in the field teaching children where the food they eat is grown (the answer is not the grocery store!), and in the classroom teaching college students of all ages the importance of our food choices to our body and brain.

Education: 

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition and Dietetics, Samford University - Birmingham, Alabama

Master of Science in Nutrition and Physical Performance, Saint Louis University - St. Louis, MO