Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)

BS in Food & Nutrition from Western Illinois University

Dietetic Internship at University of Arizona

Hiking, traveling, visiting national parks, cooking, and reading.

Diabetes, Weight management, Celiac disease

I was born and raised in Carthage and received my undergraduate degree in Food & Nutrition from Western Illinois University and then completed my dietetic internship at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. For several years, I worked at Hinsdale Hospital as an outpatient dietitian specializing in weight management and diabetes. In 2005, my husband and I returned to this area, and I was employed by Hy-Vee and then Blessing. The last seven years I have worked at the Blessing Diabetes Center as their out-patient dietitian. I have many years of experience counseling patients on diabetes, weight management, and celiac disease.

“Eating for good health is about balance and including a variety of foods in your diet.”