Miriam Zacharias, MS, LPSN is a marketing and performance advisor and coach who inspires health and fitness experts and organizations to achieve greater personal and financial freedom and build the business of their dreams. After serving 20+ years as a Sales and Marketing Executive in the high tech industry, Miriam worked as an Executive Coach and pursued advanced studies and certification in Holistic Nutrition and in Sports Nutrition. She is Chief Nutrition Officer at TriathlonExperts.com, Vice President of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, has an MS in Human Ecology from the Ohio State University, is a certified Coaching Clinic facilitator, and is an award-winning inspirational presenter and leader in the area of practice and personal development.

Linda Cardenas has a Nutrition Educator Certificate from Bauman College. Her interest in nutrition and healthy food for all is life-long. She has lectured small groups on the benefits of organic, healthy eating and promotes this message to all she knows. She is also a financial professional with over 25 years of experience.

Her other interests are cooking with whole healthy ingredients, organic gardening, keeping pasture-raised chickens and sheep and volunteering her time for community projects where she continues to promote the holistic nutrition message.

Andrea Grandson, Nutritional Therapist, Dip. CNM qualified as a Nutritional Therapist from the London College of Naturopathic & Complementary Medicine, in 2007, after a 20 year background in business administration. Upon qualifying Andrea worked in Harrods (the largest store in the UK) as a nutritional supplement advisor before setting up an online nutrition helpline, providing customized nutrition programs.

Andrea specializes in weight maintenance, focusing on digestion; and hormonal imbalances. She is currently working on a community project to provide free healthy eating advice to local communities, and plans to study Kinesiology to complement her practice.

Susan Barendregt BS, MNT, CHT, BCHN® is a Master Nutrition Therapist and a Certified Herbal Therapist. She is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition. Susan has a private practice at the Holistic Health Center in Viroqua, WI where she works with local as well as distance clients. Susan has an analytical approach to nutrition, utilizing laboratory and functional testing, targeted nutritional supplements, and one-on-one as well as group counseling to guide her clients on the shortest path to optimal health. Areas of special expertise include chronic conditions such as IBS, fibromyalgia and autism as well as brain health and elimination diets.

Susan is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals.

Tammera J. Karr, PhD received her PhD in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health and holds national board certifications through the American Association of Integrative Medicine (BCIH), American Association of Drugless Practitioners (CNH), American Association of Nutritional Counselors (CNC) and is board Certified in Nutritional Wellness (CNW) sm by the American Naturopathic Certification Board. She is also Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition®

Additionally Tammera is the author of numerous health-related articles available on the www.yourwholenutrition.com website.

Currently Tammera serves as one of two editors for the LorTam Wellness News www.lortamwellnessnews.com, writes a weekly health column for the Roseburg Beacon, contributes to online health newsletters, serves as Publications Chair for NANP, currently sits on the Board of Directors for NANP and Think Local Umpqua, and sees clients at two locations. She specializes in gluten sensitivity, diabetes, gastric disorders, women’s & men’s health and high blood pressure. She supports the use of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy for men and women.

Tammera, is a native Oregonian and has lived remotely her whole life from the high deserts, to the beautiful mountains unique to Oregon. This lifestyle has taught her the importance of common sense, independence, preparedness and determination.

Sheila Wagner PT, CN is a Orthopedic Physical Therapist and Certified Nutritionist and successfully integrates these services in her busy private practice in the North San Francisco Bay Area. Sheila specializes in evaluating and treating individuals who have seen other health professional and still have persistent and unexplained health issues. Sheila has a 30 year history using osteopathic manual therapy techniques and utilizes these skills during her innovative and acclaimed nutritional assessments with her clients. In addition to her clinical work, Sheila is the founder of Finally Fix Your Health®, the educational arm of her business where she offers a variety of educational group programs, live events and audiovisual learning opportunities.

Sheila is an expert in working with food reactions, metabolic dysfunctions, intestinal health conditions and the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic pain and injuries.

Sheila is the Founder and CoLeader of the Gluten Intolerance Group of Marin, the first California branch of the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America. As a sought after speaker who can turn complex information into easy to understand and use it now material, Sheila lectures regularly on various nutritional and orthopedic topics as they pertain to being able to Finally Fix Your Health!®

Sheila is a Board Member for the NANP and is the chair of the School Liaison Committee and an active member on the Education Committee. Sheila takes pride in upholding a high degree of professionalism within her private practice and wants all nutrition professionals to be regarded as an essential, knowledgeable and integral team member within the medical system.

Dr. Ed Bauman, M.Ed., Ph.D., is the president and founder of Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition & Culinary Arts (www.baumancollege.org) with distance learning and has classroom programs in Berkeley, Penngrove, and Santa Cruz, CA and Boulder, CO. Dr. Bauman is the director of the Bauman Nutrition Clinic, where he consults with individuals, families, and businesses to create health and support recovery from illness. Dr Bauman is a founding member, past president of and current special advisor to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. He received his Masters in Education from the University of Massachusetts and Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of New Mexico.

A ground breaking leader in the field of whole food nutrition for over 35 years, Dr. Bauman developed the Eating for Health™ nutrition model as a unifying teaching tool that teaches the value of eating fresh, local, seasonal, and organic foods. He is the author of the Holistic Health Handbook, Holistic Health Lifebook, Eating for Health, Foundations of Nutrition, Therapeutic Nutrition, Nutrition Essentials for Everyone and Recipes and Remedies for Rejuvenation. Look for the release of Ed’s latest work, the Flavors of Health, co-authored with Chef Lizette Marx, in Summer, 2011.

Dr. Bauman has designed and written a program for a national wellness, submitted to President Obama's Health Reform team called Restoring America's Health (RAH!). The program brings lifestyle, cooking, and whole food nutrition education for all segments of the population. Dr. Bauman and his staff have designed public benefit programs that teach the value of eating fresh natural foods and the skills of shopping, menu planning and meal preparation. An elementary school-based program, Eating for Healthy Kids™, targets childhood obesity. Affordable Nutrition™ reaches out to the formerly homeless population residing in transitional housing to teach them greater nutrition and health self-reliance.

Ed is a tireless teacher, leader and friend, whose mission is to create a holistic nutrition profession that integrates health and medicine, with a goal of creating sustainable cell, self and community well-being.

Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN, CHN, is board certified as a Clinical Nutritionist, a Nutrition Specialist, & in Holistic Nutrition. She is nationally known for her pioneering work and expertise in the field of nutrition, and digestive health. Liz is currently the Education Director of Nutrition and Integrative Health Department at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (formerly the Tai Sophia Institute), the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and the Autism Research Institute. Until recently she was the Director of Doctoral Studies, and Educational Director at Hawthorn University and on faculty at Saybrook University. She sits on the advisory boards for Food as Medicine, Autism Hope Alliance, and the Ceres Project. Dr. Lipski is the author of Digestive Wellness now in its 4th edition, Digestive Wellness for Children, & Leaky Gut Syndrome, and The Digestion Connection. Liz offers professional webinar mentoring groups to nutritionists, dietitians, and other clinicians who want to get hands training in whole foods and functional nutrition. We look at case studies from the group, and go deeply into specific topics each session. NANP members get CE’s and internship hours for participation.

Coco Newton, MPH, RD, CCN is owner of Lifetime Nutrition, LLC, a private practice in Plymouth, Michigan, focused on the use of integrative and functional nutrition therapy in treating chronic disease. Coco received her Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Dietetics/Community Nutrition from the University of California, Davis; her Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota; and completed her Registered Dietitian (RD) traineeship at the University of California, San Diego. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN) and is board-certified through the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists. Coco completed the Institute for Functional Medicine’s “Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice” course in 2001. She co-founded and served on the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Nutrition Advisory Board from 2007-2011. In 2010, Coco co-founded the University of Kansas’ Nutrition Fellowship Program, a collaborative program through the University’s departments of Integrative Medicine and Dietetics & Nutrition. In 2010, Coco co-founded the Michigan Nutrition Association, which works to support fair licensing laws that do not discriminate against nutrition practitioners. In 2007, Coco was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Michigan Board of Dietetics & Nutrition by Governor Granholm (D); and re-appointed by Governor Snyder (R) in 2011 to serve as a board-member through 2015. Coco is a member of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute “Thought Leaders Consortium.”

Dr. Thomas O’Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN is an Internationally recognized speaker and workshop leader specializing in Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease. He is a ‘Sherlock Holmes’ for chronic disease and metabolic disorders. He is a clinician par excellence in treating chronic disease and metabolic disorders from a Functional Medicine Perspective. He holds teaching Faculty positions with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the National University of Health Sciences. Dr. O’Bryan is always one of the most respected, highly-appreciated speakers. Dr. O’Bryan’s passion is in teaching the many manifestations of Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease as they occur inside and outside of the intestines.

Trudy Scott, CN is immediate Past President of the NANP, and a Food Mood Expert and Certified Nutritionist, speaker and author of The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood & End Cravings, (June 2011, New Harbinger). Trudy has a thriving nutrition practice in Northern California, with a focus on Food, Mood and Women’s Health. Trudy educates women about the amazing healing powers of food and nutrients and helps them find natural solutions for anxiety and other mood problems. Trudy lectures extensively, both at live events and via teleseminar. She is a member of Alliance for Addiction Solutions and Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Trudy publishes an electronic newsletter entitled Food, Mood and Gal Stuff, available at www.everywomanover29.com and www.antianxietyfoodsolution.com

Trudy’s goal for all her clients: “You can be your healthiest, look your best and feel on-top-of-the-world emotionally!” She lives in Northern California with her wonderful husband and they enjoy windsurfing, mountain-biking and skiing.

Trudy is immediate Past President of the NANP and served on the Board of Directors for 6 years, with active involvement in the Membership, Conference and Legislative Affairs committees. Trudy is currently a Special Advisor to the Board of Directors of NANP and chairs the Legislative Affairs committee.

Nicole Hodson, NC is a Certified Nutrition Consultant, and is the Executive Director of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP) Nicole began her career with NANP early 2007 as the Director of Credentialing through the Holistic Nutrition Credentialing Board, the credentialing arm of the organization. She then took on the role of Membership Director in 2008, and Executive Director in 2010. Nicole is extremely passionate about her work with the NANP. She is wholly dedicated to putting nutrition professionals to work, protecting the right of the American people to preserve their freedom to choose their modes of health care, and the right of holistic nutrition professionals to practice their craft.

Nicole is a freelance nutrition writer. She and her husband enjoy playing jazz music together throughout the Greater Sacramento, CA area regularly as founders of the Nicole Hodson Quartet.

Shannon Montoya, NC is a recent Graduate of Bauman College’s Nutrition Consultant program. She is currently getting her business started, in a small rural town in Northern California. Her focus on nutrition is food allergies & sensitivities with an emphasis on teaching allergy-free cuisine. She is currently the NANP General Assistant, and is enjoying the experience, since it works beautifully with her schedule of client education & support.

Shannon’s duties with NANP include general assistance for members and public inquiries. She also prepares the minutes for the monthly Board of Directors calls, processes membership certificates, and reaches out to the public, for supporting sponsorships. "I am so happy to be a part of the exciting and productive team
of NANP."

Tonya Harris is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Holistic Nutrition at Hawthorn University, and will graduate in early 2013. Her passion for nutrition stems from being a mother of three and a childhood leukemia survivor, both of which inspired her to opening an online retail store that carries only natural and organic products. Tonya enjoys blogging about nutrition, as well as which ingredients to avoid in our personal care and household products and why. She has been speaker-trained by Jeffrey Smith of the Institute for Responsible Technology on the health implications of genetically modified foods, and enjoys speaking to local organizations and parent groups. Tonya is currently the e-zine editor for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP).