Meet the Dreamfields Advisory Board
Dreamfields has proudly assembled an impressive panel of nutrition, medical,
scientific, and culinary experts for an Advisory Board that includes:
Roberta Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS (MO)
- Past National Chair, Food & Culinary Professionals/ADA; active
with International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames
d’Escoffier.
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Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE (IL)
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- 2009 Diabetes Educator of the Year of the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Diabetes Care & Education
specialty practice group.
- Program coordinator for the teen and adolescent diabetes program
at the University of Chicago’s Diabetes Center.
- Diabetes Care and Education (DCE) Dietetic Practice
Group Newsletter Editor (2006 to 2007), Treasurer
(2005 to 2006) and currently Incoming Chair of DCE.
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- Author of Pediatric Diabetes: Health Care Reference and Client
Education Handouts, and numerous medical journal articles.
- Spokesperson for a variety of healthy consumer food products; accomplished
speaker and writer/reviewer on many topics related to diabetes self-management,
healthy eating and diabetes technology.
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Tami A. Ross, RD, LD, CDE (KY)
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- Tami Ross from Lexington, KY is a registered
dietitian, certified diabetes educator, and a nationally recognized
speaker and health and nutrition writer.
- She has co-authored eight books including, What Do I Eat
Now?: A Step-by-Step Guide to Eating Right with Type 2 Diabetes, and
Diabetes Meals on $7 a Day or Less, both published by the American
Diabetes Association. She has also written numerous articles for
professional and lay publications.
- Tami is a frequent presenter for meetings of professional and
community organizations, and works closely with the media in a
spokesperson capacity. She has been featured on the "Daily Buzz",
CBN, Chef Jim Coleman's "Healthy Flavors" program in USAToday,
and as a guest on numerous national radio shows.
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- Tami also serves in an advisory capacity to several food and
pharmaceutical companies, is President-elect of the American Association
of Diabetes Educators, and is a past-chair of the Diabetes Care
and Education dietetic practice group.
- Tami received her Bachelor of Science Degree from the University
of Kentucky and has over 20 years experience providing diabetes
and nutrition education in a variety of settings. In addition to
her thriving consulting career, Tami counsels individuals seeking
nutrition guidance and diabetes education through her practice
with Internal Medicine Associates in Lexington, KY.
- She is the 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year of the American
Dietetic Association's Diabetes Care & Education dietetic practice
group.
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