Tami brings rich knowledge and experience. She has consulted in a variety of areas, including the following:

• Understanding health care professional and consumer needs
• Translating science into practice
• Developing key messaging
• PR and education campaigns
• Advisory Boards
• Educational program/tool development
• Freelance writing
• Presentations (professional and consumer)
• Webcasts
• Social Media, including Twitterchats
• Facilitating education groups
• Representative at exhibits/tradeshows
• Culinary demos and recipe development

Select freelance writing projects include:

• Tethys Bisocience - co-author of "Reduce My Risk: My Path to Diabetes Prevention" (in development)
  
• Diabetes Care and Education - Prebiotic Basics: Helping Your Health from the Inside Out educational handout. Available online at www.dce.org
  
• American Association of Diabetes Educators - contributing author to Diabetes Education Review Guide: Test Your Knowledge (2nd Ed. 2009 and 1st Ed. 2007)
  
• American Dietetic Association - authored "Smart Snacking" in Pediatric Diabetes: Health Care Reference and Client Education Handouts (2006)
  
• American Dietetic Association and American Diabetes Association - contributing author in writing work groups for Choose Your Foods: Plan Your Meals (2009); Eating Healthy with Diabetes Easy Reading Guide (2008); Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Meal Planning (2007)
  
• Eli Lilly & Co. - co-authored Daily Meal Planning Guide (2008); Your Carbohydrate Counting Guide
  
• Diabetes Self-Management magazine - authored bi-monthly nutrition article with 6 recipes (1999-2006); "Playing Soccer: What's Your Game Plan" (Mar/Apr 2002); "Meeting for Better Eating" (Jan/Feb 2002) - select recipes and articles available at www.diabetesselfmanagement.com
  
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals - co-authored content for One Meal at a Time (2003)

Spokesperson

Tami is a trusted, personable media contact.  She has shared practical, positive, science-based messages through hundreds of radio, TV, online, and print interviews as a product or company spokesperson, and through promotional opportunities for her books. She is experienced in satellite media tours, television shows, filming other media footage, and social media.

Tami is a media spokesperson for the International Food Information Council and the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Recent media appearances include the following:

• International Food Information Council/American Heart Association Webcast - "Bridging the Gap Between Consumer Behavior and Heart Health"
• International Food Information Council Twitterchat on diabetes
• "Diabetes 1.0 Live" webcast sponsored by Dreamfields Pasta
• WLWT Insights
• Two episodes of "Healthy Flavors" with Chef Jim Coleman
• Healthy eating web videos for www.dreamfieldsfoods.com
• CBN - 700 Club

The multitude of publications in which Tami has been quoted include USA Today, Diabetic Cooking magazine, Diabetic Living, Diabetes Self-Management, Diabetes Forecast, Lexington Herald-Leader and press releases by Dreamfields Pasta and Tate & Lyle.

Diabetes and Nutrition Educator

Tami is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who provides individual nutrition guidance and diabetes self-management education. She has a special interest in working with adults with pre-diabetes, type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. She also counsels individuals focused on weight management, lowering cholesterol/lipids, lowering blood pressure, and a variety of other nutrition concerns.

Tami was selected by her peers as the 2008 Diabetes Educator of the Year of the national Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group.

Contact Tami to schedule a counseling appointment.