Laurie combines the unique perspective of a seasoned registered dietitian (RD) with training and experience in personal coaching.

A graduate of the University of Florida, and Case Western Reserve University Master's Program in Nutrition, Laurie is a registered dietitian certified in Adult Weight Management at Level 2 by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

A Coach U core essentials graduate, Laurie focuses on helping people build strong personal foundations, make positive life changes, and along the way learn healthy diet and exercise choices so they can enjoy a well-balanced life.

Laurie's positive and outgoing personality is highly suited to coaching others to a high-quality lifestyle. Her current client base spans the country from Oregon and Washington on the west coast, to Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia and New York on the East coast.

About YOU!

You are intelligent and have achieved a lot in your lifetime.

You have always been aware of your health, including nutrition.

You enjoy your job and the time you spend with your family.

Somehow, you just got so busy with all the other important things in your life, you've stopped spending enough time on yourself.

You want to look better and feel better; you've just had other priorities until now.

Recently, you've gotten sick and tired of the extra weight you're carrying. You're looking for something beyond the latest diet fad or the newest diet book. NOW you're ready to try something different, something smart, something that will last.

You need a diet coach who is professionally trained as a registered dietitian with 25 years experience, and certified in Adult Weight Management through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

About Laurie

Laurie has authored over one hundred articles about nutrition, healthy eating, and weight loss featured on sites including LiveStrong.com, MyLifestyleDiet.com, WomensDietandFitness.com, TheFatherLife.com, and she has been quoted in articles on MSN health, Glamour.com, and Conceive magazine online.

She currently serves on the editing team of "Weight Management Matters," the quarterly newsletter for the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Assocation.

She works with individuals and groups who want to incorporate healthy eating into their life, as well as with health professionals who teach their own clients to practice better nutrition.

Laurie speaks to local groups in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis through the SouthWest Illinois College speaker's bureau, and across the country to groups of weight loss experts with PESI Healthcare.