MEDIA RESOURCE AND AUTHOR
Since 2001, Christine’s popular Food News column has appeared in Allure magazine. She also writes for FoodFit.com and Chicago Parent. Christine is a contributing author or resource to Allure, Chicago Parent, Foodfit.com, and others.

In 1982, she debated the famous Dr. Robert Atkins on Chicago area television. Popular publications such as Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Prevention, Health, O The Oprah Winfrey Magazine, Redbook, Women’s Health, Woman's Day, Shape, Organic Style, Walking, WebMD, Fitness, American Health, Oxygen, Fit, Natural Health, Woman's World, Investors Business Daily, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Orlando Sentinel, Tampa Tribune, Cincinnati Enquirer, Detroit News, and St. Paul Pioneer Press have featured her nutritional expertise.

SPEAKER
Corporate & Group Topics
Christine is a sought-after speaker on a variety of health-related topics for corporate wellness programs, health professionals or community groups.

"Your presentation to our association was outstanding! ... you captured the attention of all in attendance. Everyone walked away with valuable and useful information on nutrition and healthier eating habits.” DuPage County Police Chiefs’ Secretaries Association

PRIVATE PRACTICE
Counseling for individuals
In her private practice, she counsels people on weight management, functional foods, family nutrition, heart disease prevention and general lifestyle improvement.

Nutrition Consulting/Spokesperson
Christine also consults for an interesting client mix of public relations firms, corporations, restaurants, and not-for-profits.Christine analyzes recipes for nutrient values, develops nutrition education materials, serves
as a spokesperson, exhibits at professional meetings, and works on special projects. Previously, she counseled cardiovascular and diabetic patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Hospital (Minneapolis).

“I really, really enjoyed your class. It was a breath of fresh air.” Benedictine University student

CREDENTIALS
Christine is a dietitian registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and is licensed in the state of Illinois. She serves as a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors of the American Dietetic Association. She was honored as the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the Illinois Dietetic Association in 2002, and given the 2007 Nutrition Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

She has been an adjunct faculty member of Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, since1994.

A graduate of the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Christine also holds a masters degree in business administration (marketing) from DePaul University.