Heather is available to bring her area of expertise to other professional organizations by speaking at your next symposium, conference or event.

Topic Examples

Starting in Private Practice, Marketing without Money, Sports Nutrition Topics (from supplements to weight management to optimizing meal plans), Fueling Young Athletes.

Past Professional Organizations Talks

• The Pittsburgh Dietetic Association- "Getting Started in Private Practice"
• New York Strength & Conditioning Association- "Eating for Health & Performance"
• Central Atlantic States Association Food and Drug Officials- "Where we are Headed with Menu Labeling"
• The Pennsylvania Dietetic Association- "From Tots to Teens: Feeding Our Youth Athletes"

Heather has a passion for speaking and would love the opportunity to speak to your group about how to use food to improve quality of life.  Lunch-n-Learn's are a wonderful opportunity to motivate and educate employees to take control of their health. 

Presentations are individualized to meet the needs of the audience.  Clients can choose based topics (as below) or they can be created based on current nutrition trends and hot topics.

The following are a few examples of topics that Heather has spoke on in the past:

• Tips to Eating During Business Travel
• Getting a Grip on Grocery Shopping
• Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label
• Taking Control of your Health with Simple Sodium Swaps
• Snack Attack
• Healthy Habits
• Secrets of Successful Weight Losers

Do you want to take your team to the next level?  Heather is available to come to your school or university for a team talk with the athletes.  Heather has received amazing feedback from coaches regarding how athletes have used the information that was provided to improve their nutrition, which in turn improves their health and performance.  The entire team, including the coaching staff will benefit from a team talk.  Each talk is individualized for the specific team (gender, sport, position) and incorporates realistic, practical tips for getting started.  The following are a few of the topics that Heather has spoken on:

• Nutrition for Optimal Sports Performance
• Healthy Hydration Habits
• Getting Game Day Ready
• Nutrition Tips for Your Tournament
• Tips When Traveling with the Team
• Fueling in School for Your After School Practice
• Recovery Nutrition
• Open Session: Question & Answers

Teenagers are unique in that they need energy and nutrients not only to fuel their activity but also for normal growth and development.  Heather specializes in teenage athletes and helping them understand the importance of proper nutrition.  She is available not only for one-on-one counseling with athletes and their parents, but also to speak at parent meetings and Booster Club Association meeting.

The following are a few of the topics that Heather has spoken on at Parent & Booster Club Meetings:

• A Parent's Guide to feeding Your Hungry High School Athlete
• "Oh Yes You Can Eat Healthy on a Bus!"
• Quick, Easy Meals That Your Teenager will Eat
• Feeding the Hungry Teenage Athlete
• Adding 1,000 Calories the Healthy (and Fuel Efficient) Way
• Recovery Nutrition Right Out of a Gym Bag
• Identifying Disordered Eating in Your Child

The following is a partial client list of Heather's speaking engagements (organized and selected to show variety):

• The University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (team talk)
• Moon Area Wrestling (parent talk)
• The New York National Strength and Conditioning Association (professional talk- sports nutrition)
• The Pittsburgh Dietetic Association (professional talk- private practice)
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania (educational series- nutrition trends)
• Whitehall Public Library (lunch-n-learn)
• Border's Book Stores (educational series- sports nutrition)
• The Special Olympics of New Jersey
• Carnegie Mellon University- (facilitator for weight loss discussion)
• Pittsburgh Fight Club (athlete question/answer session)
• Finish First Sports Performance (Recorded Education Videos)
• Elizabeth Forward School District (grant funded education series in classrooms)

The costs for speaking engagements are specific to each venue and audience.  Prices are determined based on number of participants, topic, preparation time, length and type of presentation (lunch-n-learn versus half-day seminar, etc), meal preparation and travel.  Heather would love to discuss your specific event.  All speaking engagements are tailored to the unique needs of the organization or group.  Please Contact Heather to discuss potential topics and prices.