Nutrition found me.
In my grandma's kitchen, to be exact. Everything I've built since — the degrees, the labs, the companies, the classroom — is that kitchen, carried forward.
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Food, science, and what's next — made usable.
My work sits where technology, nutrition science, and education meet. The job is always the same: take something complicated and turn it into something people can actually use.
Four chapters.
Grandma's kitchen
Where it started. She slid me a spoon and told me, "Baby, sky's the limit."
The lab
B.S. and M.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics at Kent State, then R&D scientist at Nestlé.
The classroom
College professor, teaching nutrition science since 2019.
These days
Spatial Apex, a spatial computing company, and FG Kids Project, a 501(c)(3).
Right now.
Bring me in.
A regular speaker at business and university events, known for simplifying healthy cooking and delivering research-driven learning through live demonstrations, interactive events, and digital media.
On stage
Keynotes, breakouts, workshops, and firesides.
In the kitchen
Hands-on cooking and learning for conferences, companies, and private events.