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Lori 'Minky' Radcliffe, R.N., B.S., CFPC & Fitness Nurse
Lori is the President & CEO of 'Jest' for Fitness & Food Productions. After earning an Athletic Training scholarship and graduating from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiological Science, over 22 years ago. She has worked with seniors, homemakers, athletes, weekend warriors, and as a standup comedienne trying to make others feel good through exercise and laughter. After months of living on the road, eating condiment sandwiches, and no steady work, Lori returned to school and became an R.N. (Political correctness and being funny don't mix. Because comedy is really truth...with a twist) She worked as a staff nurse on med/surg, orthopedics, geriatrics, and staff education. In 2001, she decided to combine her old days of working as a standup comedienne with her nursing and teaching experience to deliver powerful, informative, yet entertaining and down-to-earth presentations about fitness, food, and stress to primarily nurses and other healthcare professionals. Eventually to the public. She is now called a Health-Info-tainer! Lori has been employed as a Health Educator, a Staff Educator, and teaches Pilates classes and bootcamps for the public in N.J. She is also Certified in kickboxing and is a Certified Personal Trainer. She is a Body Works Practitioner and NESTA & Stott-Certified Pilates Instructor and Licensed and Certified in The Lebed Method of dance and movement therapy for breast cancer survivors. Lori 'Minky' is also a National Personal Fitness Trainer Certification Specialist. (Trains individuals, through A.F.A.A., to become Nationally Certified Personal Fitness Trainers or Certified PFT's). She is currently the founder and President of The National Association of Fitness Nurses (NAFN) She assists other nurses who want to utilize the nursing process & fitness to prevent and/or improve the medical conditions of their patients and others. Nurses, who are fed-up, are also provided with solutions so they can make money doing what they love. Lori was also the Founder of the Jersey Shore Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. For more information on Traditional Diets & WAPF, CLICK HERE.

Debra A. Dobies, R.D., M.A., Nutritionist & Health Educator.
Deb is Director of Programming & Brainstorming because she is a non-stop idea machine! She has over 30 years experience as a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist. Inpatient clinical nutrition and outpatient medical nutrition therapy experience in medical, surgical, intensive care, coronary care, oncology, prenatal/obstetrics and nutrition support. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition & Foods at Rutger's College and completed a clinical dietetic internship at Henry Ford Hospital. Deb also has been a Director of Nutrition and Food Services at a long-tem care facility (LTCF) and a hospital. For over 15 years, she has conducted weight management classes and was the Clinical Advisor for a major hospital systems weight management programs. Deb was employed, for over 23 years, as a RD Health Educator at a large hospital system. While employed there, she planned and performed classes, lectures, health fairs, and speeches for the clinical staff, patients, consumers, and the community. Deb has appeared on several television and radio broadcasts and featured in newspapers as the ‘expert’ on various nutrition topics. She earned her Master's degree in Holistic Health from Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. She currently serves on the Education Research Advisory Board of the National Association of Fitness Nurses and gives lectures at National conventions and within the community and does private consulting. Deb knows almost everyone loves to eat and you should enjoy your food; but wants to help women put the best fuel in their bodies for energy, stress reduction and optimum health. Her clinical, managerial, and teaching experience helps to insure accurate and applicable fun food and nutrition facts in her presentations.

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