Judith Banker, MA, LLP, FAED founded the Center for Eating Disorders , a non-profit education, support and treatment center, in 1983 and has served as Executive Director since that time. With nearly 35 years of professional experience, Judith has an extensive background in the clinical treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with eating, weight, and/or body image issues and in treatment and education program development and administration. Judith is a Fellow and Immediate Past President of the Academy for Eating Disorders, a global professional association, and sits on the Advisory Board of Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (FEAST). She lectures internationally on a wide range of topics related to eating disorders treatment, prevention, and advocacy. Her publications address the psychotherapeutic treatment of eating disorders and bridging the research-practice gap in the field of eating disorders to improve the quality of treatment, research, education, and prevention.