(On the left) Kathy has an interesting background in both food service and nutrition. She began her culinary career at Detroit’s London Chop House with Jimmy Schmidt. Kathy worked with Peter Goatley-Detroit’s leading gourmet caterer of Peter’s Palate Pleaser for over a decade. Kathy is a Registered Dietitian and has a Master of Science degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Michigan. Kathy has been an instructor at Schoolcraft College’s Culinary Arts Program teaching the chefs of tomorrow about nutritious, delicious food preparation. She is an active member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and the Food and Culinary Professionals practice group of the American Dietetic Association. Kathy has attended the Great Chefs Cooking School at the Robert Mondavi Winery with Chef Joel Robuchon, the Ecole Ritz Escoffier in Paris, the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, and the Great Chocolate School of Valrhona Chocolate in Tain in France. Kathy has worked in the UMHS Preventive Cardiology Program as a clinical nutrition counselor, providing medical nutrition therapy to patients with heart disease, diabetes and weight management. Kathy is co-author of the High Fit-Low Fat Vegetarian cookbook. With her colleague, Lizzie Burt, Kathy is featured in two instructional videos on the preparation of delicious healthy food, which are shown regularly on the UMHS patient TV network. She is happily married, the mother of two sons and enjoys spending her free time playing tennis, golf, hiking, and downhill skiing.