Marsha has been a part of Green Mountain since 1986, where her mission has been to help participants learn to enjoy food and eating while successfully managing their weight and health. An accomplished writer, Marsha has produced a body of work that reflects her desire to help women move away from restrictive notions of food and health, and thereby more easily achieve a healthful intake. She has written over 200 articles for popular magazines and newsletters and has worked extensively on a national basis to produce curricula, pamphlets and other materials to educate the public about nutrition. She is the author of What You Need To Know About Carbohydrates (Chronimed), Vitamins, Minerals and Food Supplements (Chronimed), The Pregnancy Cookbook (Berkeley Publishing), and co-authored Disordered Eating in Active and Sedentary Individuals, an online course for Human Kinetics publisher.

A voice of reason for the last 30 years helping people to move away from dieting, Marsha currently sits on boards of directors of the Binge Eating Disorder Association and The Center for Mindful Eating.  She has served as president of the Vermont Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, chairperson of Dietitians in Business and Communications, Consultation and Business Practice Delegate, Council on Professional Issues at the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics (The Academy), and member of The Academy publications and marketing committees. She is a member of the Academy practice groups Dietitians in Functional and Integrative Medicine, Behavioral Health Nutrition; Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists; and Food and Culinary Professionals. Marsha is frequently consulted by the media on issues of weight management, binge eating, mindful eating, intuitive eating, and healthy living. Most recently, her work has appeared in Huffington Post.

Qualifications

• MS, Health Communications, Boston University
• BS, Nutrition & Dietetics, Stephen F. Austin University, TX
• Registered Dietitian, The American Dietetic Association
• Certified Dietitian, State of Vermont Board of Registration
• Executive Board Member, Binge Eating Disorder Association, BEDA
• Currently pursuing certification with the Institute of Functional Medicine.

As an insightful professional, compassionate listener and executive director of Green Mountain at Fox Run, Alan has devoted his life’s work to helping women free themselves of the tyranny of dieting, food obsessions and poor self-esteem. Starting as a tennis instructor when Green Mountain was in its infancy almost 30 years ago through to his present position, Alan has been a part of Green Mountain. He has not only observed the changing nature of women’s lives during that time, but has contributed his unique perspective to encourage women to take charge of their health, establish realistic goals and strive for them in a supportive way.

Prior to joining Green Mountain, Alan served as Chief, Nutritional Biochemistry Section, Research and Development Section of the Veterans Administration (VA) in Boston. There he oversaw nutrition research undertaken as part of the Normative Aging Study, the country’s oldest longitudinal study of aging. Alan has also served as assistant professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the School of Public Health, at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and as an advisory member of the VA-National Institutes of Health (NIH) committee on Setting Research Priorities in Aging for the Year 2000. He is a founding member of the International Spa & Fitness Association, a former member of its Board of Directors, and has consulted for a number of Fortune 500 companies.

He authored over 25 peer-reviewed presentations during his relatively short academic career. Throughout his career, he has been a much sought-after professional speaker but now spends most of his time at Green Mountain, immersed in the field he enjoys.

Qualifications

• PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MS, Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University
• BS, Psychology, University of Vermont

A native Oregonian by way of California, Cindy joined Green Mountain full time in 2008. With an impressive professional background spanning more than 25 years, Cindy has held executive and senior level management positions in both Fortune 500, entrepreneurial and start-up business settings. She possesses a passion for leading and developing teams in varied and unique environments. Around Green Mountain Cindy is best known as someone who is candid yet leads with integrity and cares about creating opportunity for professional and personal development. In just a short period of time, her organizational savvy and can-do attitude has helped lay the foundation for innovation, change and growth within the organization. Each day Cindy leads a talented, multi-disciplinary team in their mission to deliver to women from all over the globe a transformative and solution-oriented experience.

Qualifications

• BA, Oregon State University

After a successful 30 year career as a senior level facilities and operations director, Vicki decided her weekend ski trips to Vermont from Boston were taking too much time off the slopes!  She moved to Killington, Vermont in 2000 and quickly opened up her own ski shop with her husband.  After several years, she decided to step away from her business and explore another one of her passions, women and wellness. Vicki is a Reiki master, having studied four years in the Usui and Raku Dei modes of healing.

After years working in the corporate arena, owning her own business and taking time to explore innovative ways to help women heal and take care of themselves, Vicki joined Green Mountain at Fox Run in 2010.  Vicki manages our front office group, finance department, facilities and maintenance, security, and our Green Mountain Ambassador program. “Our mission is to deliver exemplary customer service, and we strive every day to achieve that goal. We look forward to meeting all our guests and making their stay as enjoyable and comfortable as possible.”

Vicki still volunteers at free Reiki clinics around Vermont and skis whenever time permits. She is also an avid music fan and enjoys going to rock concerts.

Qualifications

• Boston University, Business Administration

For more than 12 years, Robyn has been working in the field of food and nutrition and is truly a big fan of both. Bringing together the concepts of feeding one’s self for nutrition and feeding one’s self for pleasure is her main goal when educating participants. Robyn has a varied nutritional background, having worked in hospitals, resorts/spas, clinics, wellness centers, schools, with supplementation, and in providing one-on-one counseling.

Robyn chose to complete a wellness-focused dietetic internship through Keene State College as her main interest in dietetics is educating others on eating to achieve health and well being. She has had the opportunity to teach nutrition classes in all types of settings and enjoys teaching with a focus on women’s health and nutrition. Robyn brings her love of teaching to Green Mountain at Fox Run and enjoys developing new classes based on the participants’ needs. Robyn is always thrilled to see the positive effect Green Mountain at Fox Run has on its participants and loves being part of a team that makes a difference in the lives of so many women.

Qualifications

• BS, Dietetics, State University of New York, Oneonta, NY
• AS, Commercial Art – Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY
• Registered Dietitian, The American Dietetic Association
• Certified Dietitian, State of Vermont Board of Registration

Challenged by your own behaviors? Have questions about the emotions that influence your choices? Need to make important life decisions? Feeling “blue” or anxious? Want to build your self-confidence and self-esteem?

Darla’s classes are entertaining, enlightening, extremely helpful. She has worked with women’s issues in her private practice for over 30 years. Her continued studies include mindfulness, personal empowerment, assertiveness training, women’s issues. Darla has presented workshops on topics ranging from positive psychology to stress and time management. Darla brings a special joie de vivre to all aspects of her work.

In addition to her classes, Darla is available for one-on-one sessions and phone coaching with participants looking for additional support in creating lasting change.

Qualifications

• Psychologist-masters licensed in Vermont specializing in adult psychotherapy
• MS, Portland State University, Oregon, specializing in Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Janet is an experienced licensed psychologist who received her doctorate at the University of San Francisco with an emphasis on Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  She has an extensive background working with individuals and groups in the areas of anger management, stress management and depression.

Janet did her training at the Westside Crisis Clinic and the Depression Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital.  Her post-doctoral work took place at Kaiser South San Francisco in the Department of Psychiatry where she continued to work until she moved to Vermont.

Prior to moving to San Francisco and returning to school for her doctorate, Janet was the Alumni Director at Boston University.  She worked in alumni relations at Boston University for more than ten years, starting as a volunteer coordinator.  She now serves as the Vice Chair of the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Board of Directors, the coordinator of the Mount Holly annual Photo Contest and calendar, and a mentor to two girls, one in the Mount Holly elementary school and the other at Black River Middle School.  In her spare time, she actively pursues her writing and participates in two writing groups and loves to travel back to “the city by the bay” with her husband every year.

Trained in several fields including physical therapy, chiropractics and emergency medicine, and certified as a Fitness Professional, LynnAnn has spent 26 years in the field of Health and Exercise Physiology, 16 of them with Green Mountain. An energetic and inspirational leader, she heads up our fitness department, lending her own special touch and motivational skills to help women learn to love physical activity. LynnAnn is adept at providing personalized fitness programs that make all the difference in “taking it home and making it work.”

Inspired to live a healthy lifestyle by the example her parents set, LynnAnn ran track and swam competitively from age 10 through high school. Her drive to share her enthusiasm for healthy living set her on a path of education and experience that equipped her as a tremendous motivator.

You’ll see LynnAnn starring on Green Mountain’s upper, lower body and Green Mountain Express workout videos, trying to keep a straight face as she takes you through the routines. At the end, though, her true self wins out, giving you a glimpse of her warmth and humor and her commitment to the success of our participants.

Qualifications

• Certified PT, AAFA, IFA, AAAI, ISMA
• Personal Trainer, Strength and Aerobics Instructor, Tai Chi Instructor, Mat Science (Pilates) Instructor, Weight Training Consultant, Aquatics Instructor, Aquatics Rehab Instructor, Weight Management Certified, Certified Holistic Health Consultant

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Diane is a native New Englander. Originally from Connecticut, she has spent the last 11 years in Vermont raising her two active children with her husband Joe. Diane has over 20 years of customer service experience and as our Guest Services Coordinator; Diane is the first person at Green Mountain you are likely to meet.

Whether on the phone helping you make your reservation, or making sure you can get in for that last minute massage appointment, Diane is always available to make your visit as pleasurable and rewarding as possible. Diane is known for her great sense of humor and infectious laugh. She is sure to make you feel right at home.

Diane is very involved in her community. She acts as a school volunteer and as an ambassador for the local Little League. For fun, Diane and her family like to hike, camp, and ski – or anything that has to do with the great outdoors!

Qualifications

• BS, New Hampshire College, Marketing, Accounting

David joined Green Mountain at Fox Run in August 2011, bringing with him a deep knowledge and appreciation for the local foods of Vermont. Aside from brief periods spent honing his skills in Colorado and Florida, where he worked for four restaurants within the world’s largest Marriott, David’s roots are firmly grounded in Southern Vermont. For more than 20 years, he has worked in and managed the kitchens of many acclaimed dining establishments across the state, including The Marina in Brattleboro, The Four Columns in Newfane and The Old Tavern in Grafton.

Prior to his migration to Ludlow to join Green Mountain, David served for six years as executive chef at The Old Tavern, a historic country inn. There, he cultivated his “localvore” approach and developed a green thumb while overseeing the kitchen garden. From Peruvian potatoes and heirloom tomatoes to an array of herbs and specialty greens, the seasonal menus David designed reflected what was being harvested at the time. What ingredients he couldn’t reap from the garden, he sourced from local sustainable farms, as part of the Vermont Fresh Network. He also hosted “Localvore” dinners every Tuesday, where only 100 percent local ingredients could be used on the special menu.

In his new role, David continues his quest to use fresh, colorful and flavorful foods of Vermont in the dishes he prepares and to introduce new ingredients to help Green Mountain guests expand their palates and nutritional options. As a native Vermonter, he’s also known to impart great advice on hikes, drives and other “local” activities.

Dr. Robyn Jacobs serves as a consulting physician for our functional medicine program. She received her board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1999 while working overseas in Sicily, Italy for the US Navy. In 2006 Dr. Jacobs opened a private practice Hygeia: A Unique Center for Women’s Health in Lebanon, NH where she practices functional medicine. Her practice focuses on finding the root cause of health challenges and uses application of lifestyle change including healthy eating, stress management and appropriate exercise as therapeutic tools. Dr. Jacobs is available for functional medicine consultation upon the assessment and request of our clinical nutritionists or request of our participants.

Qualifications

• MD, Dartmouth Medical School
• BA, Amherst College
• Board Certified Ob/Gyn
• Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Member of the Institute for Functional Medicine

Lynn has been a part-time member of the nutrition staff at Green Mountain since 2003. Lynn became a dietitian after spending four years as an active duty Army military intelligence officer to put her considerable energy into empowering people to maximize their health, fitness, and wellness. She maintains a busy nutrition and wellness coaching practice in southwestern Vermont and nationwide via phone coaching. She’s also the Healthy Eating Expert at iVillage.com, the largest women’s website, where she writes nutrition-related articles and answers questions on a message board. Lynn has authored numerous articles for websites and popular magazines, and recently appeared on The Today Show. She is a past president of the Vermont Dietetic Association and is active with numerous professional nutrition and fitness groups. Lynn lives in the shopping mecca Manchester, Vermont but would much rather be out on the trails or roads running, biking, and snowshoeing.

Qualifications

• BA – University of Vermont
• Registered Dietitian, The American Dietetic Association
• Certified Dietitian, State of Vermont Board of Registration
• Certified Diabetes Educator, National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
• Certified Wellness Coach, Wellcoach International
• Certified Personal Trainer, American College of Sports Medicine

An accomplished cook, serious shopper, frequent world traveler and passionate nondieter, Alta provides support for many of Green Mountain’s auxiliary activities, including FitBriefings, our website Recipe of the Month, and the FitWoman online store. She also directs our Food Lovers’ cooking tours to Italy and is the co-author of Recipes for Living, our new cookbook of Green Mountain recipes. So you can see that her interests match her job description quite well! Alta also has impressive credentials for orchestrating these different activities which Green Mountain sponsors to help women stop dieting and start living. Alta spent the first part of her career providing leadership for the food industry. As nutrition director for a major food corporation for many years and a nationally respected authority in nutrition and public policy she led food industry efforts to develop and market good-tasting, healthy foods, to provide nutrition education for the public, and to ensure clear and accurate food labeling and health claims. Alta has published many articles on America’s eating and nutrition trends. Her interest in women’s health issues, good food and her passion for travel has led her to this next phase of her career, as part of the Green Mountain professional team.

Qualifications

• BS – Foods and Nutrition, North Dakota State University
• Registered Dietitian, The American Dietetic Association
• Licensed Dietitian, State of Minnesota

For the past 20 years, Karin Kratina, PhD, MPE, RD/LDN, has devoted her work to the treatment of women and men with eating and weight issues, including those with eating disorders. Her passion is to help people break out of “diet prison” and guide them back to the freedom around food and body that is so rightfully theirs. Besides serving as Clinical Advisor to Green Mountain, Karin is in private practice in Gainesville, Florida. She is the Nutrition Coordinator for the Eating Disorders Program at the University of Florida.

A noted speaker, Karin is an author and nutrition therapist who holds a BS degree in nutrition, MA in exercise physiology and PhD in cognitive anthropology (where she examined the unconscious thinking processes of women regarding food and body and how it impacts their behavior).

Her first book, Moving Away from Diets: Healing Eating Problems and Exercise Resistance, was released in its second edition in 2003. Her most recent book is It’s the Calories, Not the Carbs.

She is on the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board for NEDO (National Eating Disorders Organization), the Advisory Board for the Foundation for the Advancement of Grain Based Foods, and the Editorial Advisory Board for the Health at Every Size journal.

In her free time, Karin is an avid dancer, and regularly teaches her favorite dance, called zydeco, locally and at festivals around the country. And, although she refuses to “exercise,” she is a zealous mountain biker. She resides in Gainesville, Florida with her miniature long-haired dachshund, Logan.

You can contact Karin at nourishingconnections.com.

Qualifications

• BS in nutrition, St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans
• MA in exercise physiology, University of Florida
• Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies, University of Florida
• PhD in cognitive anthropology, University of Florida

A pioneering woman who started her own business when women “just didn’t do that,” Thelma J Wayler, MS, RD, founded Green Mountain at Fox Run at the age of 50 after an illustrious and prolific career as a nutritionist, teacher and author. Prior to Green Mountain, Thelma was a nationally recognized diabetes educator and consulting nutritionist for the US Public Health Service. Her textbook Applied Nutrition (MacMillan) is considered a classic in the field. Thelma often shares that her greatest achievement was helping women give themselves permission to eat, empowering them to take greater responsibility for their health, and most importantly, helping them begin to feel good about themselves, regardless of their body size. Strong, independent and visionary, Thelma earned the respect and attracted the support of luminaries in obesity research for this ‘radical’ approach to weight management. Thelma now spends her winters in Florida, but can be seen around Green Mountain in the summer, often sitting in on classes and quietly becoming the leader, sharing her now three decades of experience helping women achieve their potential.

Qualifications

• MS in Public Health Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University
• BS in Foods and Nutrition, University of Vermont
• Registered Dietitian, The American Dietetic Association