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Founder
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
 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.
Executive Director
Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry and
Metabolism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MS in Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia
University
BS in Psychology, University of Vermont
 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.
Dr. Wayler received his undergraduate degree in psychology
from the University of Vermont, and obtained his master's
degree in human nutrition from Columbia University through
a NIH fellowship. His research work was accepted and conducted
at Cambridge University, England. He was graduated from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in nutritional
biochemistry and metabolism, where he conducted seminal research
on minimum protein requirements for human populations. His
work contributed to the development of the 1980 FAO/WHO nutritional
recommendations for protein nutrition.
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.
Program Director
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
 Marsha
has served as nutrition director at 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 people move away
from restrictive notions of food and health, and thereby more
easily achieve a healthful intake. She has written over 100
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 over a hundred articles in popular magazines and newsletters.
She recently co-authored Disordered Eating in Active
and Sedentary Individuals, an online course for Human
Kinetics publisher. Marsha has served as president of the
Vermont Dietetic Association, chairperson of Dietitians in
Business and Communications, and member of The American Dietetic
Association's (ADA) publications and marketing committees,
and most recently, Consultation and Business Practice Delegate,
Council on Professional Issues at the ADA.
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
 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.
Manager Fitness and Recreation
BS State University of New York, Brockton,
Fitness and Recreation and Leisure Studies Business
Administration
MS, Boston University, Leisure Studies and Fitness
 Jennifer's
goal at Green Mountain is to convince even the toughest critic
that fitness can be fun! A recent graduate of Boston University
with a Masters of Leisure Studies Education, Jennifer was
the graduate assistant for the University's fitness and wellness
program. There she was a major driver in developing their
new fitness and recreation center into a great place for feeling
good. Her motto: “Do what is fun for you, and enjoy
exercise again!” Jennifer also has a Bachelor's degree
from SUNY Brockport in Recreation and Leisure Management and
Business Administration. She delights in being outdoors, and
has taken full advantage our beautiful Vermont environs since
her move here in August 2007. Some might say the mountains
brought her, or maybe it was a calmer, more peaceful way of
living, but one thing is for sure, she's here to stay. While
kickboxing is her true passion, Jennifer also embraces the
healing powers of yoga and Pilates, and has taught aerobics
and supervised fitness and wellness programs for seven years.
Senior Exercise
Physiologist
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
 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.
Behavioral Health Therapist
MSN - University of Hawaii
BSN - Creighton University,
Certificate in Psychological and Family Centered Nursing,
Cassel Hospital, Surrey, England.
Advanced Practice RN with Prescriptive Authority (State of
Vermont)
Registered Professional Nurse (New York State) American Nurses
Association
Certification as Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
 Mimi
brings to Green Mountain a wealth of experience as a nurse
practitioner, therapist and counselor with a focus on women's
issues, anxiety and stress related conditions. In addition
to maintaining a private practice in psychotherapy and counseling
in southern Vermont for a number of years, Mimi has worked
in psychiatric nursing, nursing administration and has served
as an instructor at the Southwestern Vermont Stress Reduction
Center. She leads many of Green Mountain's behavioral workshops.
Expressive Movement Therapist, Therapist
in Health Psychology
BS -- Human Development/Family Studies,
University of Vermont
MEd -- Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Vermont
Certified Expressive Movement Therapist
Health Realization Counselor -- Psychology of Mind Institute
Certified Kripalu DansKinetics Instructor
 Teri's
love of movement and her strong desire to empower women led
her from the path of traditional psychotherapy to certification
as an Expressive Movement Therapist. As our Kripalu DansKinetics
and Shake Your Soul instructor, Teri uses her classes as an
opportunity to help participants reconnect with their bodies
and spirits while having a fun, energizing workout. She is
passionate about encouraging women to hold themselves with
loving compassion. Her ability to create a safe, supportive
environment is one of her greatest assets. In addition to
her classes, Teri is available for one-on-one sessions and
phone coaching
with participants looking for additional support in creating
lasting change.
Consulting Nutritionist & Nutrition
Coach
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
 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.
Yoga and Reflexology
MSHeD Russell Sage College
BSN University of Connecticut
Certified reflexologist, polarity therapist, and reiki master
Certified Kripalu and Bikram Yoga Instructor
Internship at UMass Medical Center in Mindfulness Bases Stress
Reduction
 Alice
has taught yoga and maintained a private practice as a holistic
nurse healer and educator for over 15 years. She has designed
and taught health related workshops in Vermont, New York,
and Florida for over 30 years. She was also an instructor
at the Southwestern Vermont Stress Reduction Institute. Alice
has always seen and cared for people as individuals in her
nursing practice. Her belief in our wholeness, and how healing
is best facilitated when body, mind, and spirit are integrated,
forms the foundation for her work. She is dedicated to helping
others access their inner strength, wisdom, and power to heal.
As a cancer survivor, she has first hand experience using
alternative therapies to complement and enhance traditional
medical care.
 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 www.nourishingconnections.com.
Director of Communications
BS - Foods and Nutrition, North Dakota
State University
Registered Dietitian, The American Dietetic Association
Licensed Dietitian, State of Minnesota
 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.
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Executive Chef
 Chef
Jon Gatewood has been cooking professionally for over 23 years.
He graduated, with honors, from The School of Culinary Arts
in Denver Colorado and eventually became chef of the only
three-star three-diamond hotel in Denver. Jon and his family
moved to Vermont in 1999 where he accepted the position of
Chef at a fine dining restaurant in Manchester. A few years
later he opened his own restaurant in Danby Vermont.
Chef Gatewood loves to share his fondness of fresh ingredients
and preparations in creating delicious and inspired dishes.
With his motto of “Think Globally, Cook Locally”
Chef Gatewood enjoys making dishes inspired by the seasons,
using as much locally produced ingredients as he can.
Sous
Chef & Pastry Chef
 Lisa
began her career in food as a teenager in the trenches of
busy gourmet delicatessens in New Jersey. After completing
a degree in music education and a minor in gender studies
at The College of New Jersey, she relocated to southern Vermont
and began working in Brattleboro area restaurants. She fell
in love with cooking "on the line" and the satisfaction
that comes with preparing fresh, beautiful meals for soon-to-be
satisfied customers. Her training continued at one of southern
Vermont's most prestigious inns, where she learned the finer
points of baking bread, making pastries, and executing superior
presentations.
A member of the Green Mountain culinary staff since 2006,
Lisa occasionally can be found assisting in the front offices
as well. She is currently continuing her training as a student
of the New England Culinary Institute.
, Administration
 Sandie
is the first point of contact for many Green Mountain participants.
She answers phone queries, dispenses information, sends out
brochures, books appointments and generally troubleshoots
in addition to taking care of all the administrative details
that keep Green Mountain running like a well oiled clock.
Sandie is a local resident, eager to share the beauties of
her home state with visitors.
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