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Kids Heart Felt Health has more than a two hundred individuals from
all walks of life, including nutritionists, registered dietician students, chefs, fitness experts, a food psychologist, college
students, high school students, adults, and parents who volunteer their time and talents to our program.
DIRECTORS
Claudine Lovitt Executive Director
Claudine Lovitt is an attorney
who is admitted to practice law in the states of New York, Connecticut, and Ohio. She was graduated from Colgate University
with a B.A. in Philosophy and German. She has also studied extensively abroad, including at Oxford University, Universität
Wien (Vienna, Austria), and Universtität Freiburg (Germany). Claudine last practiced corporate and securities
law with Baker Hostetler, a multi-practice top tier law firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, where she specialized in advising
clients on federal and state securities law regulations and transactions involving Fortune 500 companies,
as well as medium-sized and small businesses. She also has extensive experience counseling small and medium-sized businesses,
reviewing complex state and federal regulations, and drafting and negotiating contracts. In particular, Ms. Lovitt utilized
her securities and corporate law expertise extensively during the “internet boom” of the 90s which was a period
of unprecedented accelerated growth in the private and public securities offering markets. After moving to Charlotte,
North Carolina, Claudine suspended her practice of law in order to devote all of her time to raising her three children.
Ms.
Lovitt founded Kids Heart Felt Health with the intention of sharing what she has learned as the mother of a Type 1 diabetic
child. Through daily management of her child's Type 1 diabetes, Claudine has learned first-hand how food and physical
fitness directly impact a child's health and school performance. Claudine has also realized that there is a great need
to continue to raise awareness and empathy for individuals who suffer from medical conditions and standard of living situations
that are out of their control.
Claudine is also the
founder of Charlotte Junior Tennis Inc., which has been running innovative junior tennis programs, including community outreach
tennis camps and clinics, since 2008. It was through running Charlotte Junior Tennis that Claudine learned how
to create and implement programs dedicated to instilling healthy living habits and core character values in children.
Angela Gallo Angela
Gallo is the president and founder of Total Nutrition Technology, Inc. (TNT), which owns and operates 10 wellness centers
throughout the Charlotte area, as well as one in Asheville. Angela has operated TNT since 1993 and now licenses her
proprietary program to health professionals throughout the country. After personally struggling with bulimia, an eating
disorder, Angela decided to dedicate her life to helping others improve their self-esteem by counseling them on the importance
of proper nutrition and diet to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Angela was recently (in 2013) selected to serve on the American Heart Association Council.
Angela’s company was selected to participate in CNN’s health makeover program called “Mission Motivate.”
Angela is also a spokesperson for the “Got Milk?” campaign. In 2007, Angela was nominated for “Entrepreneur
of the Year” by Inc.com magazine and in 2008, she was named a Mover & Shaker by Business Leader magazine.
Angela also appears regularly on the Charlotte Today show as a nutrition expert.
Pam Moody Pam Moody, FDN
Nutritional Practitioner
Pam is the owner Functional Health. Pam has been
a health and wellness advocate for over 25 years. She completed several advanced studies in her field and does research
in nutritional alternative approaches. Pam believes in “Helping Others to Help Themselves.”
FDN, Functional
Diagnostic Nutrition® allows Pam to seek healing opportunities by specializing in functional lab testing in hormones,
immune, detoxification and digestion. She offers lab guided potent, proven protocols that bridges the gab between clinical
nutrition and functional medicine.
Pam is also a Director for TriVita, a 13 year old company that inspires and
helps people like you experience greater overall wellness!
www.pammoody.com
Toni Branner, M.A.
Ms. Branner is the director of Care & Feeding Partners, a professional speaking
and wellness consulting firm in Charlotte, NC that provides seminars for professionals and the lay public on topics such as
anti-aging, peak performance for athletes, wellness, motivation for lifestyle change, whole food nutrition, stress management
and optimal exercise programs. Ms. Branner travels throughout the country of a weekly basis educating school-aged children,
as well as adults, on the importance of whole food nutrition. Ms. Branner is also National Marketing Director for NSA,
the maker of Juice Plus, and does continuing education programs for medical professionals on whole food nutrition. She
also is the fitness director for the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club where she has designed unique fitness and strength programs
for all ages for 20 years.
Toni received her Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill where she also served as director of the UNC Employee Health and Fitness Center and as a faculty member in the Department
of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science.
Ms. Branner
is also the author of several books on nutrition and fitness. Her book for adults, The Safe Exercise Handbook (5th Edition)
is currently used on US Navy aircraft carriers to guide military personnel through their workouts. Wilby’s Fitness Book,
includes innovative ideas to help children stay healthy and feel good about themselves. Her newest series of books include:
The Care and Feeding of an Athlete (NAPPA Gold Award Winner), The Care and Feeding of a Dancer (NAPPA Honor Award Winner),
and The Care and Feeding of a Soccer Player give state-of-the-art training and nutrition information to young people.
Toni volunteers in a different school every week teaching students to take responsibility for their own health.
Megan Mandic, RD LDN Megan Mandic is a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in both North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Megan graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors in Nutrition and Dietetics from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
While in college, Megan was an active volunteer both on campus and in the community. In addition to acting as President
of the Student Dietetic Association, her volunteer work that was focused on improving children's health included YMCA after
school programs teaching nutrition and work with a local elementary schools community garden program.
After graduation,
Megan completed her Dietetic Internship with Sodexo in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. While the program had a medical
nutrition therapy emphasis, Megan personalized her experiences to mirror her interests in working with the oncology and pediatric
populations. Once a Registered Dietitian, Megan worked in a busy Philadelphia hospital and cancer center as a Clinical
Dietitian before relocating to Charlotte to work for Total Nutrition Technology.
As a Health Educator for Total Nutrition
Technology, Megan works with a wide range of clientele personalizing nutrition and health management plans to help clients
reach their health and fitness goals. Whether the client's goal be weight loss, wellness, enhanced sports performance,
or healthier pregnancy (to name a few); Megan enjoys sharing her passion and knowledge for nutrition with her clients in their
weekly counseling sessions.
CHEFS
Kids Heart Felt Health is fortunate to have some superior chefs who have contributed their talents
to our program.
Eileen H. DelPiano
Executive
Chef, Kids Heart Felt Health
Eileen
is a culinary instructor at the Culinary Institute of Virginia. Previously, she was a Senior Sous Chef for Levy Restaurants
at Charlotte Motor Speedway where she worked for ten years. Eileen was professionally trained at culinary school in
Charlotte, where she was a “top” student, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. While attending culinary school, Eileen
was promoted to Sous Chef at a local country club, where she prepared high quality food and organized numerous exclusive catered
events.
After 6 years as Sous Chef, Eileen joined
Levy Restaurants. In this role, Eileen has organized numerous catered NASCAR events held in Charlotte, Bristol, TN,
Sonoma, CA and Chicago. She has also traveled to other locations to run specific segments for these NSACAR events.
In 2009, Eileen led a group of
chefs at a Super Bowl XLIII event in Tampa, FL. This was an exciting, fast paced event to deliver high quality food
that received positive feedback for Charlotte. In addition, Eileen has also had experience coordinating and catering
many local specialized events, including The Cirque de Sole, the Wachovia Golf Tournament (now Quail Hollow Tournament), and
Charlotte Bobcats events at Time Warner Cable Arena. The small specialty catering required at these events, the unique
food, and “upscale” presentation was an exciting addition to her experience catering large-scale events.
This past summer, Eileen
was able to showcase her talent and passion for healthy cooking when she was asked to join a “Race Across America”
bicycle team as their exclusive chef. As part of the “team”, Eileen prepared all of cyclists meals during
the 14 day tour across America. Eileen is certified in SERVSAFE
(food handling and preparation). While with Levy Restaurants, she was also the Loss Prevention Coordinator and attended
Management Academy and media training. This gave Eileen the opportunity to appear in many local radio and television
spots promoting specialty foods showcased at major events.
During retirement Eileen has turned her focus toward her passion for healthy cooking and teaching
our youth the need for healthy options. She is instrumental in writing many healthy recipes for Kids Heart Felt Health.
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