Presenter: Judy LoBianco
Topic: Professional Development
Presenter: Lesli Bonci
Topic: Nutrition for Academics and Athletics in the K-12 Setting
Presenter Bio: Leslie J. Bonci , MPH,RD,CSSD, LDN, is a registered dietitian, board certified specialist in sports dietetics , nationally and internationally recognized speaker and is the owner of Active Eating Advice- be fit, fed, fearless- a nutrition consulting company and co-founder of Performance365- a sports nutrition consulting company. She is currently the sports nutrition consultant for the 2020 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Leslie was the director of sports nutrition at the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine for 16 years where she worked with middle school, high school, collegiate., Olympic and Master’s athletes and professional sports teams. She has authored numerous chapters for sports medicine and sports nutrition manuals. Performance 365 provided the sports nutrition services for the inaugural season of the XFL and also the new FCF league.
Presenter: Dr. Carl Fertman
Topic: Improving PHE teacher impact on youth and young adult physical activity and health
Presenter Bio: Carl Fertman is associate professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education Department of Health and Human Development, Health and Physical Activity Program. His expertise is the design, implementation and evaluation of school and community health education, services, and programs. His work focuses on creating new knowledge for teachers and impacting and improving teacher practice. A new edition of his book - "Health Promotion Programs: From theory to practice" was just released in March.
Presenter: Dr. Michelle Segar
Topic: The Joy Choice: How to Slay the All-or-Nothing Dragon