Jane's Story

CULINARY WORKSHOP
INSTRUCTOR
October 2016 - October 2017
Taught healthy cooking classes for major supermarket chain
Favorite part: creating delicious, healthy food and meeting new people

EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology
A.A.S. Textile/Surface Design 1987
School of Visual Arts
Foundation year 1985
University of New Hampshire
B.A. English 1981

DUKE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
CERTIFIED HEALTH COACH
July 2014 - July 2015
Completed foundation and
certification programs at
Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC
Favorite part: being part of a caring community focused on promoting lifestyle medicine

ARTFUL PALATE
CATERING COMPANY
August 2003 - June 2006
Founded catering company
Catered events ranging in size
from 8 to 100 guests
Favorite part: creating menus and bringing joy to people through food

COCHLEAR IMPLANT
SURGERY
September 2009
Experienced hearing loss as an adult which led to profound deafness
After successful implant surgery
regained hearing
Favorite part: appreciating the ability to have real conversations

CONCORDIA INTEGRATIVE HEALTH COACHING
July 2014 - Present
Founded health coaching practice
Favorite part: partnering with people to help them achieve their health goals

CHEF COACHING
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
September 2015
Completed Chef Coaching program at Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. Boston, MA
Favorite part: combining my culinary expertise, love of cooking and coaching skills to help people become healthier

CHEF COACHING PROGRAM
FACULTY MEMBER
September 2016 - Present
Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA.
Facilitate group coaching sessions and assist with delivery and marketing of Clinicians CHEF Coaching Program
Favorite part: working with Chef Coaching faculty as program develops and grows