Kim is a registered dietitian with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota and an MBA from Oklahoma City University. She has more than 30 years of healthcare food service and clinical nutrition management experience in both contract and self-op. She is currently...

Dr. Anthony Baffo is a seasoned hospitality professional with over 30 years of experience managing restaurants and healthcare food service. He started his career with Restaurant Associates managing some of Manhattan’s finest restaurants.  In 2004 he left the restaurant business and joined St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center where he...

Interested in a career as a dietitian since she was a young child, Antoinette "Toni" Watkins, MS, RDN, attended University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, where she received her B.S. degree, and Boston University, where she achieved her M.S. She is the 2021 IFMA Gold Plate Recipient. With a food...

Christine Hartney is the Director of Clinical Nutrition Services for RUSH University Medical Center and RUSH Oak Park Hospital. Her expertise is in clinical nutrition care and nutrition regulations, menu development, food service system computer programs, and dietetics education. Christine previously served as the Chair for the Accreditation Council for...