Patty holds an M.S. degree in Holistic Nutrition, is a certified Natural Chef, was Chief Innovation Officer at Foogal, a senior advisor to The Hypoglycemia Support Foundation, and is Chair of The Nutrition, Food, and Wellness Member-Led Forum at The Commonwealth Club. She holds Project Management Principles, Improving Global Health, and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs certificates. Patty is the founder of DirectionFive Health, a non-profit to address children’s health needs, and founded the first USDA-certified organic cooking school and nutrition center in the U.S. She is an enthusiastic and energetic speaker and coach with a rare talent for engaging and motivating audiences to take positive action regarding health and diet and is experienced with on-site research and data collection. She co-authored the popular nutrition cookbook “More Vegetables, Please!” available on Amazon, and is a syndicated writer. Patty was the Chief Innovation Officer at Foogal, a meal-planning app that will help improve health, prevent prediabetes, manage type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and manage autoimmune diseases through chef-created recipes. Foogal has been working with Dr. Terry Wahls to develop Apps used for her multiple sclerosis clinical trial and for the Wahls Diet App. Note: Patty is also a Canadian citizen.𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦:Nutritional Consulting; Culinary Education; Health Conscious Cooking; Wellness Program Development & Management; Teaching & Mentoring; Research; Recipe & Menu Development; Decision Making; Team Leadership; Non-Profits; Creative Problem Solving; Holistic Health; Public Speaking; Pro-Bono Programs; Lifestyle Coaching; Authorship; Strategic Vision; Predicting Trendspatty@pattyjames.com707-888-1103