As a former engineer and current Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Thursall is in a unique position to lead the team as Co-Executive Director of Food Paradigm. Her experience working with complex software systems naturally shaped how she would later dig into understanding the body systems. Thursall brings a wealth of holistic nutrition knowledge to Food Paradigm which has deeply influenced her desire to help children experience real food and improved health impacts. School lunches have been a complex problem for decades and are in desperate need of practical and nutritional solutions. Powered by love and a caring nature, Thursall intends to use her love of learning, project management and relationship building skills to lead Food Paradigm towards a brighter future for the children.Thursall lives in the Raleigh area with her husband, two kids, and dog. They love spending time in France every year to be with her husband’s family. Thursall loves chocolate, learning new things, helping people, collaborating, reading romance novels, and playing solitaire games and puzzles. Thursall graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from NC State University and later earned her FNTP certification from the Nutritional Therapy Association.