Board of Directors
Laura Collins Lyster-MenshExecutive Director and FounderLaura Collins Lyster-Mensh, M.S., is a writer from Virginia who became an activist for improved eating disorder treatment after her teen daughter recovered from anorexia... (USA)
Nicki WilsonChairNicki’s involvement with F.E.A.S.T. , like so many, began when she resorted to an online search for information to better understand the eating disorder threatening her daughter’s life... (New Zealand)
Belinda CaldwellVice-ChairBelinda Caldwell currently works as a carer consultant and project manager for the Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders, providing advice, support and training for clinicians and carers as well as... (Australia)
Daryl MadillF.E.A.S.T. Volunteer CoordinatorDaryl is pleased to be able to give back to the F.E.A.S.T. community through her role on the F.E.A.S.T. Board of Directors, and as a moderator on the Around the Dinner Table peer support online forum... (USA)
Rachel PolonskyTreasurerRachel Polonsky is a writer, university teacher, mother and grandmother, based in Cambridge UK. She has been a supporter of FEAST and its principles since its foundation. She believes that FEAST's work saves lives and families.
2018 DIRECTORS
Siobhan McGurkBoard MemberSiobhan McGurk is a biostatistician with 20 years of clinical research experience. Her research interests include barriers to evidenced base medicine, Transfusion Medicine, and patient outcomes research.
Fiona BromelowBoard MemberFiona Bromelow lives in the southwest of the UK. When her daughters were settled at junior school, she started a new career in medical administration and currently works within an NHS general practice... (UK)
Erica HusainBoard MemberErica is mother to three children: one son; two daughters (all now fully-fledged adults). One developed an eating disorder at the age of 16 and recovered from it within a couple of years, thanks to a team effort that included, as its most creative element, the parents of the Around the Dinner Table Forum.
Susan RingwoodBoard MemberSusan Ringwood has spent more than 35 years working in the charity sector. She was Chief Executive of the charity Beat (beating eating disorders) for 13 years, and was a member of the National Institute of Health... (UK)
Jennifer OuelletteBoard MemberEducation and access are Jennifer’s passions. She says, “F.E.A.S.T. shares that mission. Parents changed the landscape of autism treatment and we can do the same in the eating disorders field by coming together as a caregiving community... (USA)
Sue Klassen, RN, MSN, FNP-BCBoard MemberSue Klassen currently lives in Virginia in the United States, and has been a Family Nurse Practitioner for more than 26 years. Sue and her husband Johann Zimmermann have a 26 -year-old daughter and 24 year-old son. They attribute their son’s health and well-being to...- Helen MissenBoard MemberHelen's daughter was diagnosed with anorexia, and a son has been recently flying too close to a diagnosis. These experiences have instilled a passion for prompt, effective treatment at the heart of all she does... (UK)
Steven RosenbergBoard Member
Alec RodneyBoard Member
RETIRED BOARD MEMBERS
Axa Carnes, USA, (2009-2010)
Lydia Spottswood, 2009-2010
JoAnne Terry, 2009-2010
Therese Waterhous, USA (2009-2010)
Sandy Skalski, USA (2009-2012)
Carolin Gray, Australia (2009-2012)
June Alexander, Australia (2011-2013)
Raye-Ann de Regnier, USA (2012-2014)
Denise Clancy, USA (2011-2013)
Jennifer Whisman, USA (2009-2014)
Bridget Bonnin, Australia (2009-2014)
Jacques Neher, France/USA (2009-2014)
Mary Matthews, USA (2012-2014)
Sarah Krevans, USA (2009-2015)
Becky Henry, USA (2011-2016)
Colleen Wise, USA (2013-2017)
Leslie Feder, USA (2009-2017)
Laura Beattie, Canada (2015-2017)
Leah Dean, USA (2013-2018)
Donna Friedman USA (2016-2018)
Johann Zimmermann USA (2016-2017)
Lisa LaBorde, Canada (2013-2017)
Donald Irvine AUS (2016-2018)
In Memoriam
Charlotte Bevan, eating disorder parent advocate, F.E.A.S.T. Board Member and 2013 Magic Plate Award recipient, lost her fight with cancer on Monday, January 13, 2014. Charlotte will be missed terribly by those who knew her. Her impact within the eating disorder treatment community is imeasurable and F.E.A.S.T. hopes to carry on in honor of her mission. For more information about Charlotte and “Charlotte’s Helix,” the charity set up in her name to support genetic research into eating disorders, please visit www.charlotteshelix.net. Financial contributions can be made to help fund the Helix via the link HERE.
