Meet our Nutrition Staff
 Jody Pannozzo, RD,
is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist who graduated from The Ohio State
University majoring in Medical Dietetics. She has practiced in all areas of
nutrition, but is a passionate advocate for the awareness and prevention of
eating disorders. She has had specialized training in eating disorders and has
treated anorexia, bulimia and compulsive eating in both inpatient and outpatient
settings. Jody also has expertise in sports nutrition; she was
the sports nutritionist for The Ohio State Athletic Department where she used
her expertise in eating disorders to develop one of the first eating disorder
policies for a major university. In addition to her professional knowledge of
sports nutrition, Jody has personal experience in this area, having run four
marathons including the Boston Marathon. Jody has been a keynote speaker for
local and national conferences as well as a media consultant on nutrition
topics.
Jody's approach to nutrition counseling includes a full
initial assessment complete with body composition testing, weight goals and meal
planning. She believes in helping her clients achieve balanced eating and
exercise through education and behavior modification. Jody educates her
clients about carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, nutrition
supplements, exercise and nutrition trends and myths. Jody also strives to
provide support and accountability to clients as they are striving for
behavioral and nutritional life-long change.
In addition to eating disorders and sports nutrition, Jody
can also counsel patients in the following areas:
Child, Adolescent,
and Adult Obesity/Weight Management
Gastric Bypass
Surgery Follow-up
Diabetes
High Cholesterol
Gastrointestinal
Disorders
Prenatal Care
Pediatric/
Adolescent Nutrition
Kristine Schirm has been a Registered Dietitian for 14 years and has
been working for over 18 years with a specialized expertise in the area of
eating disorders. Kristine began her career working as the Nutrition
Program Coordinator in the Willow Creek Eating Disorders program at
Samaritan Behavioral Health Center in Scottsdale, Az. She later moved to
Grand Rapids, Mich., and for three years functioned as the Director of
Nutrition inpatient and outpatient services for the eating disorder program
at Forest View Psychiatric Hospital.
Kristine also maintained a private practice with C.T.E.D.-Comprehensive
Treatment for Eating Disorders for eight years and for four years with Dr.
Patricia Dauser ED.D in Muskegon, Mi. Kristine later returned to the valley
in 2003 to join Rosewood Women’s Center for the treatment of eating
disorders in Wickenburg, Az. where she worked for three years as the
Director of Nutrition Services.
Kristine specializes in the re-feeding of high medical risk cases and works
only with a complete treatment team model. Her extensive counseling
experience includes individual, group and family nutrition counseling and
education in inpatient and numerous outpatient settings, direct one-on-one
mealtime support, home pantry and fridge renovations, cooking/recipe
selection and implementation shopping and cooking experientials. Kristine
follows a non-dieting philosophy as her nutritional approach to weight
management and has led multiple didactic and experiential groups in support
of health at every size. Kristine is passionate about the importance of the
relationship a client has with her Dietitian and treatment team emphasizing
trust and safety as the key elements to her practice. The foundation of
Kristine’s nutrition counseling style is education based and is directed
towards helping clients to dispel myths relating to food and helping clients
trust and reconnect with their bodies’ own physical hunger and satiety cues.
Kristine earned her B.S. undergraduate degrees in both counseling psychology
and clinical nutrition from Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., her
pre-professional practice program (AP4) at Arizona State, and her graduate
degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics also from Arizona State
University. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the
ADA practice groups of sports nutritionists (SCAN), Weight Management (WMPG)
and The Central Arizona District Dietetic Association.
Nutrition, exercise and cooking are personal as well as professional
interests. She and her husband and three sons live in the Anthem area. She
is now available to provide outpatient nutrition consultation/therapy to
males and females, adolescents and adults for the following: all types of
eating disorders, casual and competitive athletes, pre and postnatal women,
pre-and post gastric bypass, those dealing with specific nutrition related
illnesses and conditions, and to answer questions about food and weight.
Services provided: complete nutritional evaluation and needs assessment,
nutrition risk identification, meal planning, weight maintenance/loss/gain
education and support, home pantry and fridge renovations, cooking/recipe
selection and implementation shopping and cooking experientials.
 Laurie Geraghty, DTR,
LCSW, is a nutritionist for Healthy Futures. She is a Registered Diet
Technician with 12 years of experience and also a Licensed Master Level Social
Worker. Her experience in the nutrition field consists of working both in
behavioral health and medical hospitals with eating disorders, cancer, heart
disease and respiratory illnesses. She has experience making meal plans and
teaching nutrition to patients as well as their families. Laurie also has
experience working at an inpatient behavioral health facility where she has
conducted groups on self-esteem, anger management, coping strategies and
depression.
Laurie currently utilizes her
Master's in Social Work working at Banner Mesa Medical Center by helping
patients and families with discharge planning, support and various types of
resources.
 Dena
Wombolt, BS, is a
nutritionist for Healthy Futures. She earned her bachelor's degree in dietetics
from Arizona State University. Dena has worked more than 10 years for the Food
and Nutrition Department for Mesa Public Schools.
She has more than
eight years' experience in inpatient and outpatient eating disorder clinics. She
has experience with teaching and making meal plans for nutrition clients and
families.
Dena has a passion
for helping those struggling with eating disorders. She enjoys teaching subjects
such as fad diets, vitamin and mineral supplements, exercise, carbohydrates,
fats and protein. Dena believes that food can be a part of anyone's life and one
of her goals is to motivate and support so that food can be enjoyed and be part
of a healthy lifestyle.
If you need a
unique nutrition professional, Dena is it. She is bubbly and has a way of making
our nutritional needs common sense.
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