Curriculum Vitae
Bonnie C. Minsky, M.A., M.P.H., C.N.S., L.D.N
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Chicago, IL), Master of Public Health- Community Health Sciences,
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (Chicago, IL), Master of Arts-School and
Family Counseling (1977)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana-Champaign, IL), Bachelor of Science in
Education (1969)
RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INTERNSHIPS
500+
hours of Continuing Education Programs for Dietitian Nutritionists (1992-1994),
Nutrition and the Cancer Patient, Metabolic Nutrition Assessment, The Impact of Nutrition on Academic Performance, Sports Nutrition, Supernutrition
for the Menopausal Woman, Clinical Nutrition Assessment
Menopause Educator Certification
Public Health Internship for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (Chicago, IL)
Coordinated and implemented “Babies and You” corporate prenatal health program, provided nutrition research data for the “Babies and You” Prenatal Nutrition Curriculum for use nationwide, (1989) presenter for “Babies and
You” and “Parents of the Future” (1989-1998)
30 Master Degree Hours (1985-1986),
Therapeutic Nutrition, Loyola University
Counseling Internship at Skiles Junior High School (Evanston, IL)
Provided individual and group counseling for teens with learning and behavior problems, administered and tabulated standardized tests (1976-1977)
WORK EXPERIENCE
1985-Present NUTRITIONAL CONCEPTS, INC. (Northbrook, IL)
Title: President, Wellness Director; provides private and group
nutritional counseling; provides nutrition and health promotion programs and
healthy cooking classes for corporations, community organizations, schools and hospitals (including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross
Blue Shield Association, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation Project,
Evanston Hospital, Cole-Taylor Bank, Zenith Corporation, Oakton Community College, Harper College, Barat College, Lake Forest College, National
College of Education, Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Cancer Wellness Center, and dozens of Chicago area schools
1988-1992 BODY THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Highland Park, IL)
Title: Nutrition and Behavior Specialist; provided individual and group nutritional consultations.
1987-1992 NUTRITION FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
1984-1987 CONSUMER HEALTH RESOURCES CENTER (Northbrook, IL)
Title: co-director; provided consumer information relating to health and
medical problems, provided consumer health advocacy.
1977-1982 PRIVATE CONSULTANT- SCHOOL AND FAMILY COUNSELING (Chicago Area) Provided counseling to
students with learning/behavioral problems and their families (referrals from suburban school districts).
1969-1972 TEACHER IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Chicago, IL)
Taught third grade at Schiller School and taught as a substitute
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS,
AND AWARDS
Certified Nutrition Specialist with The American College of Nutrition (1996-present)
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in the State of Illinois (1995-present)
Professional Member of The American College of Nutrition (1998-present)
Certified Menopause Educator (2002-present)
Member of the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Board for the State of Illinois
National Board Member of Citizens for Health (1993-1996)
Certified School Guidance Counselor in the State of Illinois (1977-present)
Certified Teacher in the State of Illinois (1969-present)
President of the International and American Association of Clinical
Nutritionists (Illinois Chapter, 1991-1994)
Vice-President and Director of the Speaker’s Bureau for Nutrition for
Optimal Health Association (1987-1989); Member from 1984-present
Member of the Illinois Public Health Association (1988-2003)
Member of the American Public Health Association (1988-2003)
Volunteer Speaker for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation “Babies
and
You” corporate prenatal program and “Parents of the Future” high school
Prenatal health program (1989-1998)
Personal Achievement Award, 2005 Nutrition Business Journal
Best Small Business 2007, Working Mother Magazine
RADIO, TELEVISION, AND OTHER APPEARANCES
Discovery Health Network, Food for Life
Cooking Program; six episodes as guest expert regarding food allergies and sensitivities such as milk, gluten, wheat, corn, egg (2001)
Chicago Access Cable Television (Chicago, IL), For Your Own Good with
America Online, Crossroads, Online Health Forum (2000)
Laurie Blackwell’s National T.V. pilot: Aging Smart (1995); nutrition specialist
The Body Repair Shop Cable T.V. (Downer’s Grove, IL), (1987) Smoking Cessation Techniques, (1987) Slowing Down the Aging Process, (1988) Using Nutrition to Relieve Stress.
Just Between Us Cable T.V. (Oak Park, IL), 1990: Second Thoughts…Slowing Down the Aging Process
Oprah Winfrey Show ABC T.V. (Chicago, IL), 1987: represented Consumer
Health Resources Center for a segment with Charles Inlander From People’s Medical Society regarding consumer health advocacy
WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL), 1987: Preventive
Health Update, 1993: The Dietary Supplement Education Act of 1993
WTMX-FM (Chicago, IL) Northeastern Illinois University’s Radio Station, 1993: Vantage Point: Nutrition Wars, 1991; Food for Thought: Nutrition and its Relationship to Behavior and Learning
WWJY-FM (Chicago, IL), The Warren Freyburg Show, 1986: Preventive Health Issues
MOST RECENT PUBLISHED WORKS
Syndicated Health Writer
for Conscious Choice Magazine (and other
Author of Our Children’s Health; Vital Health Publishing, 2002.
Author of Nutrition in a Nutshell; Vital Health Publishing, 1999.
Co-Author of The Illinois Dietetic and Nutrition Services Act (this bill became a
Author of Nutrition in a Nutshell Preventive Health Curriculum (for Grades K-6), 1985.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND SEMINARS (Partial List)
1984-1993
Spoke for over 100 organizations including many schools (elementary
school-college),
Blue-Cross and Blue Shield Organization, hospitals,
Parent-Teacher Associations,
community centers, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, and
several health fairs (a complete list available upon
request)
1994 (Partial Listing)
Oakton Community College (Des Plaines, IL), Nutrition through the Female Cycle
Kemper Insurance Company (Long Grove, IL), Babies and You…Nutrition and
Fitness for Two (prenatal programs for employees)
Menopause Support Group (Buffalo Grove, IL), Nutritional Tips during Menopause
No MSG Annual Conference (Chicago, IL), panel member with Russell Blaylock, M.D.
(neurosurgeon) and George Schwartz, M.D (emergency
room physician) for
Food that Hurts
(regarding MSG hidden in foods and MSG toxicity)
Nutrition for Optimal Health Association (Skokie, IL), Ask the Experts open forum
Shepard Junior High School (Deerfield, IL), Healthy Eating (school assembly)
1995 (Partial Listing)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Chicago, IL), Eating
and Fitness for Two (sponsored by
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Israel (Tel Aviv) All Day Seminar Optimum
Nutrition for Optimum Health with 3 days of
private nutrition counseling sessions
Lake Forest Country Day School (Lake Forest, IL), Optimum Eating for Optimum
Health, Energy & Fitness (presented to 8th graders)
Northern Illinois Division of March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(Rockford, IL),
Training of Hospital Health Professionals in
presenting Nutrition and Fitness for Two for pregnant women
Vulvar Pain Support Group (Evanston Hospital) The
Yeast-Free and Low Oxalate Diet
For Women with Vulvar Pain
Midwestern Region Medical Center (Zion, IL), 12 Healthy Cooking Classes for Cancer
Patients
Wilmette Public Schools (Wilmette, IL), Seminar for Teaching Staff, What Teachers can
do to Enhance Learning and Prevent Behavior Problems
1996 (Partial Listing)
Cancer Wellness Center (Northbrook, IL), Nutrition-
A Complement to Your Cancer
Treatment
Cancer Wellness Center (Northbrook, IL), Hormones- To Do or Not to Do (moderator for
Health professional panel)
Harper School (4th graders) (Wilmette, IL), Nutrition/Digestion
Lake Forest Recreation Department (Lake Forest, IL), Menopause…That’s not a hot
flash- it’s a power surge!
Midwestern Region Medical Center (Zion, IL), 12 Healthy Cooking Classes for Cancer
Patients
Naperville Public Schools (Naperville, IL), Seminar for Teaching Staff (Optimum
Nutrition for Children K-6)
New Trier High School (Wilmette, IL), Seminar for Teaching Staff (Optimum Nutrition
for Teens)
1997 (Partial Listing)
Cancer Wellness Center (Northbrook, IL), Complementary
Cancer Treatment: Risks vs.
Benefits
Comprehensive Therapeutics Corporation (Northbrook, IL), Eating on the Run
Grove School (Northbrook, IL), Healthy Eating
Lake Forest Recreation Department (for staff), Basic Nutrition with the Latest Research
Updates
Meadow Club (Rolling Meadows, IL), Sports
Nutrition
Meadow Club (Rolling Meadows, IL), Safe Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation
Midwestern Region Medical Center (Zion, IL), 12 Healthy Cooking Classes for Cancer
Patients
Naperville Public Schools (Naperville, IL) Middle School Assembly, Taming the
Junk
Food Monster
Seminar for a Community Organization (Los Angeles, CA): Breezing Through
Menopause
New Trier High School (Wiinetka, IL), Seminar for Teaching Staff, Nutrition for Optimal
Health
Josselyn Mental Health Center (Northfield, IL), Seminar for Psychiatrists, Psychologists,
and Social Workers, Nutritional Support for Building Mental Health
American Online, The Crossroads
(guest expert for nutritional questions)
Metagenics ( National Nutraceutical Company) Series for Illinois Health
Professionals:
Raising Healthy Kids to Optimum Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being
Women’s Division of Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (various
Chicagoland
Locations), four part series of Nutrition in a Nutshell: Ten Nutritional Concepts
to
Build Health and Slow Down the Aging Process
2000 (Partial Listing)
Business Executive Association, Chicago, IL, What’s Hot and What’s Not
in Nutritional
Supplements
St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, Nutrition Education for Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, Nutrition
for the Female Life Cycle
Evanston School District 65, For Parents and Teachers, The Role of Allergies and
Nutrition in
Behavior and Learning Problems
Kendall College sponsored by Kraft Foods, Inc., Nutritional Value of Grains in the Diet
The Claremont Rehab and Living Center, Build
Health and Slow Down the Aging
Process
Glencoe Parent/Teacher Association, Glencoe, IL, Our Children’s Health to Optimize
Learning and Behavior
MCS: Health and Environment Group, Evanston, IL, Our Kids in Nutritional Crisis and
What we can do to Help Them
American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL How to
Build
Women’s Health Through Nutritional Balance
Nutrition for Optimal Health Association (N.O.H.A.), Lincolnwood, IL, Our
Children’s
Health: America’s
Kids in Nutritional Crisis and What We Can Do to Help
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL How Nutrition Can Reduce Stress
Glencoe PTA, Glencoe, IL Our Children’s Health…Tricks for Avoiding Too
Many Treats
Multiplex, Deerfield, IL, Heart Health with Dr. Stephen Devries, M.D., preventive
Cardiologist
School District 74 (Lincolnwood Elementary Schools), Nutritional
Improvements in
Cafeteria and Vending Machine Foods (coordinated changes with administration,
parents, and food service staff)
Illinois Chapter of American Liver Foundation, Seminar at Lutheran General
Hospital,
Park Ridge, IL, Dietary and Nutritional
Supplementation for Liver Impairment
Wilmette Public Schools, School Nutrition Adviser; added 5-a-Day Program to
encourage eating more fruits and vegetables; assisted
cooks in removing transfats
from school lunches
Rehab Associates Physical Therapy, Columbus, OH; Women's Health Program
Swedish Covenant Hospital; Women's Health and Inflammation
DeKalb Farm Bureau's Women's Health Symposium; Preventive Steps for Optimal Health
National Conference of Geriatric Nurse Practitioners; The Importance of Geriatric Nutrition