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Lisa Dorfman, MS, RD, CSSD, LMHC, a leader to industry the public and the press for more than two decades, is Director of the Graduate Degree program in Nutrition for Health & Human Performance, Dept. of Kinesiology & Sport Sciences at the University of Miami. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, Board Certified Professional Counselor, Diplomat of The American Psychotherapy Association, Certified- ISAK certified anthropometrist, USAT&F & USA Triathlon coach. Lisa is personal nutritionist for many professional athletes, including those in the NFL, MLB, PGA, USTA, US Boxing, USA Taekwondo and was the US Sailing Olympic and Paralympics Team Nutritionist for the Beijing Olympics. In 2008, Lisa was selected to be a member of the inaugural USOC Sport Dietitian Network to assist the United States Olympic Committee in providing nutrition coaching services to the National Governing Bodies (NGB’s) and Olympic/Paralympic Teams.

Lisa has built a diverse portfolio including: a clinical career in over 15 hospitals and medical centers; corporate programs at numerous Fortune 500 and major financial, law public and private institutions; consultant with the Federal Correctional System, Metro-Dade Police, US Department of Customs, and for The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA); as a culinary dietitian working with chefs and staff worldwide at Sandals Resorts, Ritz Carlton, Doral Saturnia, and Bitter End Resorts in the BVI and as an educator at Johnson and Wales University & Miami Culinary Institute. In 2010, she expanded her practice to NYC, consulting to the Julliard School of Performing Arts, Columbia University & BodhiZone Sports Performance Centers.

A media spokesperson, Lisa has worked on dozens of TV, radio and print campaigns. Lisa has represented Tropicana, Rockin Refuel, Gatorade, PowerBar, PopChips, SOYJOY, Quaker Oats, Frito Lay, Weight Watchers, Proctor and Gamble, Wishbone, Laughing Cow/BabyBel Brands & numerous other companies in Satellite Media Tours (SMT), ground & remote (GMT/RMT) tours worldwide. She is the author of six books, including her latest, Performance Nutrition for Tackling Stress (Momentum Media, 2013); several book chapters, former nutrition editor for SoBeFit Magazine & is a columnist for Miami Sports Magazine. She has appeared on 20/20, Dateline, Good Morning America Health, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC and ESPN and the NBC, CBS & ABC affiliates and has been featured in numerous publications including: USA Today, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Runners World, Marie Claire, O, Glamour, Vegetarian Times & Shape magazines.

As a leader in her profession, Lisa was a National Media Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association ’03-’08, and served as chairman for the Nutrition Entrepreneurs (NE), Vegetarian Nutrition (VN) and Dietetics in Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders & public relations director for the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN) Practice Groups (DPG). She has also been an ongoing educator, counselor and coach to the USOC, USAT&F, USAT, USTA & The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She was selected by her colleagues as Recognized Dietitian of the Year and has been named to Who's Who in American Women.

Known nationally as “The Running Nutritionist™,” Lisa is a competitive runner and triathlete who has competed in more than 34 marathons (PR 2:52:32), IronmanUSA Lake Placid, dozens of half marathons and 1/2 ironmans, and hundreds of running and multisport races. In 2004, she competed for the United States on Team USA at the World Long Distance Duathlon Championships.

Media Interviews

Alternative Medicine, American Way Magazine, Baltimore Sun, Better Homes and Gardens, Bicycling , Chicago Sun-Times, Cooking Light, Fit, Fitness, Food and Wine, Glamour. Harper’s Bazaar, Health, Her Sports-, Houston Chronicle, Ladies Home Journal, Life, Marie Claire, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, MORE Magazine, Muscle and Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, Natural Health, New York Post, New York Times, O, Oxygen, People Magazine’s Your Diet, Prevention Magazine Real Simple, Redbook, Running Times, Runners World, Self, Scuba, Shape Smash, Splash, Swimmer, Trail Running Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Weight Watchers, Weill’s Cornell Food & Fitness Newsletter, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Woman’s Day , etc.

Magazine Columns

Nutrition Editor—SoBeFit Magazine

Nutrition Columnist—South Florida Adventures Magazine

Guest Features Writer—Women's Running, HerSports Magazine, Runner’s World Magazine, Prevention, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Irongirl and Ironman Newsletters

Books, Chapters or Magazine Columns

Books:

The Anti Stress Strategy (2010)

Disordered Eating Behaviors throughout the Lifecycle (2009),

The Tropical Diet (2004)

The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide: Peak Performance for Beginners to Gold Medalists (2000)

Book Chapters:

Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 12th Edition Chapter 23, Nutrition for Exercise and Sports Performance. (W.B. Saunders, 2008);

Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 11th Edition Chapter 44, Medical Nutrition Therapy for Rheumatic Disorders. Krause’s (W.B. Saunders, 2003)

Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists (SCAN), Sports Manual, 3rd Edition, Chapter 46—Tennis; 2nd Edition. “Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia,” American Dietetic Association, 1993.

Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists (SCAN), Sports Manual, 3rd Edition. “Competitive Tennis,” American Dietetic Association, 2000.

USAT Coaching Certification Manual, USA Triathlon, “Sports Nutrition Science for the Multisport Athlete, Level I & Level II Elite”- ’98, ‘00.

Television—International and Domestic TV—Health and Nutrition Expert

“E”, 20/20, Dateline-Katie Couric Special, Designing Spaces, FOX News, MSNBC, CNN, ESPN, Discovery Network, Real Simple TV, ABC, NBC & CBS, PBS—National and local Miami Affiliates; Ecuador, News Stations—11/07

National Media Spokesperson—American Dietetic Association 2003-2008

2008-

Quaker Oats—Lite Snacking Spokesperson 2008—TV, print, electronic

Quaker Oats—Designing Spaces—“Smart and Satisfying Snacks: Enjoy the Satisfaction of Staying on Track” 1/08

Gourmet Garden Seasoning—NBC news—“Spices and Nutritional Benefits”

Sorrento Cheese—“Omega-3 and Health Benefits”

Tea Council USA—Fox News- “Tea and Weight Management”

Cherry Marketing Institute--NBC-news, Antioxidants and Training for the Marathon 1/08; Phytonutrients and Inflammation 5/08

Satellite Media Tour—NYC, —"Good Food Fast for Summer" sponsored by SoyJoy, Hormel, & the US Cranberry Commission 5/08

Ground Media Tour—Fall 2008—“Good Food Fast” Frito Lay, Canned Food Alliance, Fage Yogurt, Weight Watchers

Remote Media Tour—SOYJOY—March 2009

First Juice—Fox News—Obesity prevention in children

Media Tours: TV, Radio and Print—Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Los Angeles, Carmel/Monterey California, Washington, DC, Chicago, Vermont, New York, Aspen, Ecuador, South America, China, etc.

Media Tour Clients: Archer Daniels Midland, ConAgra , Eggland’s Best, Gatorade, Guiltless Gourmet Chips and Dip, M&M/Mars, Mrs. T’s Pierogies, PowerBar, Proctor and Gamble, Tropicana/Quaker Oats, Wishbone

Presentations—National/International Lectures/Seminars:

Races: Los Angeles Marathon, Boston Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, Walt Disney World Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, Grandmas Marathon, Columbus Marathon, Vermont City and Kansas City Marathons, Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, Great Race-Elkhart, Indiana, etc….

Seminars/National Conventions: American Association of Justice Leadership Meeting , Las Vegas Nevada (AAJ); Bascom Palmer New Horizons in Ophthalmology Meeting, Aspen, CO; US Sailing, Qingdao, China, Hyannis, MA, Long Beach California, Miami, Fl., American Bariatric Society, American College of Sports Medicine, American Dietetic Association, USA Triathlon and USAT&F Certification Courses, USTA Junior Nationals, Federal Correctional Institution