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Management Team
The LIFESTEPS® Program is managed by three RD’s with training and experience in weight management, program development, community programming and marketing. One member of the management team participated in the development of the original program. All members of the team:
- Have worked with the LIFESTEPS Program for more than 10 years,
- Have experience in community-based nutrition education programming and
- Are members of the American Dietetic Association’s Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group.
See a brief profile on each team member.
Barbara K. Paulsen, MS, RD
Barbara has over 30 years experience in the area of behavioral approaches to weight management. Her master’s thesis at the University of Missouri, Columbia, is titled, “Nutritionists Apply Self-Control Training, Food Exchange Plan Treatment, and No-Treatment in the Treatment of Obesity.” She has co-authored peer reviewed papers on behavioral approaches to obesity management and has given numerous presentations and workshops on the topic. She has worked with LIFESTEPS since 1983 when she was a content consultant to National Dairy Council® on the development of the LIFESTEPS program.
Barbara holds the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management through the Commission on Dietetic Registration. In addition to her current involvement with LIFESTEPS, she is a part-time instructor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Fitness and Wellness.
Tracy Pfaffenberger, RD
Tracy is a certified dietitian in Indiana. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Purdue University. Tracy has over 20 years experience in the area of weight management working with the LIFESTEPS program. She also holds the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management. Tracy has taught the LIFESTEPS Program in a variety of settings and enjoys providing program support for the Leaders.
Terri Verason, MS, RD
Terri received her Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Nutrition and her Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Arizona State University. She currently serves as Director of Nutrition Education for Dairy Council of Arizona and is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Nutrition for Chandler Gilbert Community College. Terri is a member of the Nutrition Entrepreneur’s Dietetic Practice Group and has worked with the LIFESTEPS Program for 12 years.
Page updated 4/09
Barbara K. Paulsen, MS, RD
Tracy Pfaffenberger, RD
Terri Verason, MS, RD
