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Lexi Cole
Program Manager
Food is Medicine Institute

Lexi Cole is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist who serves as the Program Manager for Partnerships and Events at the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University.

She brings experience across nutrition education, program development, and partnership building. Her professional background includes roles as a research assistant and project manager at the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, culinary nutrition specialist at To Taste, private nutrition counselor, culinary medicine consultant, and assistant cross‑country coach.

Lexi earned her Bachelor of Science in Coordinated Dietetics with a minor in business from Texas Christian University and holds two master’s degrees from Tufts University: Master of Science in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment and Master of Public Health in Health Services Management and Policy.

Keynote Speakers

John Whyte

John Whyte

CEO and Executive Vice President

American Medical Association

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Andrew Bremer

Andrew Bremer

Director, Office of Nutrition Research

National Institutes of Health

Haley Brennan

Haley Brennan

Medical Student

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Wayne Detmer

Wayne Detmer

Chief Clinical Officer

Lawndale Christian Health Center

Kyle Diamantas

Kyle Diamantas

Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Food and Drug Administration

David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg

Director of Culinary Nutrition

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dana Feldman

Dana Feldman

Executive Director

Office for Consumer and Environmental Protection, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Rachel Fisher

Rachel Fisher

Senior Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Cecilia Gerard

Cecilia Gerard

Managing Director

Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University

Melanie Hall

Melanie Hall

Chief Research & Innovation Officer

Feeding America

Shad Marvasti

Shad Marvasti

Executive Director

Whole Health Institute, HonorHealth

Ed Park

Ed Park

Co-Founder and CEO

DevotedHealth

Maura Plante

Maura Plante

Co-Founder; CEO

Florida Health & Nutrition Coalition; Living Hungry

Ronit Ridberg

Ronit Ridberg

Research Assistant Professor

Food is Medicine Institute

Pam Schwartz

Pam Schwartz

Executive Director, Community Health

Kaiser Permanente

Kendrin Sonneville

Kendrin Sonneville

Associate Professor

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Roy Steiner

Roy Steiner

Senior Vice President, Food Initiative

The Rockefeller Foundation

Kevin Volpp

Kevin Volpp

Director

Penn Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics

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Additional speakers to be announced.