Guest Faculty Bio

Vicki Saunders, MS, RD is the Nutrition Educator at the St. Helena Center for Health and a dietitian for the lifestyle programs at St. Helena Hospital. For 29 years, she has been counseling individuals and organizations on optimal nutrition. Vicki is an expert in diet behavior modification, having helped thousands make a comfortable, step-by-step transition to healthful eating. Ms. Saunders received her BS from Loma Linda University and an MS in Medical Dietetics from Ohio State University. She began her career as a dietitian in Tennessee and joined the St. Helena Center for Health in 1979. She has extensive experience with therapeutic diets, vegetarian diets and eating disorders. In addition to her counseling work for the program, she lectures on nutrition and teaches cooking classes. (St. Helena, CA).