Ellen Shanley, M.B.A., R.D., C.D.-N., Colleen Thompson, M.S., R.D.

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Ellen Shanley, RD, CD-N, MBA, is a registered dietitian and a faculty member in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut, where she directs the dietetics program and teaches courses in food system management. Ellen lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut, with her husband and two adult children (who just graduated from college). You can read more about Ellen on her University of Connecticut web page.

Colleen Thompson, MS, RD is also a registered dietitian and Director of Hawley Armory, the fitness center for employee health at the University of Connecticut. Colleen lives in Wallingford, Connecticut, with her husband and their three teenage sons. You can read more about Colleen on her University of Connecticut web page.