AHF-NY SYMPOSIUM

GUEST SPEAKERS

Keynote Speaker Larry Weaver is an internationally-touring motivational speaker and comedian. He delivers clean humor with a positive message through stand-up comedy, public speaking, and digital media. After majoring in accounting at the University of North Carolina, Larry left his CPA dreams behind to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. His humor has been featured on countless television, radio, and digital platforms including Comedy Central, Dry Bar Comedy, and SiriusXM. A true veteran of the stage, Larry has delivered thousands of keynotes at corporate events, conventions, annual meetings, and conferences across 45 states and world- wide. Sarah Bennett is the Program Manager at the Association for Healthcare Food- service (AHF). As a member of AHF’s staff since 2017, Sarah works with AHF’s Board of Directors, Industry Advisory Board, various committees, Chapters, and members to champion the self-operated industry. She received her B.A. in Visual Arts from Brigham Young University. Timothy Gee, CEC is the Director of Food and Nutrition at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center / Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Timothy has had over 24 years of experience in the foodservice industry, twelve of which were in a healthcare setting. Previously, he was the Enterprise Executive Chef-Se- nior Manager of Culinary Operations at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, the Executive Chef at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, and Saint Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Timothy earned a Bachelor of Business Adminis- tration and an Associate of Culinary Arts at The Culinary Institute of America. Artemis Morris, ND, MS, L.Ac., Cert. NCCAOM is a Naturopathic Physician, Li- censed Acupuncturist, educator, researcher, author, public speaker, and the co-ac- ademic director of the Integrative Health and Healing Program at The Graduate Institute. She is the founder and medical director of Artemis Wellness Center, an integrative medical practice that specializes in women’s health and wellness using acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and a holistic approach to addressing the cause of disease. Dr. Morris offers online programs on the Mediterranean Diet, which has been an area of focus for her culturally and through ongoing research for decades.