The PATHPod has been on the road trip of a lifetime during this episode. They are in National City, CA near the southern border between California and Mexico. National City is home to Olivewood Gardens, an interactive, indoor-outdoor classroom for children and adults from around San Diego County. Olivewood Gardens is the birthplace of the Cooking For Salud program and the graduates of that program, The Kitchenistas. This program has been so successful and impactful it has been made into a documentary film short streaming now on Apple TV and other home streaming devices. It has been accepted by ten film festivals including Global Health Film Festival (London). The film illustrates the struggles and triumphs of families in National City living with Diabetes, Obesity, and other health conditions related to food. Toni and Jenny had the opportunity to engage in a conversation with 3 women who have been instrumental in making these programs come to life – Dr. Sabrina Falquier Montgrain, Patty Corona and Mary Ann Beyster. Below are their abbreviated bios and social media information.
Bios:
1. Sabrina A. Falquier Montgrain, MD, CCMS
Internal Medicine, Culinary Medicine
Founder and CEO, Sensations Salud, LLC - Culinary Medicine. Education. Consulting
Faculty, Culinary Medicine Specialist Board
Clinical Professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UC San Diego Health Sciences
Chair, Advisory Board, Culinary Medicine Specialist Board
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
email: sfm@sensationssalud.com
website: SensationsSalud.com
Linkedin (Business)
Instagram
Facebook
YouTube
Twitter
2. Patty Corona
1st generation Kitchenista and Cooking for Salud® Coordinator at Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center®. She has her B.A. in Foreign Trade and Customs at Universidad Iberoamericana del Noroeste. Pattyworks to deliver behavior and lifestyle change programs including Cooking for Salud® Patty grew up between Tijuana, Santa Veronica Ranch in Tecate and summers at her grandmother’s ranch in San Pedro, Jalisco. After a year as a volunteer at Olivewood, Patty became highly motivated to serve her community of National City through learning and inspiring others to learn.
3. Mary Ann Beyster
Founder of Yellow Warbler Media, works on multi-media educational projects and documentaries to explore entrepreneurial stories of conservation, community wellbeing, and equity through ownership. Mary Ann is a native San Diegan, and community leader with a diverse 30-year career as an engineer, a business and non-profit technology executive, board member, and documentary producer. Her works have been broadcasted and/or distributed by PBS, Films Media Group, Cinema Guild, The Aspen Institute, The Democracy Collaborative, Department of Defense, Apple TV, and seen by tens of thousands of students annually via academic institutions.
Social Media - Film
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekitchenistasmovie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekitchenistasmovie/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekitchmovie
Social Media –Kitchenistas
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olivewood.kitchenistas/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivewoodkitchenistas/
Social Media –SensationsSalud
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sensationssalud
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensationssalud/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sensationssalud
Social Media – Olivewood
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olivewoodgardens
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivewoodgardens/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OlivewoodGarden
