By NewsChannel 3 and azfamily.com staff

Registered Dietitian: Lisa Koehring

Lisa Koehring

Lisa Koehring is a Registered Dietitian working at Central Arizona College as the

Dietetic Education Program Coordinator. She is responsible for the coordination, recruitment and advising of targeted student populations. Her position develops and manages the training of faculty in the use of multimedia and distance delivery learning models. Lisa acts as a liaison to college committees, accrediting agencies and outside organizations. She develops and implements outreach programs designated to increase community participation.

Lisa’s life experiences include being a bank branch manager and a mortgage banker prior to pursing and completing a Bachelor’s degree and graduating with honors from New Mexico State University. Lisa earned her Master’s degree in Human Nutrition & Food Science while working full-time for Marriott. Since becoming a Registered Dietitian in the fall of 2000 she has mentored and served as a preceptor for over 25 dietetic interns. Although new to her career in dietetics Lisa received and American Dietetic Association Public Policy Scholarship to lobby in Washington DC and has recently completed her third trip to Capitol Hill on behalf of the Arizona Dietetic Association. Due to her professional affiliations she has an abundance of contacts and acquaintances in the food and nutrition business across the valley.

Lisa is a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, a Member of the American Dietetic Association, The Arizona Dietetic Association, The Central Arizona Dietetic Association, as well as Dietetic Practice Groups. Additional awards and affiliations include;

Arizona Dietetics Association Membership Chair
Arizona Dietetics Association-Central President 2003-2004
Arizona Dietetics Association Emerging Dietetic Leader 2002
Governor’s Excellence Award-Diabetic Task Force 1999
National Dean’s List
Member of Excellence Award from Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society
Roberts Memorial Scholarship Award
ADA Dietetic Internship Scholarship

Contact: lisa_koehring@centralaz.edu

Personal Trainer: Tammy Kaatz

Tammy Kaatz is owner of Phoenix Adventure Boot Camp.

Tammy Katz

Tammy is a N.E.S.TA. Certified Adventure Fitness Trainer, holds her Personal Trainer Certification through N.E.S.T.A. and is a Certified Focused Intense Resistant Strength Trainer (F.I.R.S.T.). Tammy is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and holds her degree in Occupational Therapy. She is both CPR and First Aid certified.

A lifetime fitness enthusiast, Tammy grew up on a ranch in North Dakota with a wonderful and outrageous family.

Contestant: Renee Defeo

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Renee Defeo

My name is Renee Defeo, I am a 34-year-old woman living in Chandler Arizona. I am originally from Boston Mass., and moved to Arizona in 1993. I met my husband, Rodney Kinney in 1996 and we got married in 2002. We had a wonderful wedding at the Historical Old North Church in Boston. We have a sweet Basenji mix dog named Serena, who we saved through RESCUE. I have a BS degree in Plastics Engineering and also obtained my MBA in 2002. My absolute favorite thing to do is travel. I hope to be able to travel all over the world during my lifetime. I am currently an engineer working for Intel. I am extremely ready for a life change and being selected for this challenge is a fantastic opportunity, which I am ready and willing to take head-on.

I have always been athletic and active through out my life. I played sports all through high school and I love all types of activities especially trying new things. While I have always struggled with weight throughout my life, I have been overweight now for a few years and have tried many different diets without any continued success. I have had temporary success with some, but have not managed to stay on track or motivated to maintain the results and practices. Some of the MANY diets and programs I have tried include Body for Life, The Zone, eDiets, Atkins, South Beach Diet, Prevention Diets, Self Magazine Diets and others that I don’t even know the name of. One of the more costly programs that I attempted was through a local weight-loss clinic two separate times.

I have not been very successful in any of these diet attempts for various reasons, but the biggest being lack of education, motivation, coaching and accountability. I have not had the motivation to continue and stick with a program to the end and I have not had the proper coaching to help guide & me to success. I think this Weight Loss Challenge can provide me with the tools I need to be more successful, healthier, happier and overall well rounded person which I have been searching to be, physically and mentally for a long time.