alive Contributors

Scott Yavis, in addition to being alive’s Creative Director and photographer, is a passionate world traveller, an avid adventure seeker. 

Jennifer Messineo, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian and health and nutrition freelance writer based in New York.

Susan Rossit, RHN, is a holistic nutritionist, recipe developer, and food fanatic. If she’s not in her kitchen cooking it, she’s in her garden growing it. @ahealthylatitude

Rachel B. Levin is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer covering food, health, and sustainability. Follow her on Instagram @rachelbethlevin.

Andy is a private practice dietitian and 11x published author from Toronto, Canada.  He combines his love for one on one interaction with a broader passion to be involved in content creation via his writing and social media use. Having been a generalist early in this career, Andy has spent the last several years focusing on the fatty liver space given the broad prevalence and significant health implications of this increasingly common condition. 

Amie Watson is a Montreal-based freelance writer, television contributor, and founder of the Fork That app. Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette, enRoute magazine, and The Globe and Mail.

Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, Whole Bowls and Purely Pumpkin (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016). 

Christina Chandra, BSC FNH, is a freelance food, nutrition, and health writer. Based in Vancouver, she enjoys exploring local eateries and advocating for wellness.  

Tiffany Mayer is a journalist based in St. Catharines, Ontario. She finds no shortage of inspiration in the Niagara Region where she lives.

Nancy Coulter-Parker writes about all things organic and the natural products industry. She and her family live in Boulder, Colorado where her vegetable gardening skills are challenged by the dry weather.

Lisa Truesdale is a full-time freelance writer who lives in Colorado with her family (including three cats). She writes about healthy living, food and drink, and travel and tourism for dozens of publications. Her passions are cooking, traveling, and reading.

Melissa Curman is a writer and editor from Vancouver, Canada. She enjoys spending time with her family, being in nature, and has a true passion for natural health and wellness.

Vegan since 2003, Karina Inkster, MA, PTS, is a fitness and nutrition coach, author of five books, and podcast host. She and her coaching team help vegans worldwide live their healthiest, most plant-strong lives.

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time Vancouver-based freelance writer, alive contributor, and the author of Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back (Baker House Publishing, January 2019).

Amy Green is a writer, counsellor, and registered psychologist based in Salmon Arm, BC

Katie Swanson is a world traveler and a health and wellness writer. She writes to help others live healthier, wealthier, happier lives.

Margaret Littman is a journalist, stand-up paddler, author and lover of all things Nashville. 

Roohi is a freelance writer and journalist based in Vancouver, Canada. She enjoys writing about wellness, culture, and social issues. She is also the co-founder of Didihood.

 Kristy is a media and communications specialist based in beautiful British Columbia

The managing editor, digital, at alive, Colleen likes baking healthy(ish) desserts and cooking up a good pun.

Lisa Beach is an Orlando freelance writer whose work has been published in The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, and Eating Well. 

Erin Jackson is a writer and editor based in Vancouver, BC.

Gail Johnson is an award-winning digital, print, and broadcast journalist based in Vancouver. @gailjohnsonvancouver

Julia Murray, RHN, is an Olympian, certified plant-based chef, and co-founder of 80/20 Plants, the plant-based health app.