Joy lives in Minnesota with her husband and their four boys; their youngest has FPIES. Joy has an AAS degree in Nutrition and is a Registered Dietetic Technician (DTR) where she is responsible for providing normal and therapeutic medical nutrition therapy to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team; as well as collaborating with the clinical dietitians in nutrition services and activities. Joy’s past dietetics experiences includes both Assistant Food Service Director and Clinical Dietetics roles and includes chairing a nutrition subcommittee in clinical dietetics practice at the hospital where she currently is employed. Joy has a love for Nutrition and a passion for helping others. Joy is a Foundation Founding Member and Executive Co-Director, currently serving as Chair and Treasurer of The FPIES Foundation.