Ingrid Knight, RDN, LD is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian and the Owner and President of Ingrid
Knight, RD and Associates, Inc. a private practice located in Athens, Georgia with additional Georgia
locations and multiple Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. Ingrid Knight, RD and Associates, Inc. also
provides video counseling using telehealth, with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists licensed in Georgia,
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
Ingrid offers private practice mentoring through her PPD insurance enrollment and mentoring
program. She is also an affiliate with Simple Practice EMR, and provides training and set up for Simple
Practice users.
Ingrid is a founding member of Nutrition Practice Network (NPN), an online membership site
dedicated to all things Nutrition Private Practice. NPN offers an extensive document library,
mastermind groups and 1-1 expert mentoring at www.nutritionpracticenetwork.com.
Ingrid is a past member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Telehealth Workgroup, past Chair of
the Nutrition Services Payment Committee, and past Georgia Reimbursement Representative.

Dr. Chris Buckley is an Assistant Professor of Practice at Union University College of Pharmacy who currently practices in the surgical intensive care unit at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Dr. Buckley received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Tennessee at Martin, Master of Science in Biology from the University of Memphis, and Doctor of Pharmacy from Union University College of Pharmacy. Dr. Buckley completed his PGY1 residency at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN and then completed a PGY2 residency at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health in Memphis, TN, specializing in critical care and nutrition support. Dr. Buckley has several publications involving nutrition support, was awarded the 2020 ASPEN Pharmacy Section New Practitioner of the Year award, and most recently was awarded the 2022 American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Critical Care PRN Junior Investigator of the Year. Dr. Buckley’s current research interests include protein requirements in critically ill patients.

Sylvia Escott-Stump is a Teaching Faculty member at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has authored 9 editions of Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care; 5 editions of Krause’s Food and the Nutrition Care Process; and 3 editions of Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach.  Sylvia served on the Board of the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations. At the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she served as President; Speaker of the House; Chair of the Standardized Language task force, Nutrition Educators and Preceptors Council, and the Clinical Nutrition Management practice group. Her honors include the Academy’s Medallion Award, Distinguished Lecture Award, Outstanding Dietitian of the Year (North Carolina and Pennsylvania), and Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Katherine is the Registered Dietitian with the FedEx Health Centers in Memphis for last five years. She attributes her success to her broad background, education and desire for making the Memphis FedEx population nutritionally fit. 

She has a BS in both Biology and Dietetics and Nutrition with a MS in Dietetic and Nutrition from Florida International University in Miami, Fl.  She has also earned a graduate certification in Sports Nutrition and Dietary Supplements from University of Memphis.

As a wellness health educator for many years with corporate populations she has increased dietary change and awareness of nutrition and medical issues on a daily basis with employees and other health professionals. 

She has a combination of nutritional counseling, clinical nutrition and wellness education. Her core of nutritional counseling comes from The Renfrew Center, Coconut Creek, FL and Fairhaven Eating Disorder Centers in Cordova, FL. She created a variety of nutrition restoration classes and programs for all the eating disorder populations. Her diverse nutritional counseling with mindfulness, behavior change and motivating Interviewing techniques comes from her graduate certification and current employer.

Outside the employment area Katherine enjoys being in her second term for the Memphis Academy Nutrition and Dietetics’ Public Policy Chair, Board Member and TAND Advocacy Pillar. In addition she is a member of the MNT affinity group.