ABOUT US ABOUT BON SANTÉ ABOUT KATHY THAMES ABOUT DAVE BAYLIS ABOUT MICHELE YU ABOUT CHERYL WASSERMAN ABOUT BON SANTÉ St. Louis-based Bon Santé, LLC provides nutrition education and weight management services to adults whose weight has compromised their health. Bon Santé’s evidence-based, medically supervised approach includes individual diet counseling, and nutritional and medical assessment with a recommended specific, individualized program that teaches how to maintain weight after weight loss. Our mission is to provide sound guidance and support to adults on strategies for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight for a lifetime. We do this in collaboration with you and your primary care physician using a tailored, evidence-based long-term approach to help you weigh less, live more Bon Santé’s individualized, long term (clients are encouraged to consider the initial commitment a year long program) and medically supervised approach to weight management is unique because it teaches clients HOW to maintain weight loss and incorporate healthy habits into lifetime habits. KATHY THAMES Bon Santé, LLC's Founder & CEO, Kathy Thames, holds a master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition, is a registered dietitian and a licensed dietitian in the state of Missouri. She has worked in the area of dietetics and wellness for over 20 years. Her expertise and effectiveness in nutrition and weight management therapy, combined with her passion to help her clients succeed, has earned her recognition in the St. Louis community. Kathy has done extensive research on the role of whole food nutrition for improving health and preventing disease. She speaks nationally to spread the word and importance of changing the Standard American Diet.  Her passion for helping people make healthy changes in their diet and lives is evident is her lectures, classes and life. Kathy is certified in Adult Weight Management and as a nutrition expert by the Commission on Dietetic Registration & the American Dietetic Association. Kathy also co-founded www.SimplyCooking.net - a practical approach to getting healthy dinners on the table, every night. She co-authored a question and answer nutrition book call Ask the Nutritionist (www.authorhouse.com).      DAVE BAYLIS Dave, Bon Santé's President & COO, brings nearly 20 years of strategic growth experience; including advertising, sales, product development, operational reengineering and executive management experience.  Dave developed brand strategies, advertising campaigns and media plans for Amoco Oil Company, American Dairy Association, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, The Dial Corp. and ABN/AMRO while with such leading advertising agencies as DMB&B, BBDO Worldwide and Cramer-Krasselt.  As VP of Sales & Marketing, and Director of the Healthcare Division at Keller Laboratories, Dave was responsible for rejuvenating lagging sales, developing a market leading proprietary product and exceeding growth targets.  Most recently, Dave was responsible for the development and execution of fig.’s new product & service growth initiatives; specially leading the development of fig.’s medically supervised weight loss program and retail initiative.  Dave has BA in Political Science from Colorado College and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.     MICHELE YU Michele, MSN. RN, FNP-C, was born and raised in St. Louis. She went to Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, where she earned her B.S.N.  After working in nursing for a few years, she went back to the University of Missouri at St. Louis to get her M.S.N. and became certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.  Her experience as a Nurse Practitioner has been in sleep medicine and internal medicine. Michele’s interest and knowledge in nutrition and weight loss, coupled with her anything-is-possible attitude from running marathons, are inspiring to patients and help them reach their goals.       CHERYL WASSERMAN Cheryl, MA, LPC, NCC is a   Licensed Professional Counselor who holds masters degrees in both biology and counseling.  She has specialized in the treatment of all types of eating disorders including compulsive overeating and obesity for 15 years.  As your behaviorist she will help you understand why you overeat and give you guidance in how to reach your goals. Cheryl also leads 12 week Mindfulness Based - Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT), a very successful program, to help you establish a healthy, relaxed relationship with food. Go to www.mindfuleatingforlife.com for more information.