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Wendy Cossman traveled to the Netherlands on a YFU exchange in 1971. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Michigan, graduating magna cum laude in 1977, she spent her early nursing career at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Wendy went on to run a health education program at an HMO in Michigan, and become a prominent diabetes consultant in the Washington, DC area. Wendy has spoken around the country on diabetes, stress management, health education and parenting. She has been featured on Fairfax Magazine Television, written for diabetes magazines and served on various boards of directors. Her passion for helping others led to the founding of Weigh To Go/New Directions, a private health education and nutritional coaching service whose mission is to help people make lasting lifestyle changes that lead them to live healthier and more enjoyable lives. You can learn more about Wendy’s consulting services at www.weightogoconsulting.com. In her free time, Wendy volunteers for Hospice Caring as a Child Bereavement Counselor, Make a Wish Foundation as a Wish Granter, The American Heart Association, and Kids Enjoy Exercise Now. She loves to travel, host exchange students, exercise, cook, read, paint and spend time with her family. Wendy resides in Potomac, Maryland with her loving husband, Jeff, and two beautiful daughters, Jenna and Allison and son-in-law, Mike. Wendy is the editor of New Directions, the Health and Wellness section of The Light and welcomes your healthy living and eating tips from around the world at [email protected]. 26 | The Light • YFU