Meet the Canary Coaches Team

Canary Coaches is led by renowned clinician and healthcare innovator, Dr. Neal Kaufman. Neal has been an advocate in the space since the publishing of the original Diabetes Prevention Program research in 2002. He is a noted healthcare leader, innovator, author and lecturer. The whole Canary Coaches team is made up of professionals from a variety of disciplines. Each is an expert with decades of clinical and administrative experience across the entire continuum of prediabetes and diabetes digital care. They are dedicated to empowering individuals to manage their lives, relationship, emotions, and health -- leading to improving health at the individual and population health level.

Neal Kaufman MD,MPH

General Manager; Trained In Medicine And Public Health; Grew Up In Connecticut; School In Chicago; Lives In Los Angeles Since 1975; 5 Grandchildren Keep Him Busy And Happy

Dawn Menning, MS, RD, CDCES

Clinical; Trained In Dietetics And As A Diabetes Educator; 20 + Years In Prediabetes And Diabetes Education; Midwest Transplant To Orange County, CA

Frank Martinez

Operations And Customer Service Expert; Originally From Mexico, Los Angeles Has Been Home Since 1986; Bibliophile For Life! Cooking And Tinkering With Electronics When Not Reading

Justin Smith

Support; Operations, Marketing, Data Analysis With A Twist Of Finance; From Nebraska Originally, Now In Los Angeles Since 2008; Enjoys Books And Movies, And Has Dabbled In Screenwriting

Alyssa Simpson RD

Coach; Trained Dietician And Healthy Lifestyle Enthusiast; Has Lived In Arizona Since She Was 8 Years-Old; One Of Four Siblings; Family Keeps her busy

Amy Stack RN

Coach; Trained In Nursing And As A Diabetes Educator; More Than 20 Years In Nursing; Believes In Taking Lifestyle Change One Step At A Time

Angela Ginn-Meadow RN, RD, LDN, CDE

Trained In Nursing And As A Diabetes Educator; Past Spokeswoman For The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics; Lives In Baltimore; Passionate About Health, Wellness, And Obesity Prevention

Debbie Polisky MS, MBA

Coach; Bilingual nutritionist Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina Lives In Phoenix With Her Husband; Loves Cooking, Music And Dance – Especially Argentine Tango

Wendy Wood

Coach; Trained In Psychology And Counseling; More Than 15 Years As A Wellness Instructor; Lives In Los Angeles; Mother Of Four Grown Children