For Nanci, life has had its share of ups and downs, but her positive, “take control approach” has served her well through the roller coaster of life.
While growing up on a small dairy farm in rural New Jersey, Nanci struggled with being overweight for much of her life. Understanding that obesity runs in her family, she’d tried numerous strategies over the years to keep her weight under control without too much success.
After high school, Nanci couldn’t wait to get to college and see the world, which led her into a 30+-year career in healthcare that began after graduating as one of the first classes of physician assistant students (PA) in the country. In addition to her clinical career, she pursued a degree in public health and worked for years caring for the underserved. She got married, raised two boys, and loved balancing her two passions: a thriving career and wonderful family. All the while, her weight nagged at her—but her incredibly full life made it difficult to make time for change.
