Our team is made of experienced professionals from leading companies in the Internet industry such as Microsoft, AOL, Netscape, WebEx and others. We also count on extremely known professionals from the nutrition, fitness and behavioral areas in our staff as well as in our board.
 

Chief Executive Officer
Soraya Bittencourt

Former Executive at Microsoft and Time Warner, Soraya has more than 20 years of leadership in the software field. She was the original creator of Microsoft Expedia and launched the first telecommunications satellite in Latin America.

Chief Architect
Ognian Topalov

Ognian was the original architect for multiple transaction and security technologies at AOL Time Warner. He has been a key developer of payment and security technologies in other Silicon Valley Companies.

Chief Design Officer
Trevor Tang

Trevor has been an accomplished marketing designer, product designer, interior designer and user interface specialist for many years. Prior to joining Nutrihand, he had is own design practice, NeoStar Design, which specializes in 3-D, identity, interior, print, and Web design. He has worked in the design industry for more than 10 years and served as creative director for such companies as Quote.com, PointCast, and WebEx. He received the COMDEX 11th Annual MVP Awards The Best of the Best — Collaboration Service in 1999, for his user interface design work at WebEx .

Advisory Board

Dr. Susan Mitchell an award-winning registered dietitian, she serves on the health and medical advisory board of Family Circle magazine. Susan co-authored three books— Fat is Not Your Fate, I'd Kill for a Cookie and Eat to Stay Young as well as a contributing author to Macmillan Reference USA 's Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z .
A reliable source to the media, Dr. Mitchell has appeared on The Today Show, CNN, the TV Food Network and the Daily Buzz. She is also quoted extensively in Reader's Digest, Time, Redbook, Fitness, and Cooking Light.

Distinguishing Dr Mitchell's work is her ability to integrate sound nutrition and fitness into busy lifestyles to achieve better health, increased energy and creativity. She serves as the nutrition expert for SuperTarget, Nutrihand.com and ThirdAge.com. A licensed nutritionist, registered dietitian, and Fellow of the American Dietetic Association, Dr. Mitchell earned her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee (Go Volunteers!) and taught nutrition and health science at the University of Central Florida for over 8 years.

Dr. Susan Mitchell…”the spunky, no-nonsense Dr. Laura of the nutrition world.” – USA Weekend

Felicia D. Stoler, M.S., RD, leads the Nutrihand’s nutrition and wellness programs as a member of Nutrihand’s advisory board. She is a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, and an expert consultant in nutrition and healthful living. She specializes in integrating behavior modification and exercise strategies to influence positive outcomes for participants. She has documented success in delivering health/wellness programs and presentations for a wide range of corporations and organizations including: Nike, The New York City Marathon, Goldman Sachs/+1, Fashion Institute of Technology, NJ Dietetic Association and The Monmouth County Park System.

Patricia Booth, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian with over 25 years of experience in clinical nutrition and dietetic education. She received her B.S. degree in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Minnesota, a M.S. degree in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics from the University of Illinois, Chicago and completed her dietetic internship at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She has worked as a clinical dietitian in both inpatient and outpatient environments. Ms. Booth was a Lecturer in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley for 9 years and currently is the Associate Director for Nutrition Services and the Dietetic Internship Director at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. Ms. Booth has received many awards including the California Dietetic Association Distinguished Service Award in 2004.