Who We Are
 
 
The EDAO Executive Team:
 
Michelle Togliatti,
Co-Founder & Chair
Christine Coniglio, Co-Founder
 
Tiffany Ingersoll, Vice-Chair
Mary Clyde,
Director, Insurance Advocacy
 
Diana Augustine, Legislative Chair & Insurance Advocacy
Stefanie Sizemore,
PR/Media Chair
 
 
The EDAO Advisory Board:
 
Carolyn Pickler, MA, PCC-S
New Beginnings Counseling, Akron, Ohio
 
JoAnna Cline, MA, PC
New Beginnings Counseling, Akron, Ohio
 
Gail Kopelowitz, LISW
Kaiser Hospital & Private Practice, Beachwood, Ohio
 
Julie Norman, Dietetics
Real Nutrition, Akron,  Ohio
 
Cindy McQuown, LPCC, LICDC
Cornerstone Wellness,
Medina, Ohio
 
Mark Warren, MD, Psychiatrist
Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders, Beachwood, Ohio
 
Lucene Wisnieski, Ph.D., FAED
Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders, Beachwood, Ohio
 
Angela Zeleznik, Clerk of Court,
25 & Alive Advisor
City of Independence, Ohio
 
Jenny Adamson, Coordinator
ANAD Support Group,
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
Eleni Lantzouni, M.D., FAAP
 Akron Children’s Hospital,
Akron, Ohio
 
Sue Clarahan, RD.,LD
Clarahan Consulting, LLC
Akron, Ohio
 
 
 
 
Prevention • Treatment • Resources • Insurance Advocacy EDAO is committed to preventing eating disorders through increased education and public awareness. EDAO helps those suffering with eating disorders, families and friends find treatment options and local support. EDAO continues to update and publish a nonbiased consortium of resources for recovery. EDAO has joined the fight for recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority in the State of Ohio.  Advocates on a Mission  EDAO began in the summer of 2006 as a dialogue between two people who shared a common passion...to help those struggling with eating disorders. As common lay people, we did not know how. Through divine connections our two founders grew into a group of 10 within a year. Our mission became clear. First, the public did not understand eating disorders. We must educate them. Second, the resources for treatment and support in our area was limited. We needed to connect them with life-saving resources. And finally, many people struggling with an eating disorder are unable to get treatment paid for by their insurance companies. The state of Ohio does not mandate it. We figured we would change that too. With an aggressive mission ahead of us, we have begun our march. We encourage you to please utilize this site often as we will keep you informed of changes that take place as they arise. Thank you and God Bless. EDAO would like to extend a special “thank you” to Carolyn Pickler at New Beginnings Counseling Center for uniting us in our mission and for being such an integral “hub” of ED recovery in Northeast Ohio.
Eating Disorder Advocates of Ohio
216.220.5850