Make It Your Mission to fight heart disease in women.
Amarillo

Keynote Speaker

Jan McInnis, "The Work Lady"

For comedienne and professional speaker Jan McInnis, life is full of “finding the funny.”  She – and the audiences who continually rate her programs “hilarious” – wouldn’t have it any other way. Inspired by fifteen years as a marketing director in the 9 to 5 world, Jan has spoken at hundreds of conferences, training sessions, employee retreats and banquets held by such groups as Anthem Blue-Cross, Merrill Lynch, John Deere, the Federal Reserve, Women in Insurance & Financial Services and the Mayo Clinic.  Jan was featured in the “Wall Street Journal” as one of the top convention comedians whose material is clean and in the Washington Post for her clean comedy writing.

 Born in D.C., Jan was in charge of the “Joke of the Day” for her junior high school lunch table.  Not surprisingly, she majored in communications at Virginia Tech, where she was a disk jockey for the local radio station. Jan’s humor is clean and appropriate for all groups.

Guest Texas Cattle Feeders Association Speaker

Stacy Bates, MS, LD, RD

Stacy Bates is a consultant Registered Dietitian and owner of Gruene Nutrition, L.L.C. Stacy is a dynamic presenter with a diverse professional background in adult education, clinical dietetics, and nutrition marketing. As a consultant Registered Dietition, Stacy focuses on medical nutrition therapy implementation and direct-to-patient education.

Prior to her work as a consultant, Stacy utilized her expertise in nutrition and background in agriculture to communicate with nutrition health professionals, consumers, culinary and foodservice professionals and beef producers as the Nutrition Manager for the Texas Beef Council. She delivered known beef science to the health community, educating them about the benefits of beef in a healthy diet.

Stacy is a member of the Texas & American Dietetic Associations. She is an active member of the American Dietetic Association's Dietetic Practice Groups on Healthy Aging, Pediatric Nutrition, Diabetes Care and Education, and Women's Health Dietetics Practice Groups. Stacy received her Bachelor's in Nutrition Science from Texas A&M University and completed her Master's Degree in Human Sciences at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. 

Our Survivor 

Renee Ticknor

When Renee awoke one morning nauseous and sweaty, she assumed she had the flu, but called 911 when her symptoms escalated. EMS told her it was just anxiety, but after a visit to the doctor later that day, tests confirmed her suspicion: Renee had experienced a heart attack.