Local Dairy Council:

Midwest Dairy Association
Web Site:  www.midwestdairy.com
 
Phone:
800-406-MILK (6455)
651-488-0261 - St. Paul, MN
515-964-0696 - Ankeny, IA

St. Louis District Dairy Council
Web Site:  http://www.stldairycouncil.org/home.asp
 
Phone:
314-961-3100

Counties covered by St. Louis Dairy Council:
Adair, Audrain, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Clark, Cole, Crawford, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Maries, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Osage, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Pike, Ralls, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shelby, Stoddard, Warren, Washington, Wayne

Spokespeople:

Margie Cook-Graham, R.D., L.D. 
St. Louis District Dairy Council

Margie Cook is a registered and licensed dietitian through the American Dietetic Association. She is a Senior Nutrition Educator with St. Louis District Dairy Council, a nonprofit nutrition education organization. At Dairy Council, she has helped to develop and test five food group-based nutrition programs and materials targeted to area health professionals, educators, school food service staff and consumers.

Cook also has completed extensive media training and is experienced in communicating nutrition messages to radio and television audiences in the St. Louis metropolitan area. She has completed more than 200 radio and more than 100 television interviews.

As a former competitive gymnast, diver and dancer, Cook has a strong back-ground in physical fitness, including 10 years of coaching experience. She is a frequent guest speaker for area gymnastics clubs and dance academies, providing nutrition lectures for athletes, coaches and parents.

Cook holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Kansas, a B.S. degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Fontbonne University, and has completed internship and graduate coursework in Medical Dietetics through the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Stephanie Cundith, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Midwest Dairy Association

Stephanie Cundith is a registered and licensed dietitian and national media spokesperson for National Dairy Council. She also serves as a nutrition communications program manager for Midwest Dairy Council, where she conducts television, radio and print interviews and serves as a liaison to health professionals in Kansas and Missouri.

Prior to joining the Midwest Dairy Council, Stephanie worked for a health and weight management company, where she coached people on making lifestyle changes. She also served as a spokesperson to the Wichita community, delivering health messages to the media, business corporations and health professionals. Before this, Stephanie managed the dietary services of a hospital and nursing home and worked as a WIC dietitian.

Stephanie holds an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and a master’s degree in nutrition from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. She completed her dietetic internship at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.