Susan Allen, M.Ed.
Dairy MAX, Inc.
Susan Allen holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Education degree in Family and Consumer Sciences from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. She regularly presents workshops, speeches, and cooking demonstrations as well as television, radio and print interviews. Susan uses a positive common-sense approach coupled with creativity to discuss nutrition and health, nutrient rich foods, childhood nutrition, and she loves to share food demonstrations and creative ideas, supported by research based nutrition information.
As program coordinator for Dairy MAX, Susan covers central and western Oklahoma. She serves as a media communicator for her region, and is responsible for school marketing, health professional outreach, and industry and image relations.
Susan previously worked at the Oklahoma Beef Council as Director of Consumer Information and Education, and with the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service as County Extension Educator – 4-H Youth Development.
Celia Harkey, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Midwest Dairy Association
Celia Harkey is a consumer communications manager with the Midwest Dairy Council, where she is responsible for TV, radio and print interviews and as a liaison with health professionals in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
As a registered dietitian, Celia is available as a nutrition resource to provide accurate, user-friendly and science-based information for media and health professionals. Specifically, she is assigned to all Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma media markets, including Little Rock and Fort Smith/Fayetteville, Arkansas and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Celia has many years of experience working with food safety, developing and editing recipes and individualizing and combining foods for a healthy diet with a variety of flavors and nutrients. She completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education, Master of Science Degree in Family and Consumer Science with an emphasis in Nutrition and completed the Dietetics Internship Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. After completing her education, Celia worked as a clinical dietitian with an emphasis in treating patients with eating disorders and chemical dependencies. Subsequently, she worked as a foods editor – including managing a test kitchen, editing copy and handling food styling – for a publishing company.
Celia is a member of the Arkansas Dietetic Association, currently serving on the Board as director of communications. She also volunteers with the Humane Society of Faulkner County.