Gluten Free Expo Presenters

Josh Alper

Green marketing and sustainability consultant

Sunshine Best

Owner, Rise & Shine Desserts, Chicago, IL

Gaetano Di Benedetto

Executive Chef, Gaetano’s, Forest Park, IL

Deepa Deshmukh, MPH, RD, CDE, BC-ADM

Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator
Partner, DuPage Dietitians, Lisle, IL

Rohanna Doylida & Jo Brainin

Owners, Roh & Jo’s Gluten Free Sweets, Inc., Highwood, IL

Aaron Flores

Executive Chef, The Celiac Sprue Association of North America
Executive Chef, The Doubletree Hotel, Oak Brook, IL

Beth Hillson

Founder, Gluten-Free Pantry
President, American Celiac Disease Alliance, www.americanceliac.org

Rosalia Libreri

Executive Chef, DaLuciano Restaurant, River Grove, IL

Kim Koeller

President & Founder, GlutenFree Passport®
Co-Author of the Let’s Eat Out! Your Passport to Living Gluten and Allergy Free book series

Jax Peters Lowell

Author of The Gluten Free Bible, Against the Grain and No More Cupcakes & Tummyaches

Rebecca Reilly

Author of Gluten Free Baking
Graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Cooking School of Paris and Le Notre Patissier in Plaisir, France
Former owner of The Madd Apple Café and Rebecca’s Kitchen

Lee Tobin

Executive Chef, Whole Foods Market, Gluten Free Bakehouse

Sueson Vess

Owner, Special Eats
Author of Special Eats Simple, Delicious Solutions for Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Cooking