Catherine Anaya is a three-time Emmy award-winning journalist.She is the host of Horizonte on Arizona PBS, a weekly television series discussing Arizona issues and topics of particular interest to the Hispanic community.In 2017, the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducted Catherine into the nationally recognized Silver Circle for more than 25 years of broadcast excellence and contribution to the community.
The former television news anchor of 25 years spent 12 of those years at CBS in Phoenix where she anchored the evening news. Prior to that, she anchored/reported at CBS in Los Angeles, NBC in Phoenix, as well as television stations in Indiana and Texas. Catherine has won numerous awards including ‘Anchor of the Year’ by the Arizona Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Her career highlights include interviewing President Obama at the White House and co-anchoring a post-presidential debate with the legendary Walter Cronkite. Catherine has appeared on CNN, HLN, and HISTORY channel.When she’s not working, Catherine and her husband enjoy traveling and spending quality time with their four children.
Catherine is a University of Southern California alumna, an avid reader, a fitness enthusiast, and a three-time Boston Marathon finisher.
Natalie Gallatin
Jazz Musician, accompanied
Natalie is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator, recording artist, and activist based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a 21st century torch-bearer for the performance, education, and re-evaluation of the rich heritage of jazz music.
Her journey as a jazz musician blossomed during her tenure at Arizona State University’s esteemed music school, where she earned both undergraduate degrees in jazz performance and music education before completing a Masters in jazz performance. As part of the Ravenscroft Resident Artist Program at ASU, Natalie had the privilege of collaborating with luminaries such as Roxy Coss, Rufus Reid, Jason Palmer, and Wycliffe Gordon, honing her craft and enriching her musical perspective.
Driven by a dedication to nurture the next generation of musicians, Natalie has found joy in teaching private music lessons across various instruments including flute, saxophone, clarinet, and piano. She currently serves as the lead intern for The Nash Education Interns at The Nash, engaging in jazz performances and clinics throughout the valley’s schools. Additionally, Natalie shares her expertise as an instructor for The Nash Legacy Ensembles, guiding students through jazz standards, music theory, ear training, and the intricacies of the jazz language, laying a solid foundation for their musical journey.
Brandt Perry
Event Chair
Brandt Perry is a native of Arizona, where he and his wife Kyra raise three energetic children – Austin, Brayden, and Sydney. The family’s first encounter with Feeding Matters came in 2016 when 18-month-old Brayden was diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) and severe food allergies. Krya and Brandt love outdoor adventures and strive to inspire that same wonder and appreciation of nature in their children.
Dr. Ronald Serbin, MD
Event Honoree
A graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric residency program. Dr. Serbin has an interest in treating children with pediatric feeding disorder, special needs, premature infants, adolescent health, and mental health issues. Dr. Serbin has been in private practice at Pediatrix since 1997. Dr. Serbin has participated in numerous pediatric feeding consortiums; served as lead on the website committee; been a contributing member of the Smooth Way Home, website, executive, and pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) dissemination committees.
Dr. Serbin has also been on the medical executive committee at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and board of managers at Phoenix Children’s Care Network. He presently consults at the Birth to Five Hotline at Southwest Human Development, pediatric governance committee at Banner Health Pediatric Clinically Integrated Networks, Board of Director at the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, member of the emotional and behavioral health committee at the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, advises the school nurse program at 7 school districts, and faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix.
Cheyenne Watts Fagan
Event Presenter
Cheyenne Watts Fagan is a mother to a child with PFD. Cheyenne found Feeding Matters as a parent desperately needing support; she is now a Family Coach in the Feeding Matters Power of Two program by choice. Cheyenne has a passion for photography.
Chef Julie Moreno
Chef Demo
Chef Julie Moreno grew up with a love of cooking and many fond memories in her family’s kitchen. In support of her daughter’s gluten allergy, she began learning how to cook and bake in a new way at home. She was quickly able to master it and soon began receiving droves of requests for her specialty baked goods. She would sell out of her house to private parties and farmer’s markets, but quickly outgrew the orders and needed to find a more established bakery. Jewel’s Bakery was opened in 2012 as a safe haven for her daughter and others with dietary restrictions. Julie also has a particular passion about pediatric feeding disorder as her 11-year-old son just received a kidney transplant and struggles with ARFID.
Chef Don Maloney
Chef Demo
Chef Don Maloney is the executive chef and owner of The Wild Chickpea, a pop-up restaurant serving Arizona farmers markets including the Uptown Farmers Market and Flagstaff Community Market. Don’s focus is simply to create delicious gluten-free and vegan food. As a vegan for several decades, he has seen the importance of studying traditional culinary techniques while experimenting with and exploring new ideas and “out of the box” thinking in order to make food that meets dietary needs while still tasting great. Known for his plant-based, soy-free, gluten-free street food, baked goods, donuts, raw preparation, outdoor cooking, and gourmet dishes, Don makes food that is inventive, sustainable, nutritious, beautiful and delicious. In partnership with Crystal Dawn Culinary, Don helped create the “Raw Food Culinary Academy”, a comprehensive course focused on creating elevated raw foods, dishes, and recipes. He was also identified by AZ Central as one of Arizona’s rising star chefs to watch in 2023.
Chef Roberto Centeno
Chef Demo
Roberto Centeno is the Executive Chef of Espiritu. He was born in Arizona, raised primarily in Mexico and returned to Phoenix for high school. He graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Scottsdale and has been in the food and beverage industry since 2013. Espiritu was named one of the best new restaurants in America by Bon Appétit and Esquire magazines in 2022 for its elevated Sonoran dishes cooked over mesquite fire. It was also voted one of America’s 15 best new restaurants and has enjoyed rave reviews from several food critics. Additionally, Centeno was named a James Beard Foundation award finalist.
Chef Katie Murwin
Chef Demo
Katie is the mother of 3 adult children (30, 28, 24) and grandmother to 1 sweet little girl. Her 28 year old son was diagnosed with autism when he was 4 years old. She and her husband, Todd, have devoted much of their time and energy to learning about autism and working towards improving the lives of the families of people with autism, as well as others’ quality of life. They have supported the community through Kids with Autism Can, a nonprofit they started 15 years ago.
Katie has written a book, Kids with Autism Can: A Photographic Journey, an inspirational story of her family’s experience. She also works to support others facing the challenges of autism. She began working with special needs adults 30 years ago when managing a restaurant that embraced the idea of incorporating all members of the community into its staff.
She has several interests, which include traveling, working with rescued dogs, and cooking. She shares her joy and knowledge of cooking by teaching students through her business, Sensory Cooking. Children are encouraged to learn in a way that works well for them and provides opportunities for learning math, language and self-advocating.
Janet Morrow, M.S., CCC-SLP
Chef Demo
Janet Morrow is a retired Speech Language Pathologist. She has served in both hospital and public school settings.
Janet loves to spend time with family and friends and be outdoors, in addition to cooking and gardening.
She has participated in teaching cooking classes alongside Katie Murwin. Janet loves seeing children and young adults get excited about trying new foods and interacting socially during classes.
Stephanie Lucas, MS, RD
Chef Demo
Stephanie Lucas is a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of operational and leadership experience through career roles in hospital administration, educational food service management, adjunct faculty (Scottsdale Culinary Institute, ASU, GCU), and with Amazon’s global food safety team. In addition, she is currently a small business owner of Give Garden, an Arizona-based recipe delivery and culinary adventure company focused on kids. www.give.garden
As a working mom of two school aged children, she knows the importance that childhood nutrition plays and the anxiety that many families experience when feeding challenges arise. Give Garden makes exploring new foods fun and easy by delivering the food and unique recipe card to the child’s doorstep once a month in the form of a wrapped gift. The recipe focuses on introducing fruit and veggie-based desserts, sides, and entrees to kids and puts them in the driver’s seat to prepare the recipe. Research shows the act of putting them in charge increases the likelihood of exploration and food acceptance, which is often half the battle. Recipes also delve into a variety of preparation methods such as baking, sauteing, and pureeing to build confidence in the kitchen and have a nutrition education lesson in each adventure to increase knowledge on how foods impact their growing bodies.
