Roll Up Your Sleeves! Health Expo Celebrity Speakers
Bruce Johnson, WUSA News Anchor & Author of Heart to Heart
Bruce Johnson has been a reporter and anchor for WUSA-TV9, the
CBS affiliate in Washington, DC, for more than 35 years. He can be
seen on TV covering city and national events or anchoring the
evening news. In 1992, while on assignment in a tough DC
neighborhood, Bruce suffered a sudden and massive heart attack. He
was rushed to a nearby emergency room and then flown to a second
hospital where emergency angioplasty successfully unclogged an
artery. Bruce became convinced that he should use his near death
experience and celebrity to call more attention to the toll heart
attacks and cardiovascular disease were taking on people, their
family and friends; and just as importantly, what people might do to
avoid such fates and become more heart healthy. [+]
In 2008, a friend who lost her husband to a heart attack
convinced Bruce to write about his heart attack; This veteran
reporter went further and found others who had also survived a heart
attack or cardiovascular disease. The result was Bruce Johnson's
first book, Heart to Heart, a moving and exclusive first hand
account from 12 survivors who struggled to discover meaning and
better lives after near death experiences.
Cornell McClellan, Personal Trainer to the First Family
Cornell McClellan is a Fitness Consultant and Personal Trainer to
the First Family of United States of America. He is also the owner
of Naturally Fit, a training and wellness facility in Chicago.
McClellan is on a mission to illustrate how fitness can be achieved
through a holistic approach that enhances the mind, strengthens the
body, and nurtures the spirit; he encourages achieving the proper
balance in pursuit of a totally fit lifestyle. [+]
Credit: President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
McClellan began his journey into the world of physical fitness
over 30 years ago, first as a karate student and later as an
instructor. It was during his time as a coach for children in the
sports of basketball and football that he realized his passion for
activities involving both physical and mental discipline. His
involvement with the physical fitness of youth continued throughout
his career as he spent much of his time as a wrestling and fitness
coach for neighborhood youth. This led him to the sport of weight
lifting where he became a training partner for several weight
lifting enthusiasts who went on to win titles for the Illinois Cup,
Mr. Illinois, Mr. U.S.A., Mr. America and Mr. Universe. This
experience set the stage for McClellan’s entrance into personal
training. Having dabbled in so many different areas of fitness,
McClellan possesses a variety of perspectives that contribute to his
extensive knowledge of the human body and nutrition.
Chef LaLa, Internationally Known Chef & Nutritionist
A classically trained chef, certified nutritionist and
sought-after spokeswoman who runs her own high-end catering
business, SAVOR!, in Los Angeles, Chef LaLa regularly doles out her
savvy solutions for better living at conferences worldwide and on
international and national television, including NBC’s TODAY! show,
Martha Stewart, Dr. Oz, Univision and CNN en Español, and as an
expert on America Now. [+]
Chef LaLa, is an accomplished chef, cookbook author, food
stylist, food consultant, certified nutritionist, and motivational
speaker. With her creative talents and training, this first
generation Latina dynamo is making waves in food, nutrition, health,
and lifestyle in both English and Spanish language media.
LaLa has devoted her life to her three passions. First, above all
else is her family and her son Maddox. But when she is working, she
is devoted to mastering and refining the art of cooking, and to
educating communities about how to enjoy traditional cultural
cuisine in a healthy way. It is a lifestyle, not a diet, LaLa says.
LaLa developed her love of food in her family’s Mexican restaurants.
She then attended the famous Le Cordon Bleu and studied the
intricacies of global cuisine. LaLa has been an expert on Discovery
Health National Body Challenge, America Now, National Univision
Despierta American and Dale con Ganas - The Biggest Loser, Mom
Ambush, Telemundo, De Todo Un Poco and most recently on Mom Ambush.
LaLa has appeared as a guest on the Today Show, Martha Stewart, Dr.
Oz, CNN, CW Network, ABC, CBS, Telemundo, Univision and more.
