Johanna Kandel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder/CEO at National Alliance for Eating Disorders since 2000, a national nonprofit providing referrals, support groups, and advocacy across all 50 states.
Founded The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness (now National Alliance for Eating Disorders) in 2000.
Author of "Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder" (Harlequin).
Serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Eating Disorders Coalition.
Participated in the first-ever Eating Disorders Roundtable at the White House and served on the federal Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee under HHS.
Holds a BA in Psychology.

Biography

Johanna Kandel is the Founder and CEO of the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, an organization she established in 2000, initially known as The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. Her decision to found the Alliance stemmed from her personal experience recovering from a decade-long battle with eating disorders.