Above:  Beth Stark RD, LDN – Karen Buch RD, LDN – Mandy Rother RD, LDN
What does RD and LDN stand for?

Karen Buch, RD, LDN
Director, Lifestyle Initiatives

Karen leads the Weis Lifestyle Initiatives team. In her role, she is responsible for consumer-advocacy, cause-related initiatives including the Weis Fight Hunger and Weis Paws for Pets programs and strategic-planning for Weis Markets’ growing health and wellness initiatives. Karen also serves as the editor-in-chief of Weis Healthy Bites™ magazine.

Karen has become a trusted nutrition advisor to Weis Markets customers. You’ll hear Karen’s food and nutrition advice on television, radio, inside Weis Markets stores or on the Weis Markets’ website. She serves as a speaker locally and nationally at meetings including the Food Marketing Institute, the American Dietetic Association Food Nutrition Conference and Expo.  Recent honors include selection as a 2009 Woman of Influence in the Food Industry by The Griffin Report, as one of the 2009 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer and as a judge for the 42nd Pillsbury Bakeoff.

A Registered Dietitian since 1995, Karen is experienced as both a Clinical and Community Dietitian. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from Albright College, is an active member of the American Dietetic Association and the Produce for Better Health advisory committee, and serves as chairperson of the Food Marketing Institute Consumer Affairs Committee.

Beth Stark, RD, LDN Healthy Living Coordinator Beth joined the Weis Markets Lifestyle Initiatives team in 2008. In her role, Beth provides nutrition and wellness education to customers as a writer and key contributor to the Weis Healthy Bites™ program. Beth also lends her nutritional expertise as a speaker at numerous community health and wellness events. Beth enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, running, outdoor activities and testing out new culinary techniques and recipes. Beth earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences from The Pennsylvania State University and is an active member of the American Dietetic Association.

Mandy Rother, RD, LDN Healthy Living Coordinator Mandy joined the Lifestyle Initiatives team in 2009. Mandy’s role with the Weis Markets Lifestyle Initiatives team is to provide expert nutritional advice to customers, speak at community health and wellness events, and assist with the development of new customer and employee wellness initiatives. Beyond her passion for nutrition and wellness, Mandy enjoys traveling, being outdoors, biking, dancing, and music. Mandy earned her Bachelor’s degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN where she majored in nutrition, psychology, and Spanish and is an active member of the American Dietetic Association.