Philip Werdell, M.A.
Phil has been a Yale University Scholar of the House, and was awarded Corning and Fulbright Fellowships. He was an administrator and/or teacher at City University of New York, the College for Human Services, Campus-Free College, Kansas State University's University for Man, the College of New Rochelle's School of New Resources, and the University of New Hampshire Graduate School of Human Services.

He is the co-founder of ACORN Food Dependency Recovery Services, and Director of ACORN's Professional Training Program. Phil is the author of Bariatric Surgery: Pre-Operative Considerations and co-author of Food Addiction Recovery: A New Model of Professional Support.

Mary Foushi
Co-founder and National Services Coordinator for ACORN, Mary is a food addict with over 19 years of stable recovery and is maintaining a 200-pound weight loss for 18 years. Her strong commitment to recovery and her ability to honestly relate her personal struggles and successes with food addiction offer an invaluable source of information and hope for those seeking to learn about food dependency and freedom from a life addicted to food. Mary is a CENAPS Trained Relapse Prevention Specialist, a nationally recognized speaker, and facilitates food dependency recovery groups, workshops, and intensives throughout the United States. She is the editor of News from ACORN, various material for ACORN lectures and professional training program. Mary is the co-author of Food Addiction Recovery: A New Model of Professional Support. 

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