SAVANNAH WELNA, Cert. PCF

Savannah Welna created the group after being inspired by professionals in the field and a recognized need for raw feeding groups based on nutrition science. She wants you to know that it is through the encouragement of many others that RFN was created in the first place. Savannah highly values the entire admin team and the wonderful members who make RFN the fantastic resource that is.

Savannah recognizes that meat, bones, and organs build the foundation for many healthy animals. She heavily values the use of traditional whole foods.

JENNY RYOO, CERT. PCF

Jenny started raw feeding in 2016 with her first cat. Like many others, she began as a ratio feeder, but had doubts over the popular concepts of balancing over time with variety. Eventually she found her way to RFN in Nov 2018 found her raw feeding home! She now uses NRC balanced diets for 3 different species (dogs, cats and fancy mice) at home.

Jenny developed the RFN Formulation Spreadsheet in May 2019 as a tool to make formulation easier for pet owners. With the help of the group and some awesome people, it has developed into great formulation tool. She is always happy to answer questions about the spreadsheet in the group or via email at jenny@bettercellsnutrition.com.

Jenny lives with a dog, two cats, three mice and her human, Steve. She works at the Humane Society of MO and as a dog trainer for fear and aggression.

VICTORIA KOAY, Cert. CN

Victoria Koay became interested in canine nutrition after finding her dog Oreo was sensitive to everything available in the market. She felt the gap in her knowledge when none of the feeding methods available to the general population of dog owners addressed the questions – what nutrients are fed? And what else is missing? 
She was extremely excited to have stumbled upon the NRC method in 2016, and since taking the plunge into learning the requirements and the formulation method, there was absolutely no turning back! 
Victoria has been a member of RFN since the group was formed in 2018, and she continues to enjoy learning from everyone in the group. 
Victoria and Oreo live in sunny Singapore. In the day, Victoria works as an elementary school teacher and at night, she is an avid student of canine nutrition and animal aromatherapy. She is a certified aromatherapist from Aromahead Institute and has attained a Cert. CN from Companion Animal Sciences Institute (CASI) and completed the Diet Formulation course through The Possible Canine. She is currently pursuing certification in animal aromatherapy with Kelly Holland Azzaro, founder and director of the Holistic Animal Aromatherapy Association and past president of the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, and is looking to start the Advanced Canine Nutrition Certificate (Cert. ACN) by July 2019.

BONNIE EDKIN, CNC

My educational background and professional work experience are in two fields – chemistry and nutrition. I have had my own wellness business since the 1980s. That initially started out as a supplement business, but expanded to doing nutrition consultations for clients when I got my diploma in nutrition. In addition to having worked as an environmental chemist, I’ve also done consulting work for some laboratories in our area. One of those labs hired me to help them set up their QA/QC program so they could become certified to analyze dietary supplements. An organic farm hired me to set up a program to analyze the effect of different compost materials had on the nutrient content of their produce. At this stage of my life, I’m currently doing nutritional and environmental consulting on a part-time basis.

My husband and I have 7 cats and a flock of organic laying hens. I’ve been raw feeding our cats for over 10 years. My initial interest in raw feeding happened because of a health issue with one of our cats, which raw feeding has helped! I started out, like many raw feeders, as a ‘ratio feeder.’ However, I’ve always added supplements to the food I make for my cats because I had concerns about meeting their nutritional needs from food alone. That often put me at odds with other ratio feeders in other cat groups, and I was really glad to find this group. As one of the admins here recently me, “you are home.”

In addition to our cats and our flock, my other personal interests include organic gardening, milking and making cheese, fermenting vegetables, sewing and fiber arts, and reading. I do a lot of canning, freezing & dehydrating to preserve the foods I grow. Oh, and I like to eat.

Admin Note: Bonnie Edkin is a wonderful addition to our admin team. You can see much of the useful content she has written in the RFN facebook group by searching for  “#edkineducates” Thank you for being a part of our team.