Merilee A. Kern, Jerry DeCrotie, Illustrator
Child health advocate and award-winning author Merilee A. Kern, MBA, boasts a long and venerated career in the multibillion dollar health and wellness, fitness and diet/weight loss industries through which she has cultivated a vast amount of field experience, expertise, and insight.
Merilee herself is a life-long fitness enthusiast and a two-time fitness competition champion, having previously won the titles of “Miss South Florida” and “Miss Palm Coast.” After participating in sports throughout her youth, Merilee has spent all of her adult years devoted to good nutrition, fitness, and healthy living—a lifestyle that she now imparts on her own family. She earned both her Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.