September Meeting: Valerie Kraft to speak

Valerie Kraft is 19 years old and a sophomore at Vanderbilt University. She was diagnosed with Celiac Disease while a teen and for two years, she ran a network for teens with Celiac Disease called The Celiac Saga. She will be talking about her experience with Celiac Disease – everything from her journey to a diagnosis, her time in high school, her college search, living as a college student with Celiac. She is the founder and president of the Student Allergy Advisory Council at Vanderbilt. She will also talk about using her Nima sensor and how she worked to create an allergy council at Vanderbilt during her freshman year.