Speaking Engagements 

“Lisa is an amazing resource for nutrition education, counseling, and advice. Every time she’s presented to parents at our school, it’s been followed by glowing emails about how helpful it was and how we need more information like that. She has an enthusiasm and friendly, non-intimidating style that everyone seems to appreciate.”

Steve Richard

“Lisa Ota touched me at the core and transformed my way of thinking about food. Ota simplifies the incredibly complex choices presented to us today when deciding how to feed ourselves and our families.”

Elizabeth Y. Wolfe, Managing Editor
California Fresh Harvest:
A Seasonal Journey Through Northern California

"I have worked with Lisa Ota in the capacity of providing wellness support and presentations to my group benefits clients for over 15 years and have found her to be an engaging and knowledgable speaker on the topic of nutrition and well-being. Lisa has always been well prepared with the latest research and current trends regarding nutrition related topics and has shown the ability to connect with employees of any stature in bringing value to their overall well-being. I can recommend Lisa whole heartedly to those wanting to bring a credible message to their audience on the subject of how good nutritional habits and knowledge can change their lives."

Mike Mulqueeney
Vice President
Johnson & Dugan

I have given hundreds of presentations throughout my career, the majority of which focus on nutrition education. Following are some of the many venues at which I have spoken: 

• Corporate speaking engagements include Advanced Fibre Communications, Safeway, PacBell, Alvarado Street Bakery, and Barbara's Bakery, Washington Mutual, Uniprise, PeopleSoft and The San Francisco Opera Company.
• Conferences including Annual State WIC Conference, American Public Health Association Annual Conference, and Financial Planning Association Northern California Conference.
• I have provided dozens of nutrition education presentations on behalf of the JuicePlus+ Company.
• I have moderated several press conferences, including Safeway's California Project LEAN (Lowfat Eating for Americans Now).
• I have interviewed Thomas McName, author of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution, on behalf of the California Commonwealth Club.
• I have provided hundreds of presentations on topics such as "Nourishing Your Child's Relationship with Food," "Eating for Two: Gaîa and You," and "Five Key Strategies for Energizing Your Work Day," for various places of worship, schools, mom's groups, women's clubs, and businesses.
• I provided a tremendously successful nine-week seminar series on The Sacred Art of Eating to a group of 200 women at the Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church, and speak at other faith communities.
• San Francisco World VegFest, 2015 and 2016

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Writings:

In addition to having written monthly nutrition columns for several local newspapers and contributing articles to countless newsletters, I have authored, coauthored, and contributed to the following books:
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* The Sacred Art of Eating by Lisa Tremont Ota, 2017
* Imperfectly Vegan, Halloween Style by Lisa Tremont Ota, 2018
* You Can’t Live Forever, but You Can Live 10 Years Longer with Better Health by Dr. Rosenfeld (Better Health Foundation, SF), 1993
* Originally Blessed by Matthew Fox (Creation Spirituality Communities, Inc.), 2008
​* The Social Cause Diet: Filling Up with Satisfying Acts of Service, by Gail Perry Johnston, 2008

“Lisa Ota really showed me how to enjoy food and not be afraid of it. She is a great motivator and could really relate to everything that I said.”

JJ Shilliday
Teenager

“Lisa not only armed our college bound daughter with the right tools to eat successfully at school, she also taught our younger children how to make better choices without feeling deprived. Our field trip to the grocery store was by far the best thing we have done for our family’s overall health.”

Melissa Shilliday

“Working with Lisa was wonderful! She motivated our family to make healthier choices for snacks and meals and provided us with delicious recipes that added greater variety to our diets!”

Leslie Franco

“Lisa Ota’s enthusiasm for making healthy nutrition choices is contagious! The nutrient dense foods she recommends are easy to prepare and have increased my ability as a mother to provide healthy food to my family.”

Kristine Shargall