Caroline Moassessi has spent the last 13 years advocating and educating her community and state about food anaphylaxis.  She is the author of the award winning food allergy and asthma blogsite www.gratefulfoodie.com.  

Caroline was the lead patient advocate who worked on the 2013 passing of Mandated Stock Epinephrine law in the State of Nevada.  She has participated in two Kid’s Congress on Capital Hill with FARE and is very active with Nevada Federal and State Legislators regarding food allergy and clean air public policy.  She also assisted in creating the first School Management Guidelines for Food Anaphylaxis in the state of Nevada.

She is currently sits on the American Lung Association (ALA) National Assembly and advocacy work group, chair and chair elect assembly, is Secretary/Treasurer for the ALA of the Southwest region and is past board chair the ALA chapter in Northern Nevada.  She co-founded the non-profit, Northern Nevada Asthma and Food Allergy Parent Education Group.