Category Archives: Members of the Year

Natalliya Klyus is a Nutritional Therapist for Nutrireland. In her role, she engages in consultations with patients and has tests done, appraising each individual’s current condition and following up four to six weeks later. She was motivated to enter her profession from her training and lifelong interest in the medical field, and a desire to help people. She is also an expert in skincare, acne, eczema, digestive issues and other conditions.

Natalliya holds a bachelor’s degree in General Family practice from T Medical University. She is a member of the Nutritional Therapist Ireland Association, and credits her success to continuously learning and growing as a practitioner.

Fiona Tucker is the creator of #GetPrimedtoThrive, a company that specializes in coaching and empowering women. Fiona has spent the past ten years developing this woman oriented, effective transformational tool. In her average day, Fiona coaches women to excellence in their careers, relationships and personal lives. She researches women’s needs in the modern world and the changing paradigm for women and creates exciting relevant products, all while overseeing the business. After 25 years in the business world Fiona became a coach following stage 4 breast cancer. Realising that she had been given a second change and knowing that her experience of having worked as a female executive and running several of her own businesses as well as her life experience could ease the path of many others. She studied as a coach with the European School of Coaching. She holds several coaching diplomas and can boast over 4,000 hours of coaching practice with hundreds of women. She has written two books, “Emotions Matter” and “The Cottage” both available on Amazon. In the next three to five years, Fiona plans to write more books and to launch an interactive platform and app especially designed to cater to the ongoing needs of women of all ages in those areas which most interest them. Her motto is SURVIVING is not THRIVING, she passionately believes in the ability of women to contribute fully in all aspects of their lives without pain by learning to rules and tools of thriving. Fiona is proud of the progression she has made in her career and life thus far. Fiona is looking forward to networking and connecting with other like-minded professionals, and to gaining the recognition and credibility of being a member of the Women’s Networking Association. In her free time, Fiona enjoys cycling, music and coaching pro bono.

María del Pilar Charneco is Director of Special Projects for UMET/SUAGM, where she supports the dean of the School of Health Sciences, the associate dean and program directors in project management, and implementation. She oversees the actualization of programs web site. access of resources and develops programs activities established by the dean of the School of Health Sciences. Programs includes from masters’ to baccalaureate and associate degrees as well as post degree programs in the areas of Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy and Pathology. Respiratory Therapy and Sonography, Previously, Maria worked as Assistant to UMET’s Chancellor and as Vice Chancellor of Administrative Affairs for 15 years. In 1998 when she joined UMET she was appointed Dean of Extension overseen the all services provided at the offsite centers located in Aguadilla, Jayuya as well as the Continuing Education and Evening Programs She is an expert in higher education and in innovation in education for K-12 level, She also work for 4 years as Coontinuing Education Director at Universidad Central del Caribe, Director of the National Diffusion Network at the PR General Council on Education and coordinated the Head Start Health Program, at state level for 8 years and at the New York Foundling Hospital for 4 years.. She holds bachelor’s degree in Arts in Education in Nutrition and Dietetics and a master’s degree in Public Health Education from Universidad of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus. She is getting ready to continue studies toward a doctorate degree in her areas or interest in Education, Health and Epidemiology.. Dedicated to empowering women in the workplace in her country, she loves to learn and planting the seeds of learning for others. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking and storytelling using Nationally Validated Programs to integrate the arts in reading and writing.