Staff

Jenn Ferguson,
Program Administrator

Born and raised in Tucson, Jenn is a proud University of Arizona graduate with more than 30 years of experience in administration. At Nourish, she provides vital support in program organization and tracking, fundraising, website management, and board coordination to help ensure every project runs smoothly. Outside of work, Jenn enjoys camping, reading, gardening, baking, and spending time with her husband, Scott, and their two adult children. She is grateful to be part of the Nourish community and its mission of supporting families.

Board of Directors

Jill Jorden Spitz,
President

Jill Jorden Spitz is a longtime Tucson journalist and the mother of two children, one who has autism and benefited greatly from feeding therapy after he was adopted at 16 months old. She has been a supporter of Nourish since its founding and is proud to serve as president.

She is an eye-witness to the power of feeding therapy: Her son Quinn, who would scream at the sight of solid food when he began feeding therapy, is now an enthusiastic eater who has tried - and liked! chicken feet, duck tongue and fish eyeballs.

Maggie Dyet, RN,
Secretary / Treasurer

Maggie is a proud native Arizonan, born and raised in Yuma. With a nursing career spanning more than 43 years, she has dedicated her life to caring for infants and families. Her professional background includes extensive work in the NICU, postpartum, and healthy newborn care, where she supported some of the most vulnerable patients and their parents with skill and compassion.

Since retiring from bedside nursing in 2020, Maggie has continued to serve her community as a Community Health RN with the state of Arizona’s High Risk Perinatal Program (HRPP). In this role, she provides home visits for high-risk infants who have spent time in the NICU—many of whom struggle with feeding challenges and benefit directly from Nourish scholarships and therapy services. Her work bridges her lifelong commitment to nurturing families with the mission of Nourish, making her involvement especially meaningful.

Family is central to Maggie’s life. She and her husband have three children, two of whom followed in her footsteps to become nurses, and she is a proud grandmother to one grandson. For Maggie, both her professional career and her family life reflect her enduring dedication to caring for others.

Jil Feldhausen,
Member-at-Large

Jil Feldhausen is a dedicated nutritionist dietitian whose career has spanned more than 45 years, with expertise in both pediatric and adult nutrition. Throughout her career, she has combined her deep knowledge of nutrition with a lifelong passion for education, always striving to make healthcare more accessible and to improve the quality of care for children and families.

Beyond her professional life, Jil treasures her role as a mother and grandmother. She and her husband raised three children, and she is now the proud grandmother of five—including two sets of twins. Family is at the heart of everything she does, and it continues to inspire her work and her commitment to helping others thrive.

Marsha Dunn Klein,
Co-Founder, Member-at-Large

Marsha is a pediatric occupational therapist who has devoted more than 54 years to supporting families of children with feeding challenges in Southern Arizona. As one of the original co-founders of Nourish, she has been instrumental in shaping its mission and remains a dedicated member of the board since its founding.

In addition to her local impact, Marsha has shared her expertise widely by providing workshops on feeding at the local, state, national, and international levels. She is also a co-founder of the Get Permission Institute, an online education platform that equips professionals around the world with knowledge and tools to better serve children with pediatric feeding needs.

Marsha’s lifelong commitment to families and her passion for education continue to inspire the Nourish community and all those who benefit from her leadership and vision.

Mandy Carlsen,
Co-Founder, Liaison to Mealtime Connections

Mandy is a pediatric occupational therapist and partner with Mealtime Connections. She specializes in working with children who have feeding challenges and brings a passion for supporting these families to Nourish. She was an original co-founder of NOURISH and continues to provide support on multiple levels.