Wendy Cooper

Wendy Cooper, a physical education teacher for 30 years and mother of two, is the founder and president of the award-winning Healthy Highway program. This program uses traffic themes and metaphors to encourage families to make healthy choices in all areas of their lives. This program has been used in schools around the country and received national recognition when it was featured on Rachael Ray's Yum-O website. One of Wendy's greatest honors was being a featured exhibitor at the Alliance for a...See more

Wendy Cooper, a physical education teacher for 30 years and mother of two, is the founder and president of the award-winning Healthy Highway program. This program uses traffic themes and metaphors to encourage families to make healthy choices in all areas of their lives. This program has been used in schools around the country and received national recognition when it was featured on Rachael Ray's Yum-O website. One of Wendy's greatest honors was being a featured exhibitor at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation conference in Washington, D.C. Other awards include: the Special Olympics Healthy Communities Partner of Excellence Award; the first Greece Chamber of Commerce's Annual Community Health Award; and the Amazing Person Retiree Award presented by NYSAHPERD. Her passion to help families live healthier lives led her to write Healthy Rules of the Road. See less