Wendy Manfredi , Sponsorship and Partnership Manager for Vitamix, works with a wide variety of groups representing the various customer segments of Vitamix.  Due in a large part to Wendy’s work, Vitamix has successfully partnered with Chef’s Garden and CVI on a variety of projects and events since 2008.  Other key partnerships in the food and wellness space managed by Wendy include: Chef’s Collaborative, American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, FoodCorps, Breakfast Club of Canada and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s“ Food for Life” program.  Prior to her current position, Wendy held the position of Creative Manager for Vitamix, handling all direct mail marketing creative and direct response media buying.  Before joining Vitamix, Wendy was Marketing Director for Physicians Weight Loss and Diet Center Worldwide.