CFPHD Governing Committee Bio

Roniece Weaver

Roniece Weaver,  M.S., R.D., L.D. is a founding partner and Executive Director of the Hebni Nutrition Consultants, Inc. (the developer of the original Soul Food Pyramid™--a culturally sensitive food guide pyramid.)  She is Co-Chair of the Cultural Diversity Committee for the Central Florida American Diabetes Association in Orlando, Florida. She also served as a member at the national level of the American Diabetes Association Cultural Diversity Committee, which meets in Washington, DC; and served as a consultant and spokesperson for Equal and currently for Evona Oils. In her current role she is also the author of The New Soul Food Cookbook for People With Diabetes, commissioned by the national office for the American Diabetes Association. Her second book is titled, Slim Down Sister, which is designed to assist women with feeling good and losing weight.  Her last three books, co-authored with her partner and twin sister, titled Month of Meals, Family Style Soul Food, and Heart Healthy Soul Food, were all published by the American Diabetes Association.  

She and her partner are responsible for nutritional analysis, taste testing, and promotion of the books.  In addition, she provides educational seminars to the American Heart Association and media formats in town.

Ms. Weaver is also the President of Roniece Weaver & Associates, Inc. She consults with food corporations, provides educational presentations, and speaks nationally about many nutrition subjects.

Ms. Weaver was awarded her B.S. in Food Science/Human Nutrition from the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.  She continued her studies at the University of Saint Francis where she received her Master of Science in Health Care Administration.  Ms. Weaver has been a guest lecturer at a variety of seminars, and has been seen on public television such as The Today Show, CNN's  On The Menu and Woman’s Today Show,  The Tom Joyner Morning Cruise, St. Louis Black Expo, Ivanhoe Broadcast News and many more media venues. Ms. Weaver serves on the hospital board for Health Central Hospital, the Governing Board of the Orlando Citrus Club, the Community Advisory Council for the American Heart Association, and the Governing Board Director of Central Florida Partnership in Health Disparities.  Her clients include:  Glaxo Smith Kline, Merck, Lilly, and Orange County Public Schools to name a few. She was awarded the Presidents Award by the Auxiliary to the National Medical Association. She is married to Dr. Curtis James Weaver and has three children, Candace and Curtis II and a new foster son, Jerome.