Before retiring Nancy Siler was creator, host, and executive producer of the Telly and MarCon Gold Awards-winning PBS series “Bake Decorate Celebrate!” which aired for 10 seasons in 85% of the USA, 46 countries and in its final year achieved 23.3K confirmed airings. Nancy has done hundreds of interviews and decorating demonstrations for programs on CBS, NBC, ABC, WGN, PBS, Food Network, Discovery Channel, HSN and QVC Networks.
As former Vice President of Consumer Affairs and Public Relations for Wilton Brands, she achieved 4 billion impressions and 16K placements for the brand in one year on a limited budget. She was superintendent of The Wilton School of Cake Decorating which offered over 246 classes plus was responsible for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Affairs, Public Relations, The Wilton Store, and The Test Kitchen. Her last role at the company was VP of Creative Services leading a team of 50 people fulfilling 4.3K requests including 2.4K projects, 15K images, and producing 21 digital education classes in a single year.
Also, Nancy served as a corporate dietitian for Dominick’s Finer Foods, director of nutrition at Hill & Knowlton, a health care consultant, and a university professor at the University of Texas at Austin, University of Illinois, and Chicago State University.
Siler has served on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Board of Directors and 8 strategic committees. She’s been president and delegate for both the Texas and Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in addition to serving on other major committees and in elected positions. She’s been on the Board of the Food and Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group, Les Dames d’Escoffier–Chicago and Dallas chapters–and Chicago Food and Nutrition Network.