Panelists & Moderator

Jessie Diggins is an American cross-country skier originally from Afton, Minnesota. She and teammate Kikkan Randall won the United States’ first-ever cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics in the team sprint in 2018. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Diggins won the silver medal in the 30-kilometer freestyle and the bronze medal in the individual sprint, making her the most decorated American cross-country skier of all time. She has also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in her career. In 2021, Diggins clinched the top spot in the women’s overall standings for the 2020-21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, becoming the first American to do so.

In several interviews and essays, Diggins has shared her experience of seeking treatment for bulimia in 2010 while as a teenage athlete, with the aim of her story to improve self-acceptance and reduce stigma and secrecy around eating disorders. In 2020, Diggins wrote an autobiography, Brave Enough, about her athletic accomplishments and personal struggles with bulimia as a teenager. 

August “Gus” Schumacher is an American cross-country skier.  In 2020, Schumacher became the first American to win a gold medal in an individual race at the Junior World Ski Championships. He competed in the 30-kilometer skiathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and was key to a Top Ten finish for Team USA in the men’s 4x10k relay. Gus also studies Civil Engineering at the University of Alaska Anchorage, in the town where he grew up. Growing up, Gus spent a lot of time outside with his family, doing lots of hiking, skiing, fishing, and playing.

Gus is a WithAll What to Say ambassador advocating for strong mental and physical health for young athletes. “I believe in the mission of What To Say because kids, including my younger self, hear way too much unhealthy talk about food and bodies. I’m proud to be an ambassador because it means I have an opportunity to be a role model for health!”

As Executive Director of WithAll, Lisa leads WithAll’s work to support those recovering from an eating disorder and prevent eating disorders from developing in the first place. She sets the strategic direction and ensures the ongoing excellence of all non-profit operations to reach WithAll’s mission of equipping over 1 million adults to stop diet and weight talk around kids by 2030. Lisa has experienced first-hand how difficult and isolating it can be to live with an eating disorder and is passionate to generate a larger impact in preventing and ending eating disorders.

Lisa has more than 15 years of experience in public affairs, government relations, non-profit leadership, law, and community relations, most recently at Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media. She is a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, a member of the Minnesota Bar, and a Minnesota Supreme Court appointee to Minnesota’s Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board.