About Us

Helping People Get Well, Look Good and Stay Healthy Living Gluten-Free!

Meet the Founders

Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN, is a University of Pennyslvania graduate with nursing experience spanning thirty-five years in patient care, teaching and management positions. As a medical paralegal, she drafted Institutional Review Board (IRB)  procedures for multiple IRBs responsible for protecting the rights of medical research participants. Her personal experience discovering celiac disease as the underlying cause of health problems dating back to childhood – and her resulting recovery – motivated her to author Recognizing Celiac Disease and create the Health Guide, the first medical references made specifically for people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.   Cleo is a Past-President of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Nursing Alumni Association, the oldest nursing alumni association in the United States.

John Libonati, BBA is President of Gluten Free Works, Inc. He publishes Glutenfreeworks.com, Recognizing Celiac Disease and the highly popular Gluten Free Works Facebook and Twitter pages. He has written dozens of articles on gluten and the gluten-free diet, has spoken to support groups across the United States and continually interacts with the gluten-free community. John is an Eagle Scout and fitness enthusiast who regularly lifts weights, competes in local running races and has completed ultramarathons as long as fifty miles.