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Michael Wells is the author of “Snapshots Of Heaven” and entrepreneur. He has been in the business world for over 30 years, owning his own business for 20 of those 30 years. As an entrepreneur, he employed hundreds of people and gave them opportunities that a lot of them would never have had. Through his career and own personal triumphs, he is the first person to say, “What doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger”. His life alone has given him the determination to follow his dreams and to overcome all obstacles. He is currently writing his newest novel, “STAR LITE STAR BRITE; WHICH STAR WILL I KIDNAP TONIGHT” He has built relationships with powerful, behind the scenes, individuals at Good Morning America, Oprah and publishers and agents alike in Canada and the USA.
Helen Georgaklis is a Financial Advisor to hundreds of clients with a portfolio of now in the millions. A women on a crystal clear mission, she is a survivor, no matter the obstacles, no matter the pain. Rather than wallow in destructive self pity, she pulled her self out of the quicksand that was drowning her, and went to work for the major financial institution in Canada. It is because of her experiences and triumphs that the 99-series of books is becoming a reality.
Women's Therapy Center Ditza Katz, PT, PhD, is the founder of Women's Therapy Center, a practice limited to treating women's sexual disorders and urogynecologic dysfunctions. She holds an undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy, a Master's degree in Pastoral Psychology & Counseling, a doctorate in Clinical Sexology, and clinical training in manual therapy and urogynecology. Dr. Katz is a Diplomate with the American Board of Sexology, Clinical Assistant Professor at the American Academy of Clinical Sexology located in Orlando, Florida, and is the only physical therapist in the USA who is a clinical sexologist.
Ross Lynn Tabisel, LCSW, PhD, is Co - Director of the Women's Therapy Center and a Diplomate with the American Board of Sexology. She holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Adelphi University, a Post - Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis from the Institute for the Study of Psychotherapy in New York, a doctorate in Clinical Sexology, and Certificate Training in the area of Sexual Abuse. Dr. Tabisel is the first Social Worker to be accepted as a member of the American Urogynecologic Society and of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the merit of her expertise. She is a Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work, and Clinical Assistant Professor with the American Academy of Clinical Sexology located in Orlando, Florida.
As a professional wedding and event planner, Pam Archer has assisted brides with untangling the financial nightmares they have created, due to a lack of information on where to start when planning their weddings. With over three decades of experience, it is her purpose to give them a GPS, so-to-speak, to follow in order to avoid many of the pitfalls in the wedding industry.She can save a bride hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, headaches, and heartache, just by following her ten simple steps to the altar; each with nine bullet points. Pamela’s Exclusive Floral & Event Design, http://www.pamelaseventdesign.com
Over the past 5 years, Alexis Martin Neely has built two million dollar businesses of her own from the ground up, so she understands the needs of new and established entrepreneurs. Today, she is America's Personal Family Lawyer. As the founder of the Family Wealth Planning Institute, the best selling author of Wear Clean Underwear! A Fast, Fun, Friendly - and Essential - Guide to Legal Planning for Busy Parents, and the creator of www.KidsProtectionPlan.com, Alexis' mission is to revolutionize the world of financial and estate planning for families and change the way Americans think about lawyers. After experiencing the devastation of documents only legal work and the impact of a failed estate plan in her own family and then discovering that is the norm today, Alexis knew she had to teach lawyers and families how to plan with a whole different perspective. Her passion for changing the industry's standard has earned her recognition as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in Los Angeles Magazine and as one of Worth Magazine's Top 100 Lawyers. Alexis can be seen weekly on Better TV, as their Family Financial and Legal Expert, and every now and then on NBC's Today Show, ABC's View from the Bay, the CBS Early Show, CNBC's On the Money, and Fox & Friends. Alexis is a blogger on several sites, including The Intrepid Mompreneur (www.AlexisMartinNeely.com), LA Moms Blog (www.lamomsblog.com), and she publishes a weekly online magazine at www.FamilyWealthSecrets.com.
Towanda D. Cooper is a master mechanic. 20 years of experience in the vehicle maintenance and repair industry has provided her with a very broad knowledge base enabling her to be very effective in this arena. Her many strengths include the unique ability to accurately diagnose and repair mechanical problems on American and foreign-made vehicles. As a professional mechanic, she takes pride in providing high quality service to her customers. Prior to starting her own company, Towanda was employed as a mechanic with several automotive repair businesses in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. She enjoyed the diversity these positions provided in terms of familiarizing her with a wide variety of motor vehicle operating systems. The overwhelming desire to use her management skills, together with her knowledge and ability to repair automobiles, led to the origin of C.A.R., Inc in 2000. With thousands of similar businesses already in existence, Cooper’s challenge was how to make her business different so that consumers would choose her business over another one. Then it hit her viola’, make it MOBILE. Take the service to the customer. Time is a commodity most people do not like to waste. C.A.R.Inc. was designed to provide quality automotive repair service, and save the customer time. Six years later, Towanda and CAR, Inc. continue to bring tremendous value to customers through extensive knowledge of vehicles repair, personal service, outstanding work ethic, and most of all, the ability to save customers time and money! Community Involvement: College and Armed Forces Experience: Towanda D Cooper, President Cooper Automotive Repair Inc. Office: 706-338-6371
Abigail Dotson is a Los Angeles based EcoBroker®, Carbon-Neutral Certified Realtor®, and Green Specialist. A Healthy-House Expert who practices what she preaches, Abigail lives with her six-year-old daughter in a solar powered "green" house, where she writes her monthly column The Green House Effect for the Santa Monica Star newspaper. When not selling houses or sponsoring Healthy-House community events, she teaches elementary school students how to mix up their very own non-toxic household cleaners. As a former teacher, freelance writer, and longtime member of environmental and social advocacy movements, Abigail felt inspired at the opportunity to reach out beyond her local sphere and educate people about two topics she knows very well: protecting people from the dangers of the current foreclosure crisis, a fear millions of people know firsthand these days, and the Green movement, vital to sustaining ourselves and our time on this planet. Writing these books is a true culmination of her passions: writing, teaching, real estate, and environmental advocacy. Visit her website to learn more about her or to request your free copy of The Healthy House Answer Book. My Healthy Home LA - www.MyHealthyHomeLA.com - Office: 310•820•9398 - 11677 San Vicente Blvd. Ste #307 Los Angeles, CA 90049
Chris F. Fariello PhD, MA, LMFT Director, Institute for Sex Therapy Council for Relationships 267-479-2388 Director- Sex Therapy Training CFR/Jefferson Program in Couple and Family Therapy 215-382-6680 ext. 3115 AASECT- Eastern Region Representative AASECT- Certified Sex Educator & Sex Therapist www.councilforrelationships.org
Betty Lynch lives in East Texas with her best friend and husband Doyle. Betty learned the art of cooking at a very early age by her mother's side in the kitchen. She is an avid recipe collector and has many in her collection that date back to the 1900's. She loves to have family and friends around her table for a home-cooked meal. Her motto is that no one leaves her table hungry. Betty and her husband Doyle love to cook together in the kitchen and at the grill. As Doyle grills, Betty prepares the veggies, salads and side dishes. This time spent together has brought much joy to their lives and drawn them closer together. These recipes are easy and fun for fathers and kids to get into the kitchen and cook together while sharing about their day. "Don't worry about the mess, Dads just enjoy the time you spend with your kids in the kitchen. Preparing food together creates a special bond that will last a lifetime for you and your kids." Betty's mission is to bring the family back together and share a meal. What better way to do this is to have Dad and the kids in the kitchen cooking together. If you would like to join Betty's newsletter or purchase her first cookbook, please visit. http://www.mycountrykitchen.com.
Recognized as The Voice of Child-Centered Divorce, Rosalind Sedacca, CCT, is the author of, How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A Create-a-Storybook™ Guide to Preparing Your Children – with Love! This easy-to-read ebook is unique because it doesn’t just tell you what to say. It says it for you! Rosalind guides parents through fill-in-the-blank templates to create an attractive storybook with family history and photos to help parents convey, with love and compassion, the six key messages every child needs to hear. Therapists, attorneys, mediators, coaches and other divorce professionals throughout the US and beyond have endorsed Rosalind’s book. An award-winning national speaker and workshop facilitator, Rosalind is a Certified Corporate Trainer. She served five years on the Board of Directors of the Florida Speakers Association and has facilitated workshops for business, professional and spiritual organizations throughout North America.
Erin Kavanagh, bio pending
Born with a condition called Multiple Congenital Musculoskeletal Abnormalities, Michael has had his share of people doubting what he could do. An undying determination to prove all the nay Sayers wrong drove Michael to succeed, resulting in him obtaining his chartered accountancy designation and his MBA. In 2005, a need to educate people as to what people with disabilities could accomplish led Michael to create the website www.sureican.info, and in 2006, Sure I Can became a regular column in a quarterly Canadian magazine called Exceptional Family, Canada’s resource magazine for parents of exceptional children. Also in 2006, a lost bet over a souvlaki dinner led Michael to embark on a comedy career in which he uses humor to mock everything from the attitudes of people towards people with disabilities to frustration over the bureaucracy involved in accessing government programs. Today, Michael lives on his own in Montreal and, aside from his comedy and writing, works as an advisor for a financial planning firm.
Dr. Tellier is a family physician working in Montreal. He is the Director of the Office of Student Affairs for the Faculty of Medicine and the Director of Student Health. He also works at the Herzl Family Practice Unit at the Sir Mortimer Davis - Jewish General Hospital and at Head and Hands, a community youth centre. Dr. Tellier completed his residency in Family Medicine at the Montreal Children’s Hospital where he developed an interest in adolescent health. As a result, he did a fellowship in Adolescent Health at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Since then he has been involved in offering care to young people in a variety of settings. He has given presentations locally, nationally and internationally on a variety of subjects related to adolescent health including sexuality, gay and lesbian health issues, and club drugs. His current research interests include medical student welfare issues, the epidemiology of Human Papilloma Virus between partners and the evaluation of a CD-ROM developed with Marius Wolfe and McGill Molson Medical Informatics entitled “Sex and Contraception” which is part of a year round health education campaign for students on campus. Currently he is working on developing a Web Site on Sexually Transmitted Infection and one on Healthy Living for university students. Dr. Tellier has served as a volunteer on the Board of Directors of Head and Hands, Passages, a home for young women on the street, Projets d’intervention auprès des mineurs prostitués, AIDS Community Care Montreal and he coordinates the medical team and health education project for BBCM.
Cristina Urioste, Organic Chef Cristina’s appreciation for organic, seasonal, and locally grown food began while living on a beautiful farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where she learned organic gardening techniques and grew her own fruits and vegetables from 1997-2000. Participating so fully with the cycles of nature served as a profound epiphany in her understanding of the human relationship with food. It was also during that time that she began studying Ayurveda, an ancient holistic lifeway from India (often considered yoga’s ‘sister science’), at The Wise Earth School of Ayurveda. There, Sri Swamini Mayatitananda carefully taught her about grace, wholeness, and sadhana in the kitchen, and reminded her that food is medicine. Ultimately, in 1999 she became Chef of the Wise Earth School, preparing food for Swamini Mayatitananda Herself, as well as doctors, health practitioners, healers, yoga teachers, and spiritual seekers. Since then, Cristina has been cooking and teaching others how to prepare wholesome delicious meals at wellness retreat centers, yoga centers, summer camps, private homes, fundraising events, movie sets, and more. Her most exciting commitment was as full time private chef to a leading actor in one of 2007’s blockbuster film productions. Cristina currently lives in Venice, California, where she continues to garden and prepare organic delights with constant joy. You can typically find her at one or more of the outstanding farmer’s markets on the Westside with a canvas bag full of organic goodies for that week’s menu. She caters events and prepares food in private homes. She also teaches Ayurvedic Nutrition in The Wise Earth Tradition both privately and in small groups.
Anna Cummins bio pending |
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