Wellbeing Solutions utilizes over three decades of experience developing individual, organizational, and communal holistic wellbeing strategies to achieve a higher quality of life for their clients and their associates, teams, staff, faculty, or constituents. We create programs and pathways to improve audiences' physical and mental health, enhance their productivity and happiness, and build more substantial professional and individual relationships. In-person or remotely, and on all continents.Through my company, I work to redefine health and wellness as you know it; enable individuals to perform better in sports, work, and life; and inspire and enable women to claim their power so they can heal our world. Our services include individual and group coaching, educational workshops, yoga, and wellbeing retreats.

The WELLWVU program was founded to foster the complete wellbeing of our students through education, promotion, and related services. It aimed to educate and empower students to live healthy, happy, and productive lives. It was advocating for policies that support healthy living and work, contributing to shifting the culture at West Virginia University to one of health and wellness on campus and in the community.As the Director of Wellness and Health Promotion, I was tasked to initiate, develop, and direct the comprehensive student wellbeing program “liveWELL” at WELLWVU, designed to lead the way to a campus culture of wellbeing. For almost a decade, from its inception to the growth and optimization stages, I served in multiple leadership roles and chair functions to plan and execute programs, develop policies, and see through their implementation.

The Student Recreation Center at West Virginia University provides exceptional recreation, wellness, and education opportunities to meet the needs of WVU and the surrounding community. Committed to healthy living, it creates and promotes opportunities for an active lifestyle. Striving to create an environment that embraces, celebrates, and empowers the differences shared across the spectrum of human diversity, the Student Recreation Center reflects the university’s values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.As the Manager of Fitness & Wellness at the Student Recreation Center, I developed and implemented fitness and wellness programs. In different roles on wellness and advisory boards and on the President's Wellness Initiative Task Force, I utilized my knowledge and expertise to create offerings and staffing models resulting in higher utilization, improved customer service, and a better learning experience for student workers.

The “West Virginia Walks” program was founded at West Virginia University to encourage the Morgantown community, residents, and students alike, to walk at least thirty minutes daily.As the Project Coordinator for the “West Virginia Walks” program, I managed public relations campaigns and coordinated events to solicit participation and further the program’s reach and popularity.

Morgantown Yoga, LLC, offered group classes and private lessons in a peaceful setting. Focusing on the Iyengar yoga method, which concentrates on the aspects of alignment, sequencing, and timing, it provided a more wholesome approach to yoga. This style often uses props, such as belts, blocks, and blankets, as aids in performing postures, minimizing the risk of injury or strain. As the owner and sole instructor, I utilized a master's degree in biomechanics and extensive training in Iyengar yoga to provide yoga therapy to clients with physician referrals and develop wellbeing programs targeted to a range of diverse populations. During that time, I also offered seminars on wellness topics to local companies and educational institutions and wrote a well-being column for a local newspaper.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and partner organizations from industry, labor, and the health community are pursuing collaborative research on work organization issues, including work stress, under the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NORA advocates vigorous collaborative research on work organization to reduce severe and costly occupational injuries and illnesses.As the program director for “Partners in Corporate Health,” I developed and directed an employee wellness program for the NIOSH. Covering a range of responsibilities from managing program staff and budget, ensuring equipment acquisition and operations, to providing wellness education and marketing planning and execution, I led the program to success. In addition, as a phone coach to program participants, I guided individuals in smoking cessation, weight reduction, and stress management.

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD) is a comprehensive PreK-12 public school system serving approximately 5300 students in the communities of Acton and Boxborough, located about 20 miles northwest of Boston. ABRSD comprises nine schools, including an early childhood program, six elementary schools, a junior high school, and a high school.As the district's Health and Fitness Educator, I was responsible for developing and implementing a curriculum, teaching high school sports medicine, nutrition, general health, and yoga for physical education classes. Under my leadership, the district developed a state-of-the-art fitness facility and programming for school and community use.

Everything Reebok International does is rooted in sport. Sport is central to every culture and society and is core to health and happiness. Reebok's people and culture are critical to its success and the execution of its strategy, "Own the Game." Both bring life to the company’s identity, defined by purpose, mission, and attitude. And employee health plays an essential role in that identity.As the Manager of Employee Wellness, I facilitated the development of an award-winning wellness program, including a 6,000-square-foot fitness facility, outdoor basketball, tennis courts, and a walking trail. I set the direction of marketing, design, and implementation of all fitness, wellness, and recreational programs, supervised staff, and managed several projects in the fast-paced organization simultaneously and with great success. I worked closely with the marketing department to educate the top-level management on the benefits of employee wellbeing. In addition, I created a wellness task force comprised of representatives of all central departments within the organization. My work in this role assisted Reebok International in becoming credible, inclusive, and sustainable leaders in their industry.As a Research Engineer, I performed biomechanical research on improving athletes' sports performance. My responsibilities included developing evaluation protocols for analysis and writing technical articles for the marketing and advertising departments.

Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the USOPC is focused on protecting, supporting, and empowering America's athletes. It is responsible for fielding U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American, and Parapan American Games and serving as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic movements in the United States.During my 1987 internship at the USOPC, I assisted with biomechanics research on improving performance in elite athletes.