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Partner with clients to achieve health and wellness goals through personalized coaching programs for the mental, physical, environmental, and financial facets of wellness. Utilizing current scientific innovations, motivational interviewing, and my 25 years of health and wellness experience and knowledge to create a unique and realistic program for each client. Major Accomplishments:● Reduced client’s agoraphobic episodes utilizing various meditation and relaxation techniques● Supported client in gaining mobility and stability to remove dependence on a walker, enabling them to participate in a family vacation on a working cruise● Prevented a client’s knee replacement through mindfulness training and neuromuscular repatterning

Departmental oversight, vendor relationships, budget control, and staff management. Develop, implement and maintain health and wellness programs for residents and employees. Schedule and create all content for in-house TV channel. Ensure compliance with all state and federal safety standards on the Employee Safety Committee. Instruct fitness classes for residents and employees including specialized programs such as fall prevention, Stroke and Parkinson’s exercise programs. Conduct annual health and wellness coaching sessions as well as physical assessment for individual community members and provide analysis to approved healthcare teams. Partner with on-site physical therapists to design custom “PT-to-independent living” programs for residents transitioning out of PT.Major Accomplishments:● Hosted various health and wellness events for residents and staff in conjunction with on-site PT● Reduced job-related injuries by creating department specific ergonomic stretching videos and printed guides● Reduced knee replacements in residents by almost 20% with custom personal training programs● Extended life of natural knees for 33% of resident patients● 50% increase in year over year growth in wellness coaching and personal training appointments● Award: 2022 - Leading Age of Oregon Caring Spirit

Create programs, classes, and syllabi for a wide range of physical education classes formatted in 12-week terms. Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies to promote affective, cognitive, and kinesthetic domains of learning. Support students by providing direction on college services and resources. Create authentic assessments of students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in physical education that measure course and program outcomes.Courses Taught:● Dance courses: Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Tap● Fitness courses: Yoga, Core Conditioning, Weight Training, Spinning, Pilates, Step

Physical Therapy Assistant-Provide support to the physical therapist and patients by administering various therapeutic modalities based on patient’s prescribed therapy program. Provide effective feedback to ensure patients complete exercises with appropriate technique and effectively communicate to prescribing clinician feedback on patients' progress. Maintain compliance with all Providence health, state, and federal safety standards.Aquatics Specialist II-Support the aquatics therapy and exercise programs for patients alongside the physical therapist. Instruct pre-planned water fitness classes with knowledge of the purpose and benefit of each exercise. Ensure additional personalized support for patient transfers. Provide a smooth and effective segue from physical therapy to Independent Pool Program participants.Classes Taught:● AFAP, Aqua Fit, Aqua Yoga, Senior Fit, Gentle Pace, Ai Chi, Pre-Natal, Post-Natal● Swim lessons for adaptive children (mild to severe symptoms)