Rita Abdallah Email & Phone Number

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

2023 Wellness Speaker & Educator of the Year 2023 (USA)I'm honored to speak about wellness, self-care, joy and cancer —delivered in presentations, workshops and coaching. Ronald Wenzell, PharmD, Territory Business Manager: Immuno-Oncology Specialty at Bristol-Myers Squibb said: "Rita is an outstanding speaker who emotionally connects with her audiences. Her presentations are entertaining and informative. Rita always displays an infectious enthusiasm that has her audiences wanting more."Whether for audiences of 5 or 10,000, I share messages to engage audiences and maximize individual potential with my blend of storytelling and humor.Coach, Yoga and Meditation TeacherFounded a yoga and wellness studio, a spacededicated to offering individuals and groups unique approaches focused on social, emotional/mental,physical and spiritual growth.Teaching unique live and online workshops and continuing education classes to mental healthprofessionals and the general public.Coaching clients through life transitions of personal loss, chronic illness, grief and emotional pain andrelationship upheaval.Writing blogs on self-care, workplace wellness and stress.

Greater Cleveland

The call to teaching yoga didn't happen overnight.Thanks to a friend, I entered the doors of a yoga studio in 2010. Since then I have said the word "yoga" at least 100 times a day! Aside from stretching the body, yoga has opened my mind and heart to breathwork, stillness and growth. Ten years later I got the nudge to become a teacher. It is a joy to share the experience of yoga with a sprinkling of humor. Yoga is for every body – regardless of age, body type, or ability – and my teaching style is ever mindful of safety first.Today, I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. My 200-hour training took place at Cleveland Yoga with Tami Schneider in the style of Baptiste Yoga. My 300-hour training took place with Alanna Kaivalya and The Kaivalya Yoga Method.Training Requirements for Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher✓ Completed a 500-hour teacher training with a RYS 500, OR✓ Completed a 200-hour teacher training with a RYS 200 AND an additional 300-hour teacher training with either the same RYS (if it is registered as a RYS 300) or a different RYS 300Teaching Requirements for Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher✓ Has at least 1,000 hours of teaching experience since completing training with a RYS 200 or RYS 500

Deliver lively and engaging programs (in-person andwebinars) to oncology professionals. Participated onnational review panels to assess and expand wellnessofferings.Topics: Resilience, Effective Communication, Grief andDealing with Difficult Patients

United States

SonderMind is comprehensive and personalized mental health care for all ages and most mental health needs.Provide mental health support to individuals by facilitating patient/client positive behavioral change.The therapy process involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and resource sharing.Clinical Interventions: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Person-Centered, Culturally Sensitive, Mindfulness-Based, Strength-Based, Motivational Interviewing and Active Listening.

United States

AllOne Health is an EAP company focused on a whole health approach to benefits, addressing mental health: burnout and financial wellness.Provide mental health support to individuals by facilitating patient/client positive behavioral change.The therapy process involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and resource sharing.Clinical Interventions: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Person-Centered, Culturally Sensitive, Mindfulness-Based, Strength-Based, Motivational Interviewing and Active Listening.

As a speaker, I address cancer-related health disparities through the delivery of cancer survivorship education, particularly information related to accessing care. Information is tailored to specific cancer community audiences, including childhood cancer survivors and their parents, adolescents and young adults, seniors, newly diagnosed patients, individuals who have completed treatment, individuals with advanced disease, caregivers, advocates, and healthcare professionals.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

To strengthen the professional oncology social work network in Greater Cleveland, this Group developed a local resource list, held monthly meetings and held its first-ever continuing education program.

Westlake, Ohio

I am happily serving as a Residential Real Estate Consultant to clients in the Northeast Ohio region.As a Realtor ®, I build successful relationships with home buyers and sellers and all parties in all aspects of the real estate experience.“Our experience with Rita was very positive. Rita came into the sale of our home after six months of unfortunate experiences with another realtor. She dug right in and applied her stellar marketing plan to our home, setting it apart from the market competition. We began getting offers almost immediately, and closed on the sale of the home in 4 months. We learned through our experience that the greatest quality a realtor has is their ability to close a deal. The odds are stacked against sellers and Rita was able to persevere. Rita was great at communicating with us, other realtors, and associated organizations. Rita is a consummate professional in her field, largely due to the personal pride she has in her work. I would go out of my way to recommend Rita Abdallah for the sale of a home.”- George and Carolyn, Sellers, Parma, Ohio

Westlake, Ohio

Andrea Dracon, Advanced Clinical Nurse RN, OCN at University Hospitals wrote:"I have worked with Rita on various projects. She is a wonderfully organized project manager with great attention to detail. She has excellent people skills and is generous with her time. Once committed to a project, you can be sure she will give 100% until completion. A great asset to any team!"As an Oncology Social Worker, I provided psychosocial support for patients, their loved ones, hospital staff and the general public, including emotional and spiritual adjustment to illness, how to navigate the practical side of cancer, building cancer support networks, and end-of-life and survivorship care. Social work services included a variety of psychosocial interventions involving complex insurance, emotional and financial issues. Also, I served on teams to develop and implement the Center for Breast Cancer Survivorship, Patient and Family Centered Care Advisory Board and Staff Recognition. Aside from direct service, I raised funds for various and acquired resources for patient initiatives such as a multi-media library, yoga classes, blankets and self-care items.In this position, I also presented on cancer-related topics at local and national professional conferences, conducted clinical research, contributed to the design of a statewide cancer survivorship care plan and raised money for patient initiatives and cancer advocacy groups. As a hospital representative on the Ohio Partners for Cancer Control, I contributed to the design of a Survivor Care Plan. The purpose of this plan was to create an accessible document for patients and healthcare practitioners to chronicle their medical and psychosocial treatments while in active cancer treatment.

Lorain, Ohio

As chair of this group, I established an extensive multi-disciplinary network across hospital departments. The purpose of the Council was to promote social work awareness and plan annual retreats to boost teamwork among social workers. I also created the first-ever social worker survey to assess strengths and weakness within the hospital system and how to better serve its patients. This survey was formally presented to administrators.

Elyria, Ohio

As an Oncology Social Worker, I focused on supportive care, programming and education for oncology patients and their loved ones. In this capacity, I co-wrote and delivered a 6-week, self-care workshop, raised over $23,000 in donations for social events and explored long-term funding strategies including grant writing. I also chaired a multi-disciplinary Education Committee for staff, patients and community. The purpose of the committee was to write, review and approve educational materials that were easy to read and accessible to cancer center patients and general public.

Lorain, Ohio

As a Social Worker, I provided direct service to uninsured, underinsured or have low or no income clients in an economically challenged area. Patients would seek help with applying for public assistance, Medicare, Medicaid and financial aid to cover medical expenses. Aside from these technical duties, patients would see me for emotional support and referrals to various community-based organizations. I chaired and hosted the first public forum to discuss challenges regarding changes to medical benefits. The clinic offered preventive healthcare including Addictions, HIV, OB-GYN, Pediatrics and Primary Care.

Akron, Ohio

The Human Services Development Group was a grant-funded project that provided short-term skills training, professional and organizational development, education, applied research and public assistance program training. Its mission was to enhance the education, professional development and organizational functioning of human service providers. The goal was to assist these agencies in improving the quality of services to their clients and communities based on innovation, quality and customized needs. As Director and former Project Manager, I led national and university-wide promotional campaigns to promote services and products, managed daily operations and budget, marketing, fundraising and supervised staff. In this capacity, I secured over $216,000 in training and research contracts for county agencies, effectively negotiated service agreements with vendors and university departments and designed promotional products including website, CD and written materials.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As an Instructor, I taught 2 undergraduate courses: Community Organizing and University Orientation. Community Organizing/Social Work Practice 3 was an advanced-level social work class that provided theoretical and strengths-based application of macro concepts focused on people and environments. Students were expected to learn and grow in their understanding of proposal writing, research, professional ethics, political advocacy and community and organizational settings.University Orientation was a course geared to new university students to help them identify key people, resources and information relevant to their success in the classroom, on campus and in the Akron community. Students were expected to build on their existing reading, writing and critical thinking skills.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

The School of Social Work received federal grant monies to maximize community resources and quality of life for public housing residents in the Central Area of Cleveland, Ohio. The name of the project was called the Cleveland State University/Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority HOPE VI Community Outreach Program. As the Community Service Outreach Worker, I recruited, engaged, oriented and supervised students interested in community service with public housing residents, campus departments and non-profit organizations in Greater Cleveland. I also met with and collaborated with faculty across the university to promote program activities. Other professional requirements included writing a quarterly newsletter and promotional materials, creating a video, building a volunteer database, establishing a program evaluation survey and fundraising for monthly arts and crafts activities for kids in public housing and organizing a university-wide cleanup project at the request of university administration.With several key university staff and faculty, I authored an $800,000 grant proposal to strengthen campus-wide community service initiatives, cultivate university-community relations and promote community service with faculty, students, university administration and at local, state and national professional conferences.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As a co-instructor, I lectured and co-taught Community Development with a seasoned faculty member in the School of Social Work. This class involved students from multiple academic majors and/or disciplines.I substituted/lectured in social work interventions classes on a quarterly basis.

Master’S Degree, Social Work

Internships: State of Connecticut: Commission on Children - Coordinator of Parent Leadership Program; Program Organizer of Youth Day.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: DJ at student radio station, Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, Student Tour GuideMinors: French and History