Network Of
Certified Trainers

Meet our network of Certified Resilience Trainers.

Aimee Griffin, BSBM, RYT

BSBM, RYT,
Certified Resilience Trainer

Aimee is the founder and president of Affordable Insurance, LLC for the past 25 years.

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Ashok Seshadri, M.D.

MD

Benjamin Volz, PT, DPT, OCS

PT, DPT, OCS

Benjamin has an undergraduate degree in Cellular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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Beth L. Topliff, B.A.

B.A., Psychology,
Certified Resilience Trainer

Beth is the Administrative Team Lead for Ellie Family Services, a mental health.

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Brandeis Mcconahey

Chris Pierret, Ph.D. (Biology)

PhD (Biology)
Assistant Professor of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Chris is an assistant professor and associate consultant in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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Dana S. Brumitt

Integrative Health Coach
SMART© Resilience Trainer
Tai Ji Quan Moving for Better Balance©  Instructor
Workplace Wellness Consultant

Dana S. Brumitt is a creative professional with deep expertise in education and training for the healthcare industry.

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Dawn M Ellison, MD

Influencing Healthcare, LLC

Dr Ellison is an ABEM certified Emergency Medicine physician who has found her encore career in engagement and well-being.

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Debbie L. Fuehrer, M.A., LPCC

M.A., LPCC

Debbie oversees the administration of the Transform and Certified Resilience Trainer courses.

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Deborah Olson

Dr. Pam Whitfield, Ph.D

Pam Whitfield, Ph.D., has 15 years of experience delivering customized training and solutions to diverse organizations in both the public and private sector, including IBM, the Mayo Clinic Center for the Humanities in Medicine, the Diversity Council, Custom Alarm, MinnWest Bank, and city and county governments.

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Edward Spilg, M.D.

MD

Julie Gelman, M.D.

MD

Julie Gelman grew up on the East coast, accomplishing a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Biochemistry.

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Julie J. Pospishil

CEO Spanish Chat Company
MA in Education

Julie is a dynamic trainer, author of 26 books and life-long educator from Omaha, Nebraska. She founded Spanish Chat Company and teaches classes on Spanish Language & Culture using her Spanish Chatbooks.

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Kim Olivia

Leslie Conzemius, RN, BSN, NBC-HWC

RN, BSN, NBC-HWC

Leslie Conzemius has long had a passion for health and wellbeing inspired by her personal struggles.

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Lisa DeFazio

Mary Cunningham, B.S., M.A.

BS, MA

Mary Cunningham’s career focus is working with elementary school students and educators.

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Maryam Doyle, M.D.

MD

Phillip A. Brooks, MBA

MBA, Resilience Trainer, Coach,
Board Member

Phillip Brooks is a successful entrepreneur who has built, managed and sold companies.

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Richa Sood

Robert Campbell, M.D.

MD

After a successful 35 year career as an eye doctor, now Dr. Campbell.

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Rocio Huet, MD

Director of the UTMC Center for Integrative Health in Knoxville, TN and Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Medicine UTMC

Russ Myers

Bachelor of Pharmacy 1977 Washington
State University Masters in Health Administration
1989 University of Washington Fellow American
College of Healthcare Executives

Russ has over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry.

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Sheila A. Anderson

Sherry Chesak, Ph.D., R.N.

Ph.D., R.N.

Sherry is a Global Resilience and Inner Transformation Institute certified Resilience Trainer.

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Sue Hobza

Susanne M. Cutshall, DNP, APRN, CNS, APHN-BC, NBC-HWC

DNP, APRN, CNS, APHN-BC, NBC-HWC

Susanne Cutshall is a certified adult health clinical nurse specialist with a specialty focus in Integrative health.

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Vanita Bellen

Gretchen Bill, M.Ed.

M.Ed.

Human Resources Generalist at City of Rochester, MN

Natalie Fikac

Ed.D.

Dr. Natalie Fikac is a mental health professional and educator.

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Jennifer Baran-Prall

LCSW

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Liz Gluckstern

Certified Life Coach, Project Manager, Health and Wellness Educator

Liz Gluckstern is a trained crisis counselor, certified life..

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Gretchen Deeg

MDiv

Rev. Gretchen Deeg is an ordained minister in the United...

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Natalie Fikac

Ed.D.

Dr. Natalie Fikac is a mental health professional and educator. For over twenty-five years she has supported education in public schools, institutes of higher education, and state education agencies. She now supports school mental health at the regional level at the South Southwest MHTTC at the University of Texas Austin. She lives by the motto “You can’t pour from an empty cup” and aspires to promote self-care and self-compassion in all areas of her life. Her hope is to be able to educate and advocate on behalf of students and families in the areas of mental health, behavioral health, social-emotional needs and overall wellness and resiliency.

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Jennifer Baran-Prall

LCSW

Jennifer is the project manager for the South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) at the University of Texas in Austin where she supports and leads mental health workforce development projects including training and technical assistance activities for diverse audiences, outreach and engagement, product development, and implementation efforts. Ms. Baran-Prall has led several extensive program implementation and training initiatives in large-scale organizations including Veterans Affairs (VA) and the City of Chicago. Utilizing her clinical training in trauma informed care and her work in organizational development, Ms. Baran-Prall is experienced in collaborating with others to successfully identify needs and implement innovative and effective trainings.

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Liz Gluckstern

Certified Life Coach, Project Manager, Health and Wellness Educator

Liz Gluckstern is a trained crisis counselor, certified life coach, and certified wellness program coordinator, specializing in mindfulness-based stress reduction, focusing on guided meditation, yoga instruction, and reiki energy work. After working for over ten years in project management and running wellness events, Liz chose to start coaching hospital employees as part of her mission to reduce anxiety in healthcare workers. It’s Liz’s contagious positive energy, deep listening skills, and open-minded perspective that makes her exceedingly approachable. Liz loves teaching simple yet effective mindfulness practices and outside of work, she spends time outdoors biking to manage stress and have fun!

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Gretchen Deeg

MDiv

Rev. Gretchen Deeg is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination. She has served as a local church pastor in Minnesota and North Dakota for over 11 years. Currently, she chairs the UCC Northern Plains Conference council and serves on the North Dakota State Commission on National and Community Service. She has also served on the Board of Directors for Lutheran Social Services ND and co-developed various interfaith and ecumenical opportunities in Bismarck, ND. Rev. Deeg has a Masters of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science from Ohio Northern University. In her free time, she enjoys reading, board games, whittling, and spending time with her husband hiking, camping, and playing with their dog.

Meet our network of Certified Resilience Trainers.

Phillip A. Brooks

MBA, Resilience Trainer, Coach,
Board Member

Phillip Brooks is a successful entrepreneur who has built, managed and sold companies.

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Dana S. Brumitt

Integrative Health Coach
SMART© Resilience Trainer
Tai Ji Quan Moving for Better Balance©  Instructor
Workplace Wellness Consultant

Dana S. Brumitt is a creative professional with deep expertise in education and training for the healthcare industry.

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Robert Campbell

MD

After a successful 35 year career as an eye doctor, now Dr. Campbell.

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Leslie Conzemius

RN, BSN, NBC-HWC

Leslie Conzemius has long had a passion for health and wellbeing inspired by her personal struggles.

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Mary Cunningham

BS, MA

Mary Cunningham’s career focus is working with elementary school students and educators.

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Susanne M. Cutshall

DNP, APRN, CNS, APHN-BC, NBC-HWC

Susanne Cutshall is a certified adult health clinical nurse specialist with a specialty focus in Integrative health.

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Julie Gelman

MD

Julie Gelman grew up on the East coast, accomplishing a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Biochemistry.

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Aimee Griffin

BSBM, RYT,
Certified Resilience Trainer

Aimee is the founder and president of Affordable Insurance, LLC for the past 25 years.

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Russ Myers

Bachelor of Pharmacy 1977 Washington
State University Masters in Health Administration
1989 University of Washington Fellow American
College of Healthcare Executives

Russ has over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry.

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Chris Pierret

PhD (Biology)
Assistant Professor of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Chris is an assistant professor and associate consultant in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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Beth L. Topliff

B.A., Psychology,
Certified Resilience Trainer

Beth is the Administrative Team Lead for Ellie Family Services, a mental health.

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Benjamin Volz

PT, DPT, OCS

Benjamin has an undergraduate degree in Cellular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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Sherry Chesak,
RN, PhD

Debbie L. Fuehrer

Edward Spilg,
MD

Deborah Olson

Richa Sood

Pam Whitfield

Sheila A. Anderson

Lisa DeFazio 

Sue Hobza

Brandeis Mcconahey

Vanita Bellen

Kim Olivia

Maryam Doyle,
MD

Julie J. Pospishil

Ashok Seshadri,
MD

Pam Whitfield

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Chris Pierret

Dr. Natalie Fikac is a mental health professional and educator. For over twenty-five years she has supported education in public schools, institutes of higher education, and state education agencies.  She  now supports school mental health at the regional level at the South Southwest MHTTC at the University of Texas Austin. She lives by the motto “You can’t pour from an empty cup” and aspires to promote self-care and self-compassion in all areas of her life. Her hope is to be able to educate and advocate on behalf of students and families in the areas of mental health, behavioral health, social-emotional needs and overall wellness and resiliency.

Aimee Griffin

BSBM, RYT, Certified Resilience Trainer
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Aimee is the founder and president of Affordable Insurance, LLC for the past 25 years. She has served on national advisory and technology councils for several insurance companies including Allstate, Travelers, Safeco, Hartford, AAA. She has been recognized for highest achievements in her field from many insurance companies for years.
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Aimee has been a student and teacher of yoga for the past 24 years and has extensive training from yoga and meditation masters. She is a registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance and received certification from Duke University Integrative Medicine for Yoga of Awareness for Cancer.
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After reading Dr. Sood’s book many years ago all the previous mindfulness and stress-management training all came together in this SMART program. She was compelled to attend his courses and training and later become a Certified Resilience Trainer to help spread the light of this program to others.
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Her passions are playing piano, yoga, skiing, traveling. She loves hiking and being in nature.
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Contact Information:aimeegriffin@outlook.com

Russ Myers

Bachelor of Pharmacy 1977 Washington State UniversityMasters in Health Administration 1989 University of WashingtonFellow American College of Healthcare Executives 

Russ has over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry. After graduating in 1977 from Pharmacy school at WSU, he worked as a pharmacist for 10 years. After marrying and starting a family, he then went back to the University of Washington to pursue his Masters degree in Healthcare Administration.  

Russ began his administrative career at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital where he served for over 30 years. He held several administrative positions, first as a Vice President, then Senior Vice President, and ultimately was appointed President and CEO in 2014. Russ also served on numerous community and state boards, including the Washington State Hospital Association.   

He was key in growing Yakima Valley Memorial to a 3000+ employee, $500 million healthcare system. He ultimately led Memorial through an integration/merger with an award winning healthcare organization in Seattle, the Virginia Mason Health System. During his healthcare career Russ received numerous leadership awards, including the Silver Award as Seattle Business Magazine's 2019 Outstanding Medical Center Executive Outside of Puget Sound.  

He retired as the CEO of what is now known as Virginia Mason Memorial on March 6, 2020. Through his professional and community  experiences Russ understands leadership pressures and stress. Working with Dr. Sood, he seeks to reduce the mental and emotional challenges inherent in professional and leadership positions, regardless of the industry, utilizing clinically validated methods.

Chris Pierret

PhD (Biology)
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Chris Pierret, PhD is an assistant professor and associate consultant in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is cofounder of an NIH funded community program, Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out) and currently serves on the board of directors for InSciEd Out Foundation, a nonprofit that oversees the philosophy and pedagogy of InSciEd Out curriculum.
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Dr. Pierret received a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of South Dakota followed by a Master’s degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Organismal Biology from St. Cloud State University. After some time in industry and clinical laboratory work, he completed his doctoral degree in Biology from the University of Missouri with an emphasis on stem cell biology and cancer, but also including a graduate Minor in Education. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Stephen Ekker program at Mayo Clinic before moving into a faculty position in the same location.
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Dr. Pierret has focused his work in two main areas: 1) a healthy community and 2) access to science for all. His team has developed a novel approach to public health where the context of partnerships in education is used as a platform to address pressing clinical needs. This approach, Prescription Education, currently focuses on mental health, infectious disease, environmental toxicity, and fitness/nutrition.
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Contact info: Pierret.christopher@gmail.com
‍Chris Pierret, 1105 12th Ave NE, Rochester, MN 55906; phone- 507-269-3665

Beth L. Topliff

B.A., Psychology, Certified Resilience Trainer

Beth is the Administrative Team Lead for Ellie Family Services, a mental health and wellness clinic, based out of Mendota Heights, MN. Beth has a background in Psychology and a passion for mental health, wellness, and integrative and holistic medicine. 
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In addition to her work in mental health and wellness, Beth also has an extensive background working in a variety of health care settings including specialty clinics, hospital systems, and health insurance companies. 
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Beth became familiar with Dr. Sood’s work during her time working at the Mayo Clinic. For both personal and professional reasons, Beth pursued becoming a Certified Resilience Trainer and is thrilled to be able to teach the SMART program to both individuals and groups. Beth is honored to be able to share Dr. Sood’s work with others and looks forward to connecting with all individuals and groups that are interested in integrating the principles of stress management and resiliency into their lives.
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Contact Information: 651-380-0612
bethtopliff@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-topliff-008530a/
Twitter: @bethtopliff

Susanne M. Cutshall

DNP, APRN, CNS, APHN-BC, NBC-HWC
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Susanne Cutshall is a certified adult health clinical nurse specialist with a specialty focus in Integrative health. She has a post graduate certificate in complementary therapies and healing practices from the University of Minnesota, is certified as an Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse by the American Holistic Nurses Association and is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness coach. 
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She has a Doctorate of Nursing Practice DNP in transcultural and holistic nursing through Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN and is currently adjunct faculty for the Augsburg University and Winona State University. Susanne is currently working as an Integrative Health Specialist in the Department of General Internal Medicine section of Integrative Medicine and Health at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN seeing patients for stress management and resilience consultations.
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She is a work site wellness champion for the Mayo Clinic Dan Abrahams Healthy Living Center work site wellness program and is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Medicine with the Mayo College of Medical. In addition, she has be an investigator for trials of the SMART program with numerous groups including nurses and caregivers.  She is certified by the Global Resilience and Inner Transformation Institute as a Resilience Trainer.
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Contact Information: 507-293-3226| 507-293-5670 pager|
Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 

Leslie Conzemius

RN, BSN, NBC-HWC
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Leslie Conzemius has long had a passion for health and wellbeing inspired by her personal struggles with illness and autoimmune disease as an adolescent. Her mission is to change the paradigm of health through awareness, empowerment and education. She is a Registered Nurse with experience in mental health and long-term care.  
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She completed her Integrative Health Coaching Certification from the University of Arizona's Center for Integrative Medicine and has been partnering with people as their health coach for over three years. She is convinced that coaching is the missing link in our healthcare system. It not only equips individuals with more knowledge on WHAT to do to take better care of themselves, but it also shows them HOW to do it to create lasting change. On top of being an Integrative Nurse Health Coach, Leslie wears many different hats such as Group Fitness Instructor, Certified 200-hour yoga teacher, professional dancer and choreographer.
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She traveled the world for five years working for the global education program Up with People, leading youth with a mission of service, leadership and performance. Leslie has performed for hundreds of audiences, done over 400 hours of service work, and traveled to over 20 countries. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Leslie now resides in Arvada, Colorado with her husband. Together, their mission is to create community and make the world a better place. Leslie “fills her cup” by dancing, hosting dinner parties, drinking tea, and traveling.

Phillip A. Brooks

MBA, Resilience Trainer, Coach, Board Member

Phillip Brooks is a successful entrepreneur who has built, managed and sold companies. As owner, president and CEO of multifaceted produce company H. Brooks and Company and its affiliates for more than 20 years, Phillip has extensive leadership experience. He successfully adapted the companies to changing consumer and supply chain landscapes through organic growth, organizational development, building relationships, strategic acquisitions and divestitures. 

He is a noted expert in food systems and has participated in the formation of food safety and food security policy internationally.  

Phillip has been a resilience practitioner since 2010, earning his Certification as a SMART (stress management and resilience training) practitioner through Resilient Option in 2019, and now trains and coaches others on building resilience. He is also a leadership coach, earning certification through the Hudson Institute of coaching, with a focus on training, coaching and board of director service as a catalyst for understanding, harmony and success.

Phillip has been recognized as a top leader in the food industry and as a vendor of the year to grocery retailers. He is currently a member of the board of directors for New Harvest Foods. As a business advisor, Phillip provides guidance in the areas of strategic planning, supply chain strategy, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures, agile leadership systems and product development. He specializes in advising family businesses and closely held companies and non-profit organizations.

Phillip earned his MBA at St. Thomas University, St. Paul, Minn., and B.A. from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minn., and has completed the Harvard University Program on Negotiation. His keen interests in science, nature, communication, storytelling, net-weaving and resilience are foundational to his insights and skills. 

Dana S. Brumitt

Integrative Health Coach
SMART© Resilience Trainer 
Tai Ji Quan Moving for Better Balance©  Instructor
Workplace Wellness Consultant

sbrumitt@gmail.com
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Dana S. Brumitt is a creative professional with deep expertise in education and training for the healthcare industry.  For more than 30 years Dana has played a key role in creating initiatives to improve learning processes, launch new medical devices, and deploy innovative technologies that improve health and wellbeing for millions of people.
 
Dana is a pioneer. An experienced Learning Systems Architect, she designed and authored some of the earliest computer-assisted learning programs for medical professionals and was a lead author of the first corporate employee wellness program in the nation. Her health and wellness curriculums have been used to train thousands of healthcare professionals, business people, pilots, educators and students.  
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Today Dana brings her passion for health and wellbeing to the community in a fresh way. Combining her significant business experience with the evidence-based disciplines of Integrative Health Coaching and Resilience Training, she provides comprehensive services that build healthy people and thriving organizations.  
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Dana is an accomplished communicator and gifted teacher. She has taught in corporations, schools, fitness centers, churches and community education centers. Dana’s enthusiasm and passion for her work makes her an effective educator and trainer, an inspiration and a catalyst of transformative change.  
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Dana holds a BS in Business and Management Ethics from Crown College and has trained at Minneapolis College of Art & Design in Communication & Filmmaking

Julie Gelman, MD

Julie Gelman grew up on the East coast, accomplishing a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Biochemistry at the University of Vermont, and her medical degree and residency at George Washington University in our nation’s capital.  She and her husband Lee followed their passion for the outdoors and moved to Colorado in 1996.  

Julie is currently an ob/gyn hospitalist in Denver, Colorado.  She is the mother of two children Josh and Sydney, who inspire her daily.  In 2008, she had a life-threatening illness which gave her pause to seek what is important and brings her joy: family, friends, nature, delicious food and the arts.

She started sharing with people how stress effects our wellbeing from a medical and personal perspective.  She went into the community to speak on stress management from an integrative medical perspective: using my medical background, nutrition and exercise. In 2015, she was introduced to Dr. Sood and the SMART program.  His method was so simple, it was like the ideas were right in front of her all the time.  

She has been a participate in the retreats, the transformation program, and most recently the certification program.  This program compliments her previous methods and has been so doable. She continues to grow with practice.  She is honored to share this contagious simple practice with anyone who has open ears.  She is grateful and wish you all well.

Contact information: 970 390-0177
Email: julie@alpenglowgyn.com

Benjamin Volz, PT, DPT, OCS

Doctor of Physical Therapy
Certified Orthopedic Specialist 
(414) 840-2203
‍brookfieldphysicaltherapy.com

Mary Cunningham, BS, MA

BS in Elementary Education, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MA in Special Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM
EL instruction graduate work, Hamline University, St. Paul MN
State of MN Teaching license in three areas:
Elementary Education
Learning Disabilities
English as a Second Language

Mary Cunningham’s career focus is working with elementary school students and educators. She has been a full-time teacher for 23 years, over 13 years as an English Language teacher in the Rochester Public Schools for students with a home language other than English.

Before arriving in Rochester, Mary taught in Texas, New Mexico, the Philippines, and South Korea. Mary earned a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Minnesota, a MA in Special Education from the University of New Mexico, and graduate work via Hamline University in EL instruction. 

Mary’s personal practice of stress management and resiliency has supported her instruction to students, both by daily practice and making these techniques available to students. She has presented to and coached her fellow educators at the district and state-wide level, presenting at local professional development seminars and state-wide conference sessions. 

Work email: macunningham@rochester.k12.mn.us
‍Personal email: mary@cunningham-mail.net
‍Telephone: 507-280-0445

Robert Campbell, MD

After a successful 35 year career as an eye doctor, now Dr. Campbell is helping people see their lives in a new way. In his retirement, he has a new vision to bring resilience and a stress free life  for the adults and kids of this world.
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Dr. Campbell did his residency in ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic and Corneal Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Campbell served as Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Campbell was Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists and has authored more than 125 articles and 4 book chapters and has given more than 150 lectures and presentations in all parts of the world. 
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Dr. Campbell’s mission  now is to leverage recent advances in neuroscience and proven clinical trials to help people navigate the stress in our rapidly changing world. The SMART [Stress Management and Resiliency Training] program teaches five core practices  to enhance attention and  shows how to improve interpretation of events by reframing them with the timeless principles of gratitude, compassion, acceptance, meaning and forgiveness.  SMART has been shown to be effective to decrease symptoms of stress and anxiety,  and increase well-being, resilience, mindfulness, happiness and positive health behaviors. All this can be accomplished in five to seven minutes a day through the SMART program.

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Sherry S. Chesak, Ph.D., R.N.

Sherry Chesak, is a Nurse Scientist in the Department of Nursing, Division of Nursing Research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her program of research is centered on care for the caregiver. She is primarily focused on investigating stress management interventions to enhance resilience in both professional and family caregivers. She received a Master’s degree in Nursing Education from Winona State University, and a PhD in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. The focus of her doctoral dissertation was the integration of the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program in a Nurse Residency Program. In addition, she has conducted multiple trials with the SMART program among numerous groups including nurses, physicians, family caregivers of oncology patients, and teachers. She is certified by the Global Resilience and Inner Transformation Institute as a Resilience Trainer.

Debbie Fuehrer, M.A., LPCC

Ms. Fuehrer is employed as a Mind-Body Medicine Counselor in Integrative Medicine and Health at Mayo Clinic, working with Dr. Amit Sood since 2010. She has a master’s degree in counseling and psychological services and is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with the academic rank of Instructor in Medicine, Mayo College of Medicine. She provides counseling services to patients, educational activities and presentations related to IMH Mind-Body practices, including the topics of stress management, anxiety reduction, and hypnosis to other healthcare professionals and groups external to Mayo. She coordinates Integrative Medicine and Health, Mind-Body program/services including clinical practice, education and research initiatives. She provided crisis assessment and counseling for Olmsted County Diversion Program as a mental health professional through Zumbro Valley Health Center for several years. During her internship at the Federal Medical Center – Rochester, she started the theatre program for inmates at the mental health unit, directing plays and substituting for actors when needed. She co-wrote a play workshopped at FMC which will be presented at the Rochester Repertory Theatre in January 2019.

Debbie oversees the administration of the Transform and Certified Resilience Trainer courses.

Julie J. Pospishil

CEO Spanish Chat Company, MA in Education
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Julie is a dynamic trainer, author of 26 books and life-long educator from Omaha, Nebraska. She founded Spanish Chat Company and teaches classes on Spanish Language & Culture using her Spanish Chatbooks. She works with dual language kids and parents on literacy skills with her Mini Chatbooks. Julie also facilitates SMART trainings and inspires others to use Dr. Sood’s techniques to help create a better world. Julie has lived and traveled in 17 different Spanish-speaking countries and believes that "everyone smiles in the same language."

Contact Information: Julie@SpanishChatCompany.com

Dawn M Ellison, MD

Influencing Healthcare, LLC
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Dr Ellison is an ABEM certified Emergency Medicine physician who has found her encore career in engagement and well-being. As CentraCare's Clinical Partner Engagement Officer she collaborated to create accessible resources for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the president of Influencing Healthcare, LLC she leverages her leadership and clinical experience to create collaborative healthcare cultures through coaching, workshops and retreats. She has been sharing SMART techniques with her coaching clients since 2013 and teaching the SMART program since 2018.

Pam Whitfield, Ph.D

Pam Whitfield, Ph.D., has 15 years of experience delivering customized training and solutions to diverse organizations in both the public and private sector, including IBM, the Mayo Clinic Center for the Humanities in Medicine, the Diversity Council, Custom Alarm, MinnWest Bank, and city and county governments. 

As an English professor, she has 27 years of experience in higher education in the United States and China. She was awarded the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities "Educator of the Year" award in 2010.

In 2011, the Carnegie Foundation named her "Minnesota Professor of theYear." In addition to her deep teaching experience, Pam has published poetry, nonfiction, feature and sports journalism, scholarly articles and even a relationship column. She won the Rochester Poetry Slam in 2012 and enjoys stage and performance work, including street theatre at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. 

Pam also judges horse shows across the country and coaches youth riders at all levels of the sport. Pam has studied resilience and mindfulness with Dr. Amit Sood since 2016 and loves the opportunity to share SMART training and resilience workshops with diverse audiences, including students, educators, professionals, and corporate groups. 

Allow her to bring her unique blend of energy, passion and expertise to your organization!

3862 Halling Place SW
Rochester, MN 55902

whitfieldpam@yahoo.com
336-251-8797