Biography

WHOLISTIC HEALTH CONSULTANT

Consulting and training for values-driven leadership executives and health care professionals, treatment facilities, health spas and alternative therapy providers.

Training includes wholistic health seminars, classes, a certified Advanced Healing Practitioner Training Program and Values-Driven Executive Leadership.

Counseling includes Leadership Mentoring, specializing in assisting professionals and business executives to integrate values into their personal and professional vision.

FACILITATOR - The Living Soul Course

FACULTY INSTRUCTOR - Alverno College School of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY INSTRUCTOR - Institute of Healing Arts, Elm Grove, WI

FACULTY INSTRUCTOR - Milwaukee School of Massage, Continuity Education Program

RETREAT FACILITATOR - Facilitate wholistic healing retreats to local, national and international locations.

FOUNDER AND OWNER OF VESTA CENTER FOR WHOLENESS & HEALTH SPA

NASHOTAH, WI

Founded the first integrated wholistic health spa and healing center in the state of Wisconsin. Managed a staff of over twenty wholistic practitioners, workshop providers and instructors. Services included skin care and body treatments, massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine, chiropractic care, reflexology, energy healing, nutrition and detoxification, weight management, fitness, exercise and personal training. Classes included yoga, tai chi, chi kung, meditation, wholistic health, art therapy, dance therapy and music therapy.

MEDIATOR

Provided divorce and corporate mediation services with Out of Court Solutions.

DIRECTOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES - Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital

Managed five clinical supervisors and forty psychotherapists in three branch offices and two campus locations.

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR - Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital

Provided individual, group and family therapy.

CHARGE NURSE - New Life Center, Family Hospital

FACULTY INSTRUCTOR, - Family Living Center, MATC

FACULTY INSTRUCTOR - Milwaukee General Hospital School of Nursing

CHARGE NURSE AND INSTRUCTOR - Labor and Delivery, West Allis Memorial Hospital

INSTRUCTOR - Milwaukee Childbirth Education Association

HEAD NURSE - Milwaukee Mental Health Complex 

EDUCATION:

Masters Degree in Social Work

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Alverno College, Milwaukee

Registered Nurse Degree

Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION:

LIVING SOUL SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Mitchell Gibson, MD, NC

INTEGRAL PSYCHOLOGY

International University of the Seven Rays 

ESTHETICS TRAINING

Biodroga Institute, Baden-Baden, Germany

CRYSTAL HEALING, MEDITATION AND ENERGY ESSENCE TRAINING

Greta Laurence, Master Healer Teacher, Miami, Florida

INTUITIVE DIAGNOSTIC TRAINING

Francis Fox, Master Diagnostician, Miami, Florida

ATTUNEMENT INITIATION TRAINING

Laurence Johansen, Attunement Master Teacher

NATURAL ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY HOLISTIC HEALING ARTS TRAINING

Ron Wagner, D.C., Madison Wisconsin

OZONE HYPERTHERMIC TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Plasmafire International, Toronto, Canada

ENERGY HEALING AND COMMITMENT TO DIVINE SERVICE TRAINING

Barbara Button, Master Healer Teacher and William VanRyper, Master Healer Teacher, Menominee, WI

HEART CENTERED HEALING AND REGRESSION THERAPY

Margaret Fry, Master Healer Teacher, United Kingdom

RADIANT HEART, PRENATAL RADIANT HEART HEALING AND GRIEF THERAPY TRAINING

Sharon Wendt, Ph.D., Beverly Shores, Indiana

USING DOLPHIN ENERGY FOR HEALING AND REGRESSION THERAPY TRAINING

Dolphin Swim, Miami Keys

Francis Fox, Master Diagnostician and Margaret Fry, Master Healer Teacher

SOUL GENESIS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING LEVEL I

Venessa Rahlston, Master Teacher, Sedona, Arizona

REIKI MASTER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION LEVELS I, II, III, MASTER TEACHER IV

Claudia Satorrius, Reiki Master Teacher

INTUITION TRAINING

Caroline Myss, Ph.D, Medical Intuitive and Norm Shealy, M.D.

MEDIATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Coast To Coast Mediation Center, Los Angeles, CA

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

R.N. Wisconsin License

Independent Clinical Social Work Wisconsin License

Clinical Member American Association of Marital and Family Therapists

Board Certified Diplomat, American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work

Clinical Member, National Federation of Spiritual Healers, United Kingdom

Who’s Who in the Midwest

Who’s Who and Where, Women’s Studies in Wisconsin

Two Thousand Notable American Women

Authored Chapter on Premenstrual Syndrome Treatment Program in Menstruation, Health and Illness, Hemisphere Publishing

Society for Menstrual Cycle Research-presented paper on Treating Premenstrual Syndrome, University of Michigan  

National Editorial Advisory Board, Skin Inc. Magazine

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

West Allis Board of Health

Wisconsin Association of Outpatient Mental Health Facilities

Wisconsin Mental Health Insurance Coalition

Wisconsin Task Force on Sexual Misconduct by Psychotherapists and Counselors

Wisconsin Task Force to the Administrative Code for Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinics

Wisconsin Women’s Cancer Coalition

Citizen Ambassador Program-Official Delegate to the People’s Republic of China, the Soviet Union, Australia and New Zealand

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Alverno Elementary School Parent’s Association

Alverno College Social Interaction Assessor

Woman To Woman Conference

Women’s Crisis Line, Counselor Trainer

Milwaukee Women’s Center

    Member, Board of Directors

    Member, Program Committee

    Vice Chair, Board of Directors

Minority Affairs Committee for Midwest Center Construction Project

Minority Affairs Committee for Miller Park Construction Project

American Association of University Women, West Suburban Chapter

    Vice President

SBA Citizen’s Committee

Nashotah Chamber

    Vice President

    President

National Federation of Business and Professional Women, West Allis

    First Vice President

    President

    Recipient Stae President’s Award, Best Local Chapter

Wisconsin Women’s Network

    Chair, Women’s Health Committee

National Association of Women’s Business Owners, Greater Milwaukee

    Chapter President

    State Board Member

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society

Alpha Delta Mu National Social Work Honor Society

AAUW West Suburban Branch Leadership Award

Employee of the Year Award, Arrowhead High School Work-Study Program

Board Member of the Year Award, Milwaukee Women’s Center

Passion Award for Women’s Health, Women’s Business Educational Consortium

Certificate of Commendation, Southeast Professional Baseball Park District