I am an intrepid traveler and fearless explorer, most recent adventures: Madagascar and Mauritius which included a little back-up dancing for the great African singer Angelique Kidjo, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu rocking out in the front row…don’t ask, these things just happen!

I have been blessed with the following adventures:

• trekking in Patagonia
• tracking snow leopards in the Himalayas (we spotted one…unbelievably beautiful!)
• watching the sun rise from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro after climbing for 7 days
• getting off-the-beaten path in Mongolia in a blizzard and climbing a peak that straddles China, Russia & Mongolia
• dancing tango until the sun came up in Buenos Aires.
• sailing around the world
• spending a day with Mother Teresa
• running the Dublin marathon
• visiting the Dalai Lama’s summer house in India.

  I love all creatures great and small and as a result have been a vegan for over a decade. I occasionally suffer from an uncontrollable urge to dance, am a former professional figure skater and still can’t pass a sheet of ice without my pulse quickening. I’ve skated in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden and danced tango in a McDonald’s commercial. But these days, nothing excites me more than working for a better future for all beings. 

Biology/Pre-med degree with honors from Rhode Island College

Teaching certificate in Secondary General Science and Biological Sciences-State of RI; taught in junior high and high school.

Graduated from Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program-practiced as a primary care provider for 10 years; Board certified, licensed PA in state of RI

Master’s degree in Integrative Medicine from Lesley University

Former assistant clinical professor in health sciences and director of clinical education

Doctoral level courses in education and leadership

Certified life coach, trained at the Martha Beck Institute

Featured in Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, NPR, Edutopia, Mindful Magazine.

Created and taught a graduate level course at Northeastern University on Mindfulness which was rated in the top 5% of all classes at the university

 Organizations I’ve worked with include:

• Brown University Medical School. Providence, RI
• Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
• Babson College, Wellesley, MA
• Society for Animal Welfare Administrators, Kansas City, MO
• Mercer University College of Health Sciences, Atlanta, GA
• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Nashville, TN
• Global Exchange Gathering
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
• All That Matters, Wakefield, RI
• Newton Wellesley Family Practice, Newton, MA
• Downtown Project, Las Vegas, NV
• Providence Public Library, Providence, RI
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• Discover You, Health and Wellness Expo
• Outer Banks Yoga and Pilates Studio, Kitty Hawk, NC
• Willett Free Library
• Edutopia, George Lucas Foundation
• SXSW, Austin TX
• BOOST, Palm Springs, CA
• Lifespan Hospitals, Providence, RI
• Physician Assistant Education Association
• eMindful
• Johnson & Wales University
• Women Investing In a Sustainable Economy, Boston, MA
• Advancing Women’s Excellence, Warwick, RI
• After-school Educators Conference, Laramie, WY
• Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants
• AIPSO, Johnston, RI
• University of Georgia, Athens, GA
• Bronx Academy of Promise

• Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn and others at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at UMass Medical School, Certification through Brown Mindfulness Center
  
• Qualified to teach Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) after training with Jean Kristeller
• Training in Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) and mindfulness in education
• Certified mindfulness teacher through the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association
• Completed the Mindful Practice training for medical providers through the University of Rochester with Drs. Mick Krasner and Ron Epstein
• Teaching faculty for eMindful teaching daily meditations and corporate wellness classes like: Living well with Chronic Pain, Weight Balance for Life and QuitSmart Mindfully for tobacco cessation
  
• Received transmission of the 5 Mindfulness Trainings from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and was initiated with the dharma name ‘Radiant Realization of the Heart’ 
• Creator of a mindfulness teacher training from which over 60 people have graduated
• Community advisory board for the Brown Mindfulness Center
• Leader of many mindfulness workshops and retreats both within the US and internationally
• Training from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine:Clinical Skills Training in Mind-Body Medicine, Positive Psychology, Spirituality and Healing in Medicine