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 Sharon Redd - President
Sharon's grim cancer prognosis was a catalyst for developing a program with simple ways to make sustainable lifestyle changes in her life. She used her 30 plus years of experience as an educator, psychotherapist, executive coach and consultant to create a successful system for lifestyle modifications that produces remarkable results for follow through long term.
She serves as president of TAPHealth, which designs health promotions combining cutting-edge scientific research and the latest in behavioral research for greater follow through and sustainability. She is also president of the National Wellness Research Institute, a non-profit organization that conducts wellness-related research dedicated to advancement in the areas of productivity, health/disease management, work/life balance, and cancer research.
Ms. Redd has authored Totally Alive: 7 Simple Habits to Live By and Totally Alive: Simple Ways to Live Healthy Longer , as well as an accompanying DVD and numerous articles. Highly respected doctor's like Bernie Siegel, M. D., Larry Dossey, M. D., Christiane Northrup, M. D., Debu Tripathy, M. D., to name a few have endorsed her program
She has received the distinguished Public School Teacher of the Year Award, been a faculty member of the Omega Institute, and has served as an officer on the boards of many professional organizations. She also serves as a supervisor for licensing professional counselors and is a certified CE provider. For many years, Ms. Redd has been a sought after presenter for professional conferences and healthcare organizations. The TAP system has been used with various populations; from employees, patient's diagnosis with cancer, heart disease, CFS, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, to those interested in prevention and wellness enhancement. TAP has applications for healthcare plans, hospitals, schools, fitness centers, healthcare providers, and any organization seeking to assist in greater productivity, health, and controlling rising healthcare costs.
Click for more information... Sharon Redd's Press Release...  Deborah Avrin, MS, SPHR - Director of Staff and Curriculum Development
Deborah has been a human resources professional for over 18 years and holds a BBA in Human Resources and an MS in Organizational Behavior. Her company, Management Skills Resource Inc, provides training workshops for management development to increase the "competence and confidence of management teams". Deborah utilizes creative and interactive training techniques in her programs in communication, team building, management and human resources. Her coaching skills have assisted hundreds of managers be successful in their chosen field. She has been an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas for four semesters teaching the SHRM learning system for the PHR/SPHR certification. Deborah has held multiple offices in Dallas ASTD and volunteers regularly with Dallas HR.
Her clients include professionals, executives, small business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, retirees and sales professionals. She works with clients to identify and overcome the blocks that are holding them back from a high-quality life.
 Dr. JoyLynn Hailey Reed
Dr. JoyLynn Hailey Reed has a broad background in fitness, wellness, corporate training, management, and program assessment that lends itself to her ability to take a leadership role with wellness projects. She has been involved in corporate training and assessment for 24 years as a consultant to many companies such as Revlon as well as government organizations such as the Texas Lottery Commission. In addition to her corporate training expertise, Dr. Reed has taught over 45 different university-level courses in management and communication.
Dr. Reed holds the position of Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the University of Texas at Dallas where a major part of her work involves developing and implementing program assessments. She has 24 years of experience assessing and evaluating programs as well as over 20 years of research experience.
In addition to her expertise in training and teaching, JoyLynn has been a certified fitness professional since 1979 when she was the youngest person and one of the first ten outside of California to purchase a Jazzercise franchise. After 10 successful years with Jazzercise, she became certified by the American Council on Exercise and started an aerobics program at St. Edward's University in Austin. Currently, Dr. Reed consults as a wellness specialist with The Greenhouse Spa as well with various departments at the University of Texas at Dallas. In December, she will complete her Cooper Institute certification as a Personal Trainer.
 Dr. Rager Robin C. Rager, Ph.D., FAWHP
Dr. Rager Robin C. Rager, Ph.D., FAWHP, has been involved in the field of health promotion for nearly 20 years, both as a consultant and as college professor. His consulting and academic activities have focused on individual and population health assessment, and the design and evaluation of effective health promotion and disease management programs in a variety of populations and settings - ranging from health care systems to railroad workers to military personnel to migrant farm workers.
He is the proprietor of Optimum Health Management, which provides health management services to businesses and health care organizations, including needs assessment, program design, marketing, online and onsite health promotion services, and program evaluation. His research and development projects have included a variety of workforce studies related to the impact of health risk reduction and disease management interventions (e.g., smoking cessation, weight management, diabetes management, sleep/fatigue and alertness, depression/anxiety management, injury prevention, health-related impairment in worker productivity), nutritional supplement product efficacy; the design of online health risk assessment instruments; the design of health care claims analysis systems; and the development and management of a risk-rated employee wellness incentive program.
During his two decades in academia, Dr. Rager was a health education professor at Penn State University and Texas Woman's University, and served as the Director of PSU's Center for Worksite Health Enhancement. He has been honored as a Fellow of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion (FAWHP), served as chair of the American Public Health Association's Worksite Health Promotion Committee, and participated in the development of the Healthy People 2010 Objectives for the Nation as a member of the Worksite Health Promotion Work Group. He is currently a full-time health management and evaluation consultant for business and industry, living in Greenville, North Carolina.
 Jeff Persaile
Jeff Persaile has over 25 years of experience with large corporations designing and delivering first-class training to improve the knowledge, skills, and capability of employees. He combines his experience as a Human Resources Manager, Instructional Designer, and Call Center Training Manager with personal curiosity and creativity to develop solutions that improve and sustain performance to impact the bottom line.
Persaile & Associates was founded in 1999 to create first-class workplace skills through first-class training and performance solutions. We uncover the special circumstances of each client situation and put ourselves in the mindset of the target audience before we begin. Our instructional design process includes active learning, creativity, and real world customization to create learning that engages participants and produces results.
Our approach to delivering our programs or your programs is powerful and professional. We blend dynamic presentation skills with practical examples to connect with any audience. By employing interactivity, enthusiasm, and discovery learning we create an atmosphere that stimulates attention and creates learning.
 Pamela Terrell
Pamela's dedicated but fresh approach to living an optimal life over the past 50 years is based on a being brought up in a home where health, nutrition and wellness were a way of life. Her mother, Dorothy Fout, a licensed nutrition expert and owner of the Twin Oaks Herb Farm, instilled deep belief in Pamela that good health is the most valuable resource you can have. Without good health all other accomplishments become compromised.
Pamela pursued a career in design and has her associate's degree. She helped build a successful family home improvement business, owned and operated a wedding chapel, while caring for two healthy children that are now both married and on their own. She has trained employees in sales, management, and various team-building projects. The importance of nutrition, exercise, mental /emotional wellness is all part of her plan for success. Many of Pamela's employees, business partners and acquaintances have benefited from what she has taught them about health and wellness. She has been president of many organizations and is a sought after speaker at national conventions and conferences
Pamela's company, Design Therapy focuses on the importance of creating a stress free, beautiful environment that encourages productivity and organization, both in the home and work place.
Pamela has a degree from the Optimal Health Institute in San Diego, Ca. She successfully incorporates the TAP system into her own life style and spends time coaching others to succeed from the life changing attributes of wellness and stress reduction. Sharon Redd, CEO of TAPHealth, has been her personal coach and very instrumental in Pamela's success. She assisted Sharon at a recent Wellness Conference in Atlanta where Sharon was the Keynote speaker.
 Vicki Newton
Vicki Newton is a Marketing Communications professional with more than 15 years experience in a variety of industries. She has excelled in the creation and execution of sales and training materials for internal staff and distribution partners. Ms. Newton was instrumental in creating videos and marketing materials for TAP.
 Jan Pearman
Jan Pearman has had many years experience in the healthcare industry.
Her experience ranges from special education teaching assistant, surgical circulator in plastic surgery and database coordinator in radiology at St Luke's hospital to nineteen years at UT Southwestern Medical School as a clinical staff associate.
She has a degree in Medical Assisting and continued studies in nursing, lab technology, healthcare and marketing.
Jan used her experience as cancer survivor of nine years to support people with life threatening diseases especially those in cancer treatment phases. She has organized department events, conferences, fund raisers, and the application/interviewing process for UT Southwestern Ophthalmology Along with serving on various boards and in multiple organizations, Jan serves as a chaplain at her church.
Through her involvement with TAP, she has successful made lifestyle change and would like to continue implementing the program in the area of integrative preventive care.
Michael R. Bass, M.A., LPC, LMT
Michael R. Bass, M.A., LPC, LMT, has over 25 years experience in sales, promotion and training. He currently has private practices in counseling and neuromuscular therapy serving clients throughout Texas. He has also facilitated support groups for adults and adolescents as well as parenting and self-improvement classes for adults.
He has a BBA in Marketing and Business Administration from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas and a Master's in Professional Counseling from Texas State University.
 Brenda Loube
Brenda Loube has 30 years of extensive experience in wellness and fitness programming for all age groups. She earned a Bachelor's of Science in Physical Education from Towson State University in Maryland and a Master of Science in Physical Education with an empha-sis in Cardiac Rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin. Brenda was appointed as Chairperson for the Maryland Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and serves on the boards of the National Health and Fitness Association, the Advisory Board for the International Council on Active Aging, and the American Breast Cancer Foundation. Brenda is a recent recipient of the Health Educator of the Year Award from the American Association for Health Education and the prestigious William Anderson Award from AAHPERD.
Within Corporate Fitness Works, Brenda conducts leadership and team training, drives the wellness program development and implementation, and champions the team and public relations for the company.
 Jack M. Curtis, M. S.
Jack M. Curtis, M. S., is Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Health Partners, Inc. With the extensive leadership skills Mr. Curtis, who has thirty years of business
experience, and is known for his high-energy leadership, analytical ability, team-building and organizational skills.
Prior to founding Corporate Health Partners in 2002, Mr. Curtis was President and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-facility medical firm that performs executive physical exams. Prior to that, Mr. Curtis was general manager of a $50 million Berkshire Hathaway business unit. He earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and his M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Tennessee.
John Burke
John Burke is the President of Burke Consulting, an international consulting practice providing business development and strategic positioning services for vendors of EAP, work/life, and general and behavioral health services. Along with the provision of business strategy services, John is involved in merger and acquisitions activity and the development of strategic business relationships. Additionally, John is a founder and director of LTL Connect, Inc. based in Cardiff, Wales. LTL is a company which provides forward thinking workplace human services through an advanced, integrated CRM and telephonic platform. Over his career, John has worked in the public sector, been a business owner, served on the senior management team of a large managed behavioral healthcare company, and been an independent consultant. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events, he has been published in many professional journals, he has been a member of numerous national employer and healthcare committees, and he has served in leadership capacities with several professional associations.
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