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Individualized
counseling, educational training programs, workshops,
and seminars on stress management, wellness, nutrition, weight management, smoking
cessation, exercise, back care, and effective patient teaching. |
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Organization and management of wellness screenings for patients, employees, and the
public. |
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Individualized health and wellness assessment and evaluation, with preparation of
exercise prescriptions, both for healthy and cardiac patients. |
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Public relations and the development of promotional materials, articles, manuals,
and other written communications for the purpose of educational outreach, training, and
advertising. |
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Development and implementation of computer programs for file management,
publications, performance tracking, and statistical analysis. |

Summary of
Related Experience
Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee 1991
to 1999
Exercise Physiologist: Baptist Cardiac Rehabilitation, 1995 to 1999
Behavioral Medicine Specialist: Baptist Mind/Body Medical Institute, 1994 to
1999
Health Education Manager: Baptist Center for Health and Wellness, 1992 to 1998
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Coordinated educational programming, both in business and industry and for the
community. |
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Conducted inservice training for full-time professional staff and contract staff in
submax bicycle ergometry, as well as other screening and fitness assessment techniques. |
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Presented training to hospital nurses and educators in Effective Patient Teaching. |
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Managed and supervised staff at Ford Glass Plant, 1992 to 1999. |
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Developed and presented seminars for business and community organizations on various
health-related topics, including Men's Health, Preventive Back Care, Fitness, and Stress
Management. |
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Conducted Mind/Body Stress Reduction/Management Program, Success Over Stress. |
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Rewrote, edited, and copyrighted smoking cessation program manual. |
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Coordinated adherence to Joint Commission Performance Improvement Standards. |
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Supervised and managed the education and screening staff, with responsibility for
all community and business and industry programming. |
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Represented hospital to both print and broadcast media on a variety of health
topics. |
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Developed and presented creative health programming to represent the hospital at the
Cumberland Science Museum and the Nashville Zoo. |
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Recruited and supervised student interns from across the United States. |
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Developed and supervised appropriate exercise prescriptions for cardiac patients. |
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Certified Red Cross HIV/AIDS instructor, both Basic and Worksite Programs. |
Consultant and Clinical Exercise Physiologist: 1991 to 1992
Health Evaluation Center and Center for Health and Wellness
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Conducted max-treadmill, submax bicycle ergometry, on-site fitness testing, blood
pressure and cholesterol screening, and counseling and consulting with individual clients
on fitness, nutrition, stress management, cardiovascular risk factors, smoking cessation,
and general health and wellness. |
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Presented seminars to businesses and community organizations on various
health-related topics including Fitness, Stress Management, Weight Management, Nutrition,
The Wellness Concept, Exercise, and Aging. |
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Developed new and improved existing educational materials used with clients. |
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Provided computer program, software maintenance, and technical assistance. |
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Trained and assisted the professional and technical staff to improve computer
literacy skills. |
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
1987 to 1991
Graduate Assistant: Olin Health Center's Health Education Department, 1987 to
1991
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Designed and developed Lifestyle Inventory and Fitness Evaluation Prescription
Program (L.I.F.E. Rx); managed the L.I.F.E. Rx satellite clinic. |
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Counseled clients, conducted exercise and fitness evaluations, and prescribed
healthy lifestyle exercise programs to meet individual needs. |
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Presented stress management workshops and conducted screenings for cholesterol,
blood pressure, and body fat percentage (including on-campus residence halls, employee
worksites, and health fairs). |
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Trained and evaluated candidates in the Master's degree program for Health Education
and Exercise Fitness. |
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Developed and updated test standards and protocols for individual testing and
screening programs. |
Computer Consultant: Olin Health Center, 1987 to 1991
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Provided computer program, hardware, and software maintenance and technical
assistance; liaison to the technical support staff from the major software vendor. |
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Trained professional and technical staff to achieve computer literacy skills. |
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Authored applications programs for various departments including Occupational
Health, Worksite Health Promotion, L.I.F.E. Rx, and Health Education Resource Center. |
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Developed a program for race registration and analysis of race results for the
American Cancer Society's co-sponsored "Great American Smoke-Out Run." |
Instructor: Department of Physical Education and Exercise Physiology,
1990 to 1991
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Instructed Personal Health Course for 150 students over three terms. |
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Taught a variety of topics, including Mental and Emotional Health, Stress
Management, Physical Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Management, Chemical/Drug Use, Chronic and
Degenerative Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Sexuality, Consumer Health, Aging, Death,
and Dying. |
Public Relations Manager and Recording Secretary: General Student
Curriculum Group,
A sub-group of the Health Promotion Program (Healthy U), 1988 to 1990
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Developed and produced Health Promotion Materials and evaluated health-related
courses being instructed throughout the campus. |
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Appointed Health Ambassador-at-Large to promote Healthy U throughout the University. |
Guest Lecturer, 1988 to 1991
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Delivered lectures and facilitated classroom discussions on Personal Health,
Leadership Development, and Graduate Level Statistics. |
Lansing General Hospital, Lansing, Michigan
1988
Cardiac Rehabilitation Intern
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Conducted cardiac stress testing under the supervision of a staff physician. |
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Supervised cardiac patients in exercise therapy. |
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Observed open heart surgery and angioplasty. |

Other Employment History
Professional Magician, Entertainer, and Speaker
1978
to Present
(Member, International Brotherhood of Magicians)
Fifth Grade Teacher, 1985 to 1987Fifth Grade Teacher, 1985 to 1987
Director of Summer Day Camp, Summers 1985
& 1986
Grace United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Sixth Grade Teacher, 1976 to 1983
Siebert Elementary School, Midland, Michigan

Education
Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Michigan
Ph.D., Health Education and Human Performance, 1996
Central Michigan
University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
M.A., Education, Magna Cum Laude, 1981
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Thesis: Immediate Effect of Physical Exercise on Reading Comprehension. |
Albion College,
Albion, Michigan
B.A., Physical Education, Magna Cum Laude, 1976
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