Eve Schaenen has served as the Executive Director of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center since 2016. Under her leadership, the Museum has seen a 46% rise in attendance, and the development of immersive education programs that reach thousands of middle and high school students annually. A specialist in nonprofit management and communications, Schaenen worked previously with the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, the Boys & Girls Club of Newark, Edible Schoolyards NYC and other mission-based organizations. A former journalist, Schaenen wrote for The New York Times covering Berlin, Germany, where she lived with her family before moving to Montclair. Her board service includes Chair of the Montclair Public Library Foundation Board and trustee of that institution. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University, an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College and was a Fulbright Fellow. Her favorite luxury is an ocean swim, and she is inordinately fond of her rescue greyhound Tippi, who is inordinately fond of eating flowers.

Lindsay Berra is a freelance sports journalist based in New Jersey. She is currently creating content for Tom House’s pitching bio-mechanics app, Mustard, hosting the sports nutrition podcast Food of the Gods, and contributing regularly to Men’s Health. Previously, Lindsay was a national correspondent at MLB.com and MLB Network and a senior writer at ESPN Magazine. She received her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she played varsity softball and men’s club ice hockey. Lindsay is the oldest grandchild of Carmen and Yogi Berra and a board member at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, NJ. She is also an avid Cross Fitter, yogi, cyclist, runner, hiker and golfer. 

Melissa Rodriguez has a passion for the journey of self-discovery, personal growth and development.  She is also super passionate about the Law of Attraction teachings, and about inspiring and empowering others !

Seventeen years ago Melissa was struggling within & wondering why, and that question lead to her finally asking the right question:

“What can I do to change my life”?!

So began her journey within, the study of wellbeing and this led her to discover spiritual laws!  As she began to learn about the law of attraction teachings everything clicked. Melissa finally understood what was happening, why and what she could do about it!

She began to live her life by these teachings and amazing things began to happen! She was excited for life, expecting great things and seeing her dreams come true .

She and her husband purchased a small restaurant business that had been owned for 40 years and was run down by the previous owner and closed. Together they built the business up, doubled it, and sold after 2 years to pursue other adventures.

Melissa was feeling so excited about her new found life that she had to share this journey and these amazing teachings, She began a group on Facebook in 2014 which has now grown to become such an amazing community of members, 184,000 strong!  This dynamic group, exchanges energy and support among members from all over the world on the law of attraction teachings!

Melissa is an author, mother of 3, former restauranteur and a self-made woman.  Her compassion and love for others shines through her eyes, her words and everything she does!

The life mission of Lee Tomlinson – also known as “Patient Lee” -- is to inspire healthcare professionals to return compassionate care to its rightful place at the forefront of modern healthcare — to benefit patients, their families, the bottom line; and perhaps most importantly, they’re often suffering, “burned-out” selves.

Finding this mission wasn’t even remotely easy.

Award-winning television producer, movie studio executive, and owner, former professional athlete, speaker, and TED Talk presenter, “Patient Lee” is alive today due to the combination of a lifetime of extraordinarily effective medical treatment and deeply kind, compassionate care.

Unfortunately, during a recent battle with Stage 3+ throat cancer, “Patient Lee” became painfully aware of the trauma caused by treatment lacking in compassion that drove him to the darkest of depths. What saved him from suicide was a tiny, simple, yet powerful act of compassion delivered by a loving doctor and friend.

With his renewed zeal for life and newfound purpose, “Patient Lee” created the Compassion Heals Movement. This Movement is designed to reconnect  America’s 20 million healthcare professionals with the compassion that got them into healthcare in the first place. Then, do whatever is necessary to prevent the “burn-out” that affects over 60% of these vital caretakers, rendering them unable to provide compassion to their patients, themselves, or anyone else. And finally, once healed of their own distress, to reignite these dedicated professionals, and inspire them to redouble their efforts in providing even more compassion than before — all to better heal their patients and the world.

Lee has already told his story on more than 200 stages around the world, wearing nothing but a hospital gown. Presented with his unique mixture of humor, compassion, urgency, encouragement, and call-to-action, “Patient Lee” is making a difference in restoring compassion to healthcare…and to the world at large.