A current Assistant Professor of Nursing at Xavier University, Dr. Kelly Bohnhoff is being acknowledged by the American Health Council for 31 years within the healthcare industry, with 8 years in her present role. Possessing expertise in Forensic Nursing, Nursing Education, Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, Population Health, and Trauma Therapy, the AHC is appointing Dr. Bohnhoff among the numerous professionals who continue to revolutionize American healthcare.

Dr. Bohnhoff graduated with her PhD in Psychological Foundations of Education: Community Health Nursing from the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque in 1997. She has spent 6 years as Adjunct Faculty at Xavier University, 2 years as an Assistant-Tenure Track and 6 years with clinical experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a Nationally Certified Trauma Practitioner providing therapy through Lighthouse Youth and Family Services, where she works with severely traumatized children, adolescents, and families.

Becoming involved in her current profession due to the influence of early childhood experiences, Dr. Bohnhoff’s daily responsibilities consist of balancing her time between teaching graduate students in the MSN-Forensic Nursing, Dual Degree-MSN and Criminal Justice (MSN/MSCJ), MSN Direct Entry as a Second Degree: Midas, and Doctor of Nursing Practice in Population of Health Leadership programs.

Among her myriad of accomplishments, Dr. Bohnhoff is honored to be a co-founder of Josephine’s Clinic, a coalition of local professionals who volunteer their time and expertise in order to provide interprofessional, compassionate, holistic, trauma-informed, medical care and counseling services to victims of human trafficking and violence in the local community. She has been given the Wheeler Award from Xavier University in 2016. Dr. Bohnhoff attributes her immense success to her willingness to remain open-minded throughout her career.

Dr. Bohnhoff is professionally associated with the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Her charitable organizations include Josephine’s Clinic, Women of Alabaster, Tamar’s Place: Franciscan Ministries, Inc., and the RIGHTS Task Force, among others.

Concerning the future, Dr. Bohnhoff’s goals within the next 5 years include becoming tenured as a professor at Xavier and leveraging her training, education, and professional experience in interprofessional collaborative practice, forensic nursing, and population health, continuing to provide for children and adults exposed to trauma and human trafficking.

In her spare time, Dr. Bohnhoff enjoys reading and watching movies.

Susie Carder started out as a low paid hairdresser supporting her 2 little girls. Working for someone else became a challenge, so Susie decided to do whatever it took to create her own business. After much blood, sweat, and tears (mixed with cheap mascara) she went on to create, not one, but two $10 Million companies! Her core genius is the ability to simplify complicated issues by creating simple proven systems that are guaranteed to create dramatic growth for any company. She has helped over 100,000 entrepreneurs increase their revenues by more than 3000% and worked with top business moguls including John Assaraf, Lisa Nichols, Steve Harvey, Doug Carter, and Paul Mitchell. Her newest book (number 10) ‘Power Your Profits' is a bulletproof start-to-finish plan for taking your business from startup mode to the multi-million-dollar mark.

Michele Giorgianni is the First Responder Liaison at Aware Recovery Care.  She is 33 years sober, and a Former Juvenile Probation counselor. Michele has been a P/T Dispatcher at a Police Department in Fairfield County and has worked in recovery for over 25 plus years.
Website: https://www.awarerecoverycare.com

Jason Palamara is a U.S. Navy Veteran and a retired New York City Police Department Cold Case Homicide Detective with twenty- years of experience in forensic and criminal investigations. Jason has served as a peer support counselor with the NYPD and is the director of Veteran & First Responder Engagement for Forge VFR.  Jason is currently writing a book on police wellness and resilience with Barbara Rubel.
Website: https://forgehealth.com/vfr/

Jason Vanderground joined HAVEN as President in April 2021. In his role, he provides overall strategic, client and staff leadership for the firm, working alongside Bill McKendry, Founder and Chief Creative Officer.

HAVEN is the lead agency for the He Gets Us Campaign, providing overall management as well as strategic and creative direction. Jason and Bill have a professional relationship that spans nearly 25 years. Jason previously spent 10 years, from 1997 to 2007, working for Bill McKendry at Hanon McKendry, a ground-breaking firm out of Grand Rapids, which grew to be one of the largest marketing firms in Michigan. While there, Jason served as the lead consultant for the firm’s issue, cause and non-profit clients.

Following this role, Jason’s career took him to marketing leadership positions at Spectrum Health, a top healthcare system; Steelcase, the leading global furniture maker; and Irwin Seating, the leading maker of fixed seating. During that same period, he also earned an MBA from Western Michigan University. Jason brings to all his work and the He Gets Us campaign vast expertise in brand and marketing communication strategy, implementation and management for many national and global brands.

Steven Grant is a pastor at Destiny Christian Center, in Greeley, Colorado. He's also an author, musician and public speaker.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-grant-b2059257/

Amazon Best-Selling Author, Pres iPain Foundation, Editor iPain Living #cheerleaderofhope #hopeistrue #RareDisease #ChronicPain



Featured in the media more than 1500 times with over 20 accolades to her name; Barby’s best known as being a Cheerleader of HOPE and Leader of the Hope Squad. Ken, her husband and Barby provide motivation, inspiration and energy penny saving tips for better daily living. As an Extreme Time Cheater, Barby lives life to the fullest despite living in chronic pain. Sharing her story has helped change the lives of thousands of other pain patients around the world.



Prior to an auto accident causing chronic pain and subsequent surgeries, I was a business owner, event coordinator and head coach at Washington State University for the spirit program. I have been speaking at charity events, awards ceremonies, special groups and all kinds of public venues as part of my job as a Collegiate Head Coach, beauty pageant queen, business owner since 1989.



I graduated from George Mason Univ in 1994 w a degree in Social Psychology, and began using skills from cheerleading to inspire and motivate others to be their best self. I am a patient to helps other patients to be self-advocates and offer tips and tools for patients, caretakers and healthcare professionals.



I have also served as a national speaker, author of the Cheertec Coaches'​ Handbook; six part DVD Series on cheerleading, From Wheels to Heals, RSD in Me!, ReMission Possible, The Pain Code, Real Love, & Aunt Barby's Invisible, Endless Owie & more.



More at www.barbyingle.com and www.kenandbarby.com

DANNY FOSTER

vocalist

audio engineer

co-founder of @wndypnt Record Label, bridging the gap between every facet of art

CARL STILLITANO

Carl Stillitano is a playwright, director and producer originally from Mount Vernon, NY residing in Malibu CA.

Stillitano has served as an artistic director and mentor to artists and youth, teaching self-actualization workshops for over 30 years, artistic director for Seva Productions and One Heart theater companies in NYC and currently the Theater Artistic director of MALIBUGIVES, the non profit 501c3 that Soren created in 2017 and serves as chairwoman.

Mission Statement: Supporting the expansion and development of Art, Wellness & Community in Malibu & Beyond. Stillitano will also head the Theater Artistic director of OJAIGIVES currently in the making. 

LENISE SOREN

Lenise Soren is the creator/owner of SorenityRocksMalibu & SorenityRocksOjai, Interactive Luxury Crystal Wellness retail Galleries, which support artist in residencies, working with 65 countries with life size crystals. She is an expert in her field of interactive crystal wellness and offers 50% of all crystal sales in MALIBUGIVES & OJAIGIVES locations to the non-profits while offering half tax-exempt for their donors.

Lenise teaches a mental health acting class sponsored by TransformativePlays Tuesday nights at MALIBUGIVES Crystal Sanctuary. 6-9 pm Tuesdays in Point Dume Malibu.

TransformativePlays

Comprised of 12 books, 11 socially-relevant plays and a Mental Health monologue book written by Stillitano, all serve as mental health support, delivering life lessons in easy-to-read stories. There is a story for everyone. 6 of the 11 plays are one act, one set, two characters, creating quick-paced reads for both the reader and non-reader. 

In a time when suicide, depression and anxiety is on the rise, TransformativePlays delivers, in-the-moment help, at an affordable price of $9.97 each download. 

Currently TransformativePlays are available in downloadable form and hard copy versions. Our next incarnation of TransformativePlays will be audible versions and translations. 

In an effort to help support good people doing good things, TransformativePlays donates 50% of every play downloaded to the non-profit, artist or entrepreneur of your choice at checkout making TransformativePlays a game changing tool for fundraising. Those interested in becoming affiliates and acquiring a custom affiliate code can apply online.“

These plays are for those needing help. These are for parents yearning to more deeply understand this new world. These are for those who want to explore and offer tools to help expand solution thinking, personal growth and literacy. These plays can save lives. We need help spreading the word and get these plays out there. We want to help kids and parents pay for college with these affiliate codes. We want to help fund purposeful projects immediately while simultaneously offering tools that can in-the-moment help people struggling and those who want to grow in their lives, in their art and in their purpose. These plays are attracting the youth. Let’s get every high-school and college an affiliate code!”- Lenise Sore