Dr. Susanna Wu-Pong, PhD, MAPP ’14 is Associate Professor and Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She has been a faculty member at VCU School…
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Peter R. Worrell, MAPP ’09, has actively led engagements achieving the professional and personal goals of Bigelow clients for over twenty-five years. Worrell has a particular interest in the intersection…
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Eleanor Chin, MAPP ’08, is a life and executive coach. Founder and Principal of Clarity Partners Coaching and Consulting, Ms Chin works with institutional and individual clients to support them…
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Steve Safigan believes personal life coaches achieve transformative results through authentic connections with their clients. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program in…
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Amy Donovan, MAPP ‘07, is the founder of a consulting company that advises potential sorority members about Greek Life and recruitment using positive psychology concepts. She also works in the admissions…
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Miriam Akhtar, MAPP ’09 from University of East London, was one of the first positive psychologists to go into practice in Europe. She graduated with Distinction from the Masters in…
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Shannon M. Polly is a trainer, facilitator, speaker, coach and founder of Shannon Polly & Associates, a leadership development company in Washington, D.C.
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Aren Cohen, MBA, MAPP, is a graduate of the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied with Professors Martin Seligman, Chris Peterson, and…
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Dr. Daphne Scott, MAPP ’15, is the founder of DS Leadership Life, which specializes in creating conscious positive cultures and leadership development. Daphne combines strong leadership abilities with highly trained…
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Margaret Greenberg, MAPP ’06, Founder of The Greenberg Group, invested the first fifteen years of her career in Human Resources. Working for one large food retailer and then two financial…
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Peter Minich, MD, Ph.D., MAPP, is a surgeon, author, educator, and physician coach. In addition to his medical training, he was awarded a doctorate with distinction in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt…
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Carin Rockind, MAPP ’10, is an empowerment coach and inspirational speaker. She elevates people and teams to be rockstars in life. Her clients tap into their passions, uncover their purposes,…
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John M. Yeager, Ed.D, MAPP ’06 is Director of the Center for Character Excellence at The Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana. Prior to coming to Culver, he was on faculty…
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Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, MAPP, ERYT is President and Founder of Flourish, an organization dedicated to utilizing research based tools to enable individuals and organizations to flourish. Emiliya fuses the best of…
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Gail A. Schneider, J.D., M.A.P.P., brings to positive psychology an extensive background from the world of big business. She began her career at a large Wall Street law firm followed…
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Thomas Heffner, MAPP 2012 is a leader in Design Thinking and works at the intersection of design, technology, and business. He uses human centered design to create transformative solutions for…
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Denise Clegg, MAPP, is Program Officer for the Positive Neuroscience project at the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center. She also serves as a facilitator for the Penn Resilience Program…
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Emily vanSonnenberg, MAPP 2010 designed and teaches the 4-unit UCLA Extension course, Happiness: Theory, Research, and Application in Positive Psychology. She has been a researcher for the the University of…
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Yee-Ming Tan, MAPP ’07 , is an author and executive coach. Her practice provides coaching services and leadership development training to senior executives. Recent clients include Cathay Pacific, Goldman Sachs,…
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Laura L. C. Johnson is passionate about integrating the science of positive psychology with evidence-based psychotherapy and counseling.