mPEAK Coach Directory

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Joe Glaser-Reich

  • Residence: San Diego, CA

  • Email: joseph.glaser.reich@gmail.com

  • Personal Areas of Performance: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer; Teaching (rescue swimming, mindfulness, positive psychology); Research and program development

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Swimming, surfing, rock climbing, hiking running, quantitative and qualitative research (definite interest and developing skill set)

  • Population Served: Coast Guard rescue swimmers, Members of the Coast Guard, Other agencies in the Department of Homeland Security, Other branches of the military, First responders

  • Other Education or Certifications: Master of Applied Positive Psychology (Assistant Instructor with the University of Pennsylvania); Rescue swimmer instructor for the Coast Guard

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

Greg Klym

  • Residence: Burlington, Ontario

  • Email: greg@gregklymcoaching.com

  • Website: www.gregklymcoaching.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Coaching practice/business, public speaking/workshops, Golf, hiking, yoga instructing Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Athletics, travel, Buddhist teachings, peace & happiness, connection

  • Population Served: Corporate/workplace, competitive athletes (hockey, basketball, baseball & golf), personal wellness (stress management/anxiety)

  • Other Education or Certifications: IIN health and wellness coaching certification, Integral Coaching Canada Associate Coach cert, Foundations of Applied Mindfulness U of Toronto, RYT Certified yoga instructor

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

Ka-Shun Karson Wong

  • Residence: Hong Kong

  • Email: karson@mindfulocean.com

  • Website: www.mindfulocean.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Mindfulness Coach and Trainer, Business Management, Sport Climbing, Voice Over Hobbies,

  • Interests & Skills: Sport Climbing, Voice Over, Singing

  • Population Served: General public, Corporates, College students, Sport lovers and teams

  • Other Education or Certifications: MSc in Psychology candidate; Qualified MBSR Teacher

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

Brad Manuel

  • Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Email: brad@rsgperformance.com

  • Website: www.rsgperformance.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Coaching and Running.

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: I love to golf because it is where I get to really work on mindful performance. Golfing and running are two of my “mental labs” where I have a unique opportunity to put my hypotheses to the test.

  • Population Served: Young to old. I enjoy working with athletes to help drive performance, but there’s an athlete in all of us, whether it’s on a field, in a boardroom, a classroom, or anything else in life, if someone wants to be better, I want to try and serve them.

  • Other Education or Certifications: B.S. Psychology (University of Utah)

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Complete

Renae Stevenson

  • Residence: Canada: Victoria BC; and Abbotsford BC

  • Email: renae@mindfulbadge.com

  • Website: https://www.mindfulbadge.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: MBI for first responders; athletes (hockey and rugby); ADHD

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Hiking, creative writing, interior design, recreational hockey

  • Population Served: MBI with First Responders; MBI with adolescent ADHD; MBI with adolescent athletes (specializing in ice hockey)

  • Other Education or Certifications: MA: Leadership and Education (Research MBI Law Enforcement); BA Criminology; Police Certificate(JIBC); MBSR Teacher (UCSD); mPEAK (UCSD); Medical Qigong Practitioner Training

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

Jim O'Neill 

  • Residence: Catonsville, MD

  • Email: james@journeymindfulness.com

  • Website: www.journeymindfulness.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Mental Health, Sports Psychology

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Golf, Fitness, Rugby

  • Population Served: High performers, Healthcare Professionals &First Responders Other Education or Certifications: LCPC, CPT, MBSR

  • mPEAK Certification Status: In Progress

Dimple Dhabalia

  • Residence: Alexandria, VA

  • Email: dimple@rootsintheclouds.com

  • Website: www.rootsintheclouds.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Senior Advisor + Leadership and Well-Being Coach for the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, US Citizenship and Immigration Services

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Reading, Writing, Nature Walking, Swimming, Cooking, Design Work (building) Training and Public Speaking

  • Population Served: Humanitarian and government sectors, non-profits, non-governmental organizations, first responders, medical professionals

  • Other Education or Certifications: Certification in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP); ACC Coaching Certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

Darby Dale-Burger

  • Residence: Steamboat Springs, CO

  • Email: burgerw6smallfries@me.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Early Childhood Educator,Triathlon, Running, Tennis Hobbies,

  • Interests & Skills: Writing and Coaching Sports

  • Population Served: All

  • Other Education or Certifications: MBSR andMindfulness in the Classroom

  • mPEAK Certification Status: In Progress

Tama Walley 

  •  Residence: Texas/Mali 

  •  Email: tamawali@gmail.com 

  •  Personal Area of Performance: Therapy, Trauma Therapist 

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Secondary traumatic stress, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga 

  • Population Served: Children, adults, first responders 

  • Other Education or Certifications: MSW, RYT, EMDR Certified Therapist

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Future Intention 

Michelle Calhoun 

  • Residence: Elkridge, MD 

  • Email: Michelle.L.Calhoun@gmail.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Violence Prevention, Transcending Fear, Trauma-Informed Communication, Stages of Change, Stages of Grief

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Hobbies: Outdoor and Nature activities, Running, Physical and Mental Fitness, Culinary Arts, Animals, Art & Photography, Interests: Neuroscience, neurodiversity, CBT, existential and positive psychology, life impact, Skills: Curiosity. 

  • Population Served: Those who seek to be a better version of themselves 

  • Other Education or Certifications: Certified Threat Manager, Certified Mediator, BA and MA English Language and Literature, MS Clinical Psychology (in process)

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Complete

Ava Safaie 

  • Residence: Rockville, MD 

  • Email: Ava.Safaie@hq.dhs.gov

  • Personal Area of Performance: Personnel Research Psychologist in Employee Engagement; Mindfulness Coach/Instructor; Adjunct Professor of Organizational Learning; Lecturer of Employee Well-being and Meaningful Work

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Reading, Yoga, Hiking, Tennis 

  • Population Served: Government/Public Sector (Department of Homeland Security and other Federal Agencies); Higher Education/Academia

  • Other Education or Certifications: Doctor of Education in Organizational Learning; mPEAK Certified Coach

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Complete 

Sasha Dingle

  • Residence: Wyoming & Montana USA

  • Email: sasha@mountainmindproject.com

  • Website: mountainmindproject.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Freeride World Tour (freeskiing), Enduro World Series (mountain biking)

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Yoga, Dance, Backcountry Travel

  • Population Served: Athletes, Healthcare and Education Leaders, Search & Rescue, Teens

  • Other Education or Certifications: MBSR Teacher

  • mPEAK Certification Status: In Progress

Derek Covington

  • Residence: Montreal, Canada

  • Email: decovington@gmail.com

  • Website: www.firstwaterperformance.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Coaching, Facilitating, Leading, Public Speaking, Writer, Business Owner, President, Quebec Rowing Association, Father and family

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Yoga, Surfing, Tennis, Running, Rowing, Hiking, Biking, Snowboarding

  • Population Served: Olympic Athletes, Coaches, and Team Leaders, Performing Artists, Corporate Performers, High Performers. Progressive businesses, organizations and teams.

  • Other Education or Certifications: Flourishing Strengths, Human-Centered Design Thinking, former Director, Olympic Performance, 9 Olympic Games, sprints and hurdles coach

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

John Vargo

  • Residence: San Diego, CA

  • Email: john@turnin.life

  • Website: Turnin.life

  • Personal Areas of Performance: Public Safety Snowboarding, backpacking, MTB, trail running

  • Demographic Served: First Responders, athletes and veterans

  • Other Education or Training: Chopra Center Primordial Sound Meditation

  • mPEAK Certification Status: In process

Birgit Messner 

  • Residence: Puebla/ MEXICO and Ingolstadt/ GERMANY 

  • Email: messnerbirgit@googlemail.com 

  • Website: - under construction - 

  • Personal Area of Performance: BEING. and every day more so.

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Business Strategist, Vipassana, being a caring Mum 

  • Population Served: Executives, Junior Athletes, Academics 

  • Other Education or Certifications: Certified MBSR-teacher 

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified  

Corrie Falcon

  • Residence: San Diego, CA

  • Email: corrie.falcon@gmail.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Athletics Hobbies,

  • Interests & Skills: Surfing, Swimming, Yoga, Family, Travel

  • Population Served: 16-22

  • Other Education or Certifications: Grad student in Performance Psychology, RYA Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Life Coach

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Certified

Jody Jackson 

  • Residence: Cobble Hill, BC, Canada 

  • Email: jodyjacksongolf@gmail.com

  • Website: www.jodyjacksongolf@gmail.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Professional Coach, Consultant, LPGA Global Ed Instructor/Evaluator, Golf, Snowboarding, Mountain-biking

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Adventure Travel, Animals, Gardening, Hiking, Kayaking, Reading, Woodworking, Classic Cars, Antiques/Vintage Collector 

  •  Other Education or Certifications: LPGA Professional - Class A, Yoga Teacher (RYT 250), 6Seconds EQ Practitioner, Certified School Teacher, Ecotherapy Certificate, Trauma Informed Yoga Certification 

  •  mPEAK Certification Status: In Progress 

Brad Tunis

  • Residence: San Diego, CA

  • Email: btunis66@gmail.com

  • Website: www.boundlesshypnotherapy.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Coaching, Surfing, Functional Fitness/Strength and Conditioning, the Outdoors

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Surfing, Functional Fitness/Strength and Conditioning, the Outdoors, Breathwork

  • Population Served: High Performers, Those struggling with various life issues

  • Other Education or Certifications: Masters of Public Health, Certified Hypnotherapist, Trained mPEAK Coach

  • mPEAK Certification Status: In Progress

Melanie Solmon 

  • Residence: Toronto Canada 

  • Email: melanie@everforward.ca 

  • Personal Area of Performance: Cycling 

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Mother of 4 adult kids now so lots of interest and involvement with Parenting, dealing with various Mental Health issues that have arisen and I have an Executive Assessment background and have previously done Coaching of  Professional Development Coaching for managers and professionals in a wide range of corporate settings.  I am also a big dog lover! 

  • Population Served: Have on conducted virtual workshop with female Cyclists, but may be  interested in working with other sports performance populations, other professionals such as veterinarians or moving back into the workplace setting and working with managers and female executives. 

  • Other Education or Certifications: M.A. Psychology Counselling, Post Grad Diploma in Assessment and Counselling, Foundations of Applied Mindfulness University of Toronto 

  • mPEAK Certification Status: In Progress 

Peter Lloyd

  • Personal Area of Performance: High performance for professionals and athletes Hobbies,

  • Interests & Skills: Business: Management Consulting, Strategy, Performance Management, Change Management. Sports: Ultra trail running, cross country skiing

  • Population Served: Business: Government / Public Sector Sports: Ottawa area and Eastern Canada

  • Other Education or Certifications: MBA, BSC Kinesiology

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Future Intention

Jenna Bauer

  • Residence: Chicago, IL 

  • Email: dr.jennabauer@gmail.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, workshops on mindfulness/self-compassion/trauma-informed yoga, DBT groups, public speaking, program development

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: running, biking, yoga, dance, travel 

  • Population Served: Individuals seeking personal wellness, college students, high performers

  • Other Education or Certifications: PsyD in Clinical Psychology, mPEAK Certified Coach, Certified Koru Mindfulness Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, Yoga-Informed Psychotherapy Certification, HeartMath®Certified Practitioner, trained in trauma-sensitive yoga and mindful self-compassion 

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Complete

Brad Tunis 

  • Residence: Carlsbad, CA 

  • Email: info@boundlesshypnotherapy.com

  • Website: www.boundlesshypnotherapy.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: The exploration of achieving our best selves

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: Surfing, Cycling, Fitness, Music 

  • Population Served: All 

  • Other Education or Certifications: Certified Hypnotherapist and Breath Work Facilitator

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Complete

Pam Marcheski   

  • Residence: San Diego, CA

  • Email: pam@intentact.com

  • Website: www.intentact.com

  • Personal Area of Performance: Mindful Leadership development-Individual coaching and organizational coaching

  • Hobbies, Interests & Skills: paddle boarding, hiking, biking and reading

  • Other Education or Certifications: Strengths Certified, Marshal Goldsmith Stakeholder Certified, Fellow Institute of Coaching McLean/Harvard Medical School 

  • mPEAK Certification Status: Fully Certified