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Featuring Health and Fitness Leaders
Melissa Bauer/American Lung Association in Georgia
Area Director
Melissa Bauer is the Area Director for the American Lung Association in Georgia. Melissa has focused her non-profit work to the health related disparities and chronic illnesses. The mission of the lung association is personal to her as she has family members who suffer from lung disease. She has recently joined the Atlanta team and this will be her first CLIMB event ever.
www.Lung.org | Fight For Air Pledge | Facebook (Fight For Air Climb ATL) | Twitter (ALA Georgia) | Twitter (Climb ATL)
Claire Duncan/CBRE – Commercial Real Estate
Tenant Brokerage Services
Coming from a long line of strong women who have always been involved in volunteering, the importance of giving back has been ingrained in Claire Duncan. But losing her Dad to lung cancer has fueled her passion for philanthropy that much more and taken her on a new mission to raise awareness and find a cure. Claire sought out a positive way to channel her grief and found the American Lung Association when she registered for the Fight For Air Climb in the Spring of 2013. That was the beginning of a wonderful relationship with the A.L.A. and since that time, in addition to participating in these events, she has served on the 2014 Atlanta Climb Committee as well as the 2014 Lung Force Chair Recruit and 5K Committee. In her professional life, Claire works in the Office Tenant Representation sector for CBRE, Inc., a global commercial real estate firm with offices here in Atlanta.
CRBE.com | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Pintrest | Instagram | YouTube
Karen Porter/Roswell Nutrition
Owner/ Registered Dietitian
I believe that your health and wellness matters. I help people with many different conditions including: Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Weight Management, Sports Specific Nutrition Plans, Disordered Eating, Wellness Plans, GERD, plus more. I know firsthand how hectic life can be, making it a challenge to accommodate the many demands facing busy individuals and families. I have helped many navigate through these challenges. When it’s your turn to put your health first make an appointment to see me.
RoswellNutrition.com | Facebook | Instagram
Patrycja Siewert Towns/Alive Expo
President & CEO
Patrycja has been working in the Natural Products Health & Wellness industry for over 20 years – from health food stores to manufacturers of natural products to national book and magazine publishers. With the great education and knowledge she has gained over the years, she decided to launch the Alive! Expo over 11th years ago – to help pass on the education and the experience to local Atlanta consumers. By bringing together companies, wellness professionals and educators and local non-profits – Patrycja hopes to pass on the great Health & Wellness tips to everyone interested in lifelong benefits of living a green, clean and healthy lifestyle.
AliveExpo.com | Facebook | Twitter
Samuel Hines/Up With Kids Sports dba Hoops N’ Sand
CEO
My goal is to create an atmosphere that will allow my program and counselors to utilize our knowledge of sports to enhance the individual and team character of each athlete on and off the court to be a successful & productive citizen.
Director & Trainer
Up With Kids Sports, Alpharetta, Ga. (Owner)
Sam Foundation | Up With Kids Sports | Hoops N Sand | Facebook | Twitter
Youth training facility for basketball, volleyball, sports performance and more Parties, court rentals, daycare field trips and corporate events. Teach youth the fundamentals of basketball while providing focus for the athlete’s intellectual, physical, social and ethical development. Private and group coaching-Coached players who have become the high scorers on their individual team. Basketball Club -After School Enrichment Program Fulton County School system.
Professional Basketball Experience
20092010 Massagno, Switzerland
2006 Cimberio Pallacanestro Novara, Italy
20042005 Reggio Emilia Pallacanestro, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Qualified for Italian Cup for 2006 season
Qualified for Italian Playoffs
2001-2004 Pallacanestro Cantu, Cantu, Italy
Inducted into the Hall of Fame (September 2006); Averaged 18 points, 6 Rebounds, 86% FT, 35% 3 pointers; MVP Honors; Numerous Player of the Game Honors; Qualified for Italian Cup four times;
Top five scorer of the Italian league 2001, 2002, & 2004; Team MVP Honors 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004; 2003 Champions; Italian First Team Selection
2000-2001 Ramat-Gan, Israel
MVP Honors; All-Star Team Selection; #2 Scorer in the League; Averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds
2000 Nike Summer League Invitational, Treviso, Italy
Summer League Champions, All-Star Team Selection
1999-2000 Kervanos Nicosia, Cyprus
1998-1999 Poissy Chatou, France
#1 Scorer in the League, Led team to the Playoffs
1998-1999 ALM Evereux, France
#2 Scorer in the League, Led team from 16th to 4th position
1996-1999 Ruda Slaska, Poland
All-Star Team Selection; #1 Scorer in the League, 3 point shooting Champion,
Best game: 49 points, 9 rebounds
1996 Atlanta Pro-Am Summer League Champion; Attended Atlanta Hawks Camp
1995 Isle of Margarita, Venezuela
1995 Atenas Cordoba, Argentina
#1 Team in the League; Played against Magic Johnson tour team; Played for Argentinas
World Champion Coach
1994 Monterrey, Mexico
Won Mexican Championship, #2 Scorer in the League, All-Star Team Selection;
Averaged 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals
1992-1993 USBL West Palm Beach, Florida
1992 Juarez, Mexico
Won Mexican Championship; MVP Honors; Averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds
Coaching Experience
Cambridge High School, Milton, Ga.
2013 Present
Liaison between Cambridge Mens Varsity Boys Basketball & Cambridge Boys Feeder Teams
Cambridge High School, Milton, Ga.
2012-2013
Assistant Coach Varsity Boys Basketball
1st year of school opening- teaching fundamentals and proper techniques of the game. Trained in the areas of passing, rebounding, dribbling and shooting of basketball. Instructed the fundamentals of basketball offense. Conducted drills that helped to improve athletes skills, stamina and techniques.
Mt. Pisgah Christian School, Alpharetta, Ga.
2011-2012
Assistant Coach Varsity Boys Basketball
Trained in the areas of passing, rebounding, dribbling and shooting of basketball
Region Champions
Caroling Day Christmas Tournament Champions. Coached individual player to the All Region Team
Instructed players in the fundamentals of basketball offense. Conducted drills that helped to improve athletes skills, stamina and techniques.
Mt. Pisgah Christian School, Alpharetta, Ga.
2011-2012
Coach – Junior Varsity Boys Basketball
Trained in the areas of passing, rebounding, dribbling and shooting of basketball. Instructed players in the fundamentals of basketball offense. Developed and executed practice plans Coached team to a winning season
Conducted drills that helped to improve athletes skills, stamina and techniques. Demonstrated the proper passing, shooting fast breaks and defense to the players. Monitored academic progress of members of the basketball team.
Up With Kids Sports – Ballerz Basketball, Alpharetta, Ga.
2010-2012
Director & Head Coach 5th Grade Boys Travel Team
League Champions 2012
Coached team to an undefeated season
Carson Tool Thanksgiving Tournament Champions 2011
Coached the East All Stars to a Championship 2012
Trained over 40 plus kids who made their local feeder teams, (Cambridge, Milton, Alpharetta, Chattahoochee) high school teams
Education
2007-2010 Strayer University, Roswell, GA
Bachelors of Business Administration
1990-1992 University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Coach Ronnie Arrow, Coach Wright, Coach Price
Major: Business Management
Minor: Computer Science
1988-1990 Chipola Junior College, Marianna, FL
Coach Milton Johnson, Coach Nikita Johnson
Associate Degree in General Studies
Sam Foundation | Up With Kids Sports | Hoops N Sand | Facebook | Twitter
Physician, Best-Selling Author, Acupuncturist, Certified Nutritionist, Prevention Expert, Mom and Wife
Mark Gonsalves has enjoyed a very successful 30-plus year business career building brands for major companies. He became interested in health and the impact our food has when he and his wife found out their then 5-year old daughter was diagnosed with a medical condition called Absence Seizures. Traditional medicine made things worse so they looked to nutrition as a way to address her challenge which proved quite effective.
Jon Wright is the co-founder and CEO of hotel lender Access Point Financial. Jon has more than 25 of experience in the commercial real-estate and hospitality industries, specializing in capital expenditure finance and hospitality lending. He has worked with Ford Motor Credit, Holiday Inn Worldwide and was recruited by General Motors to form GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Backed Lending Division. In addition to his commercial real estate experience, Jon is also an accomplished BMI, Inc. song writer with a #1 song to his credit.
Gina Bleedorn is Executive Director of Adrenaline, an experience design agency that spans from brand development to digital deployment to implementation in retail and virtual environments, connecting businesses and consumers. Her areas of focus include brand and marketing strategy, retail environments and holistic experience solutions. Adept in both traditional and interactive design, Gina has delivered outstanding brand and environmental solutions for financial institutions and retailers around the country.
