Holistic Mentorship Network Board

Linda Mitchell, Founder-Holistic Mentorship Network

Linda Mitchell-Dominguez is a Holistic Nurse with over 25 years of long-term nursing experience ranging from new-born to latter years. She is a Nationally Certified Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Therapist, and a graduate and staff member of the Institute of Therapeutic Massage in Pompton Lakes .

Linda has advanced training in Cranial Sacral Therapy (including Pediatric and Equine CST), and Somatic Emotional Release through Upledger and is a Reiki Master. She has worked with Post-partum moms in both Morristown Memorial and Overlook Hospital and continues to work with children and their parents at the Mind and Body Center in Morristown , and the Pediatric Unit at Morristown Memorial Hospital . She is the owner and operator of her own private practice, “The Art of Touch”, in Newton, NJ . Linda brings to her practice shamanic skills from the Michael Harner method.

Linda is also a Chaplain at Unity Church of Sussex County and the founder of the “Holistic Mentorship Network”. Among her other accomplishments, is completion of the New Jersey Shore Leukemia and Lymphoma Marathon in 2004.

Linda is a member of AMTA (American Massage and Therapy Association) and the GRC (Government Relations Committee). She also serves on the AMTA Board as Secretary. She is the past Vice President of the Health Professional & Allied Employees of Local 5107.

Linda's passion for this profession is her motivation to commit and volunteer her time to be on the HMN Board. She is inspired through her own experiences to create the opportunities to come together, so we may be a strong community of Wholistic Providers to ourselves and our clients.

Linda can be contacted at 973-300-1184 or by emailing info@HolisticMentorshipNetwork.com.
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George Dominguez

George Dominguez is the Chief Operations Officer for Sunrise House Foundation, a 108 bed Drug and Alcohol, non-profit, treatment program in Lafayette ( Sussex County ), New Jersey . Sunrise House provides treatment services for patients from all over New Jersey , as well as the Tri State Area.

George brings to the Holistic Mentorship Network knowledge of non-profit management, finances, marketing, public administration, grant writing and program development, as well as a background in law. He has sat on many State and County Alcohol and Drug Treatment Advisory Committees and served from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers.

Prior to his career in Health Care Administration, George practiced law in New Jersey from 1969 to 1979, first as an assistant public defender in the County of Essex then several years in private practice with experience in real estate and small corporate matters. He served 5 years as Magistrate in the Boroughs of Butler in Morris County and Bloomingdale in Passaic County from 1975 to 1979.

Leaving the practice of law in 1979, George and his twin brother opened and operated the York Harbor Inn in York Harbor , Maine in 1980. George was the Executive Chef in charge of all dining and catering until his switch to health care in 1986. The Inn is presently a 54 room Oceanfront Resort with five separate lodges for guests, which is still run by George's family.

I agreed to serve on the HMN Board because I believe that my experience, personally and in the addictions treatment field, clearly shows me that the whole individual should be treated to achieve maximum health and satisfaction in life. The goals of the Holistic Mentorship Network are clearly in line with my belief. I hope that my experience in non-profit healthcare administration will help the association achieve its goals.

George can be contacted by emailing georged3@mac.com.

Donna Price

Donna Price, President of Compass Rose Consulting, is a sailor, kayaker, cyclist, mother, creator and dreamer.  She has 18+ years of mid and upper management experience.  Her experience includes developing residential options for people with disabilities, and as the director of an experiential outdoor education center and summer camp for underserved urban youth.  She has been successful in program development, policy and procedure development, staff training and program certification and accreditation.  She has worked to guide programs to be sustainable work places that are life nurturing and enriching.  

In addition to her management experience, Donna has bicycled across the country working at service projects along the way, participated in a 72 day Outward Bound Leadership course and has extensive training in facilitating adventure education on high and low ropes courses.  Donna has completed intensive training in facilitating the Genuine Contact Program and is a certified program leader and coach of the Best Year Yet program.

Donna has made intentional changes in her life throughout her career, taking risks and each time finding her way. She has also faced the unexpected challenges of life. Through intentional work, she has always created a path that has moved her in the direction of her life mission.  Her courage to take risks, to face the unexpected, have often inspired others to create their dream and make the changes they needed to have a fulfilling life.   

Donna's company Compass Rose Consulting, LLC provides group and individual coaching to improve results.  Donna offers tele-seminars on a variety of business building topics.  She provides consulting on marketing, business development, strategic planning and internet marketing as well as coaching staff to succeed.  Donna has a group coaching program specifically designed for Holistic Health Practitioners.

Donna is the author of “Launching Your Dream” and is starting coaching programs based on the process outlined in the book.

Donna has two Master's degrees, one in Recreation Administration and one in Special Education, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and extensive training in coaching through Best Year Yet and Comprehensive Coaching U.  In addition, Donna has trained with highly successful internet marketers and has extensive training in marketing.

I am honored to be serving on the board of the Holistic Mentorship Network. I believe in caring for the whole person whenever there is a need by the individual for treatment or therapy.  I believe in strengthening the holistic practitioner industry, so that holistic approaches are provided with the highest quality and professionalism, and so that they are available and accessible to everyone.

Visit Donna's website at http://www.compassroseconsulting.com or

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Pam Capaci

Pam was born in New Jersey.  As a child, she spent equal time growing up with mom in North Jersey and dad in Manhattan.  After graduating high school from York Preparatory School in NYC, Pam attended Drew University for two years before leaving school and returning to New York.  Pam obtained her BA in Psychology from Thomas Edison College and a Certification in Alcohol and Drug Counseling.  For 15 years, Pam has worked as a substance abuse counselor and prevention educator.  Currently she is the Executive Director of Prevention Links located in Clark, New Jersey.  Pam has been a practitioner of the martial arts for 15 years.  On her journey she has embraced the philosophy of the East, Taoism, and is currently a student at the Tai Sophia Institute in the Applied Healing Arts Masters Program.  As the program suggests, Pam believes, 'Words' used like 'the needle for an Acupuncturist' can create movement and lead to healing at a core level.

Pam can be contacted by emailing pam417@ptd.net.

Vilasavathi "Vilasi" Venkatachalam

"When I was chasing little tribal children with scurvy and night-blindness fifteen years ago, I never thought that my early experiments to use their flora and fauna to heal and sustain their families would turn into a life of my dreams."- Vilasi Venkatachalam

Vilasi Venkatachalam founded Ancient Wisdom, Modern Solutions® as a natural outcome of her search for solutions in every dimension of her life and that of her clients. The cornerstone of all endeavors under this banner is using healing traditions or principles in the modern context.

Vilasi is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist and a Biochemist. With undergraduate degrees in Zoology, Botany and Chemistry and graduate degree in Biochemistry from India. She came to the United States looking for Nutrition Programs that could create curricula and training around the student.

She was also the pilot fellow in a National Cancer Institute funded Innovative Curriculum in Cancer Nutrition. This experience was based on using the concept of "Functional Foods " as an adjunct to Medicine. She presented at a workshop for the European Association for Cancer Education on the topic- "It is not just Coffee, Tea or Milk- a case for nutrition as an adjunct therapy for cancer treatment" and there began the journey. This journey involved many different efforts and settings based on the philosophy of Healing Principles of Food . A large part of the past 5 years was spent on changing the food service in healthcare to a more a healing platform. In her final stop before taking off on her own, Vilasi was instrumental in creating the Nutrition Component of the Integrative Medicine Program at Morristown Memorial Hospital/Atlantic Health.

Vilasi can be contacted by emailing vilasi.venkatachalam@gmail.com.

Shelagh Waters

Shelagh holds a BS in Nursing from Villanova University and is certified by the Institute of Integrated Nutrition, an affiliate of Columbia University, as a Holistic Health Coach. She has spent 25 years in the healthcare industry in hospital and corporate settings in various roles of sales, publishing, 501 ©(3) non-profit and medical meeting facilitation.

As a corporate Vice-President of Sales and mother of four, Shelagh is well aware of the pitfalls of a high-stress corporate lifestyle. Having survived her own health crisis in 2000 utilizing superfood nutrition + fitness + stress reduction, she has spent the past decade utilizing her scientific/medical background to develop a successful corporate wellness model for sustainable health and well-being.

The Corwellness Lifestyle model is based on education, facilitation and support in guiding employees in personal nutrition + fitness + stress reduction as the foundation for a lifetime of health and well-being.  Presented in a personalized and interactive format, and supported daily, weekly and monthly with personalized wellness ‘tools’ provided by Corwellness Sustainability Coaches, employees will feel motivated and supported because they will see measurable success early and feel better quickly.

Through small ‘shifts’ in behavior over time, your employees will feel healthier because they will be healthier today and into the future, and motivated to self-sustaining change for a lifetime. Productivity and attendance rise, while health care costs are lowered. And employees feel supported by their employer!

Corwellness, an integrated wellness practice based in Denville, NJ, is located at Six Degrees of Wellness, offering adult and adolescent coaching, pilates, yoga and tai chi.

Shelagh offers an annual 'Wellness Weekend' immersion retreat called 'Creating Abundance.'  She is available for public speaking engagements and private workshops as well.

"I am honored to be selected to serve as a Board Member of HMN.  As a Teacher of Integrity, I am inspired by the mission of the HMN and MARCI in becoming aware of how we 'show up' in our lives and how we 'show up' as practitioners. Gandhi said, 'Be the change you wish to see in the world.'  It's time for every one of us to step up and answer the call."

Shelagh can be contacted at 973-625-7240 or by emailing corwellness@gmail.com.  www.corwellness.com

George Degan

Mr. Degan is founder and General Manager of Immediate Solutions, LLC and General Partner in Business Advocates with Chuck Davis. He is a creative, successful, problem solver, with over twenty years of diverse leadership experience. He literally grew up in business. Through High School, his family owned and operated the Scandinavia Inn in the “Ski Capital of the East”, Stowe, VT, where he was very active in the operations of the resort. He spent the early part of his career, and is still part owner, in a 75 year-old, 5th generation, family-owned business, Stuart Dean Company, and helped steer that company through what most family companies experience as their most challenging time:-transitioning leadership to the 3rd generation. He knows what its like.

Mr. Degan is an Executive Associate of The Institute for Independent Business International (IIBI). The Institute for Independent Business (www.iib.org.ws) is a not-for-profit research, training, and accreditation organization, established in 1984 to provide "practical advice that works", with membership exceeding 4,500 worldwide. Before his association with The Institute, Mr. Degan had over twenty years of leadership experience in Information Technology, including starting a successful IP Telephony consulting practice.
Mr. Degan is very active in the business community. Through his relationship with Immediate Solutions, LLC, he is a proud member of both the US and the New Jersey State Chambers of Commerce where he is very active in governmental affairs to help improve the business climate both at a state and federal level. He is also an active member of the Family Firm Institute and the Global Sourcing Council.

Mr. Degan holds a Masters of Science in Information Systems from Pace University in New York City and a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Vermont in Burlington.

I support the vision of the Holistic Mentorship Network.  I believe that through my own experience I can help HMN grow and help support our members with operating a business successfully.

George can be contacted at 973-527-3647 or by emailing george@solvefast.com.

Janet StraightArrow