Jacquie Hermans
Light'n Up

Jacquie is an Inspirational Speaker, Emcee, Comedian, Intuitive Coach and Personal Growth Trainer. She entertains, ignites the laughs and transforms lives through the power of humour and play.

After extensive training with Second City and experiencing life changes, she is motivated to help others experience the same.

Jacquie works with a wide range of groups from the staff at Atlantis in Bahamas to RBC Senior Sales Reps, Health Care Professionals and even At-Risk Teens. Everyone can apply Jacquie's strategies to experience positive changes within their careers, health, and relationships.

Jacquie performs regularly with the Triptych Lounge Comedy Improv Troupe in Newmarket, ON and can be seen performing stand up throughout Toronto.

www.lightnup.ca
laugh@lightnup.ca
905.758.0565 or 1.888.523.5687

Lisa Ivaldi
Events and Workshops

Lisa has been on the Advisory Team of the Women's Growth Network since its inception in 2005 and is the Play Day event coordinator.

Lisa is a lifelong learner who loves to share her findings with others. Years of searching for clarity and insight into herself and her purpose have inspired Lisa to create events and workshops to help others on their journey.

Lisa has been a Toastmaster for several years and is working to complete her Competent Communicator and Leadership designations as well as a Teacher/Trainer of Adults certificate program at Conestoga College.

www.lisaivaldi.com
lisa.ivaldi@rogers.com
519.341.9634 or 1.866.601.3081

Marilyn Kleiber
Life Force Potentials

Marilyn Kleiber entered this world with a well-developed sense of curiosity. It is this sense which has led her down a number of avenues in order to find that one path that gibes with the nature of her own song.

Marilyn's career path included media sales, management, accounting, self-growth, teaching/training/speaking and coaching. She is also an author and a skilled organiser.

In all the time she was pursuing a bigger grander life, she included time to give back. In addition to being involved in a number of charitable groups on a regular basis, her longest stint was spent with a charitable organisation called Wen-Do Women's Self Defense. She started out as a participant after some uncomfortable experiences and became an advanced student and a teacher of Wen-Do for over 10 years. She spent the final couple of years with the organisation as a member of the board, only finally giving up her association with Wen-Do when she moved out of the country.

Marilyn has never forgotten what she learned and experienced by teaching other women the value of Wen-Do. She often passes on tidbits to those who need it.

Currently Marilyn's clients enjoy being the recipients of either her organisational skills or the help and guidance she provides as a business/life coach.

marilyn@lifeforcepotentials.com
519.846.8218

Jenn Maxwell
Mary Kay Consultant

Jenn Maxwell is a professionally certified make-up artist and Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Having learned the application techniques from industry pros like Dianna Carrero, professional training sessions, and first-hand experience, Jenn's passion for sharing her knowledge with others is evident in her private teaching sessions.

Utilizing the Mary Kay philosophy; "teach her, don't touch her", Jenn takes an active approach to ensure each client can comfortably utilize these application techniques immediately, as well as, at home.

When you look good, you feel good, and you DO good to others! This is the basis of the volunteer organization, Look Good Feel Better, of which Jenn is a proud volunteer-helping women with cancer manage the appearance-related effects of cancer and its treatment, creating a more positive self-image, generally aiding in a better treatment outcome.

To spread this feeling of confidence to others is one of Jenn's personal goals.

www.marykay.ca/jmaxwell
maxwelljenn@rogers.com
519.669.9258

Elizabeth Mierzynski
Certified NIA Technique Instructor

After seeing a NIA presentation during the 2003 Yoga Show, I knew immediately that I had found what I had been looking for: a highly energetic workout, combined with dancing, listening to the beautiful music, relaxation, meditation in movement, and being part of a group.

I wanted to take my shoes off and feel grounded and free at the same time. I loved NIA so much that I underwent intensive training and became a Nia instructor within three months of discovering NIA!

I can't believe it! It is now 6 years since I started to offer NIA to the community, mainly in Mississauga and Toronto. I invite you to join me on this beautiful journey.

More information on NIA can be found at www.niac.ca.

elizabeth_nia@3web.com
416.671.3722

Linda Nagel
Candlepower

After designing, producing and selling thousands of hand-rolled beeswax candles over the past 10 years, Linda now loves to offer candle making as a way to help people of all ages who are grieving a loved one and wanting to find a way to honour the relationship with the one who died.

Linda is also a novice beekeeper and is fascinated with how the honey bees offer us human beings much strength to draw upon.

She weaves her stories of bees, ongoing learning from 20+ years of practicing adult education/community development in Waterloo Region, with tough questions of life and death in ever new situations with participants who attend her workshops.

She credits her various studies with Robert and Cheryl Sardello of the School of Spiritual Psychology, Gunther Hauk of Spikenard Farm, as well as colleague Tamara Slayton, and her parents, John and Stella Greet, in order to have courage to give warmth to our relationships with the dead and dying in our lives. She welcomes working with a growing variety of hospices, bereavement groups, families and individuals.

lsnagel@hotmail.com
519.886.0662

Honey Novick
Creative Vocalization Studio

Honey Novick is a singer/songwriter/voice teacher based in Toronto. She is the director of the Creative Vocalization Studio and song facilitator for Sheena's Place. She works with quadriplegic singer Raquelle Neto.

Honey composed the music for the UN International Day for People with Disabilities, was published by CAN/CYP Publishing in the book "Monday Night at Butler's Pantry" and will be attending the Poetry Olympics in B.C. with Bill Bissett singing the sound/tone opera "Embrace".

www.honeynovick.com
creativevocalizationstudio@hotmail.com
416.782.7944

Lorna Wyllsun
LDW Consultant and Trainer

Lorna Wyllsun has coached individuals and taught workshops specializing in effective communication in academic, corporate, and nonprofit settings for almost twenty years.

She combines theory with an experiential and interactive approach which appeals to all learning styles. She is recognized for her ability to create a safe and stimulating learning environment. For the past 9 years she has been teaching core professional communication skills to veterinarians and veterinary students at the Ontario Veterinary College.

Among other things, Lorna is a Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming, a Coach and Trainer for Words that Change Minds©, a trained Mediator, a Facilitator for True Colors and Personality Dimensions and Simulated Client and Case Development Specialist.

When she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Lorna decided to leave the University to focus on her health and re-create her life. "What the caterpillar thinks is the end, the butterfly knows is just the beginning."

ldw@sentex.ca
519.822.1053