contributors
books, websites, advertising. On dual platforms: print, online. Previous to freelance writing, Sue was director
of creative services for Stein Communications, and before Stein, president of a regional publishing company
producing corporate and educational collaterals. Sue earned her BA from Vassar College, MA from American
University, and completed her doctoral coursework at Emory University.
LYNDA BRITTON is an advanced practitioner of Feng Shui, consulting for people who
want to live their best life. She helps her clients with their personal wellbeing by applying
the principles of Feng Shui, Reiki and other healing modalities, which has been her
focus for the past 15 years.
Lynda has acquired her knowledge from teachers all over the world and continues to
practice from her home in Peru. In 2008 Lynda sold most of her possessions, paid off all of her debts and
got off the “North American treadmill”. Being totally free and independent she travelled to many ancient
spiritual sites around the world to gain wisdom from other cultures.
RUTH LANIUS MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry is the director of the posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established
the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services
that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and
related comorbid disorders. She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in MindBody Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. Her
research interests focus on studying the neurobiology of PTSD and treatment outcome research examining
various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods. She has authored more than 100 published papers and
chapters in the field of traumatic stress and is currently funded by several federal funding agencies. She regularly
lectures on the topic of PTSD nationally and internationally. She has recently published a book ‘The Impact of
Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease’ with Eric Vermetten and Clare Pain.
COACH DAVE BUCK, MCC, MBA Master Certified Coach and CEO of
CoachVille’s quest is to teach the world how to Coach. “Our vision is that EVERYONE,
EVERYWHERE with the courage to play BIG in life, has a GREAT Coach”.
In the year 2000 Dave collaborated with Thomas Leonard, to found CoachVille and has
delivered coach-training programs to thousands of professionals. He began his business/ life
coaching career in 1997 and has logged over 10,000 hours of Coaching.
Dave is a Founding Member of the Transformational Leadership Council; a group founded by Jack Canfield
for leaders of the personal growth movement including Stephen Covey, John Gray, Marci Shimoff and Joe Vitale.
Coach Dave was the assistant Men’s soccer Coach at Seton Hall University for 14 seasons and coached
many players that became professional soccer players. He has also served on the MBA Faculty for Seton Hall
University Stillman School of Business.
Coach Dave is a spiritual adventurer. He lived in Bolivia for two summers on a quest to LIVE the game of
soccer. He traveled through Southern India with a Tamil Siddha on a quest to learn how to compress time.