GREG POWELL

Greg Powell will be speaking on customer service at our July luncheon. Greg holds a M.B.A. from Utah State University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Management in the School of Business at Southern Utah University, where he teaches Management, Leadership and Organizational Behavior. He is the former Director of the Southern Utah University Small Business Development Center.

Greg is a founding partner of Meridian Consulting Group, LC. MCG offers a variety of services to small and medium size ventures including, management coaching and development, business strategy, marketing research, and economic research and analysis. Greg's personal expertise lies in the areas of change management, leadership and executive/supervisor development, and customer service. He is certified with many training providers including AchieveGlobal and NxLeveL Entrepreneurship Training.

FRAYA AGUILAR

Fraya Aguilar, Director of Sha'Waza Belly Dance will be speaking at our June luncheon. She has been learning and teaching belly dance in southern Utah since 1996. She will be speaking on how moving meditation and gestures of gratitude and humility in the form of dance and music can help overcome daily obstacles, give appreciation for all things, celebrate life, movement, and womanhood.

Sha'Waza Belly Dance was founded with the sole purpose to inspire every woman to discover her true inner strength and beauty and feel free to express it in all aspects of her life, not just dance.

Fraya started dancing when she was four years old, and continued on throughout her life. She started teaching belly dance in 2002. She currently teaches at Dixie State College and Spirit Fitness Club.

Fraya discovered her other life's calling in 2001 when she became a clinical assistant and wellness consultant for the Natural Healing & Wellness Center in St. George. She earned her Bachelor of Natural Health Studies in 2009 and is a life coach and wellness consultant. She is currently working with the doctors of NHWC as a site solutions manager with her husband setting up wellness centers in southern California. She plans to attend school for her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and/or Osteopathics in 2010.

Freya's other passions include her two children Rayne and Amber, her husband and business partner Billy, her Peruvian Paso filly, designing and sewing costumes, designing custom homes, classic cars, and writing books.

JAYNA TAYLOR

Jayna Taylor will be speaking on finding a purpose at our May meeting. This economy has affected people in a unique way. Success that was once is no longer. Many who thought they had reached their dreams are questioning who they are and what they stand for. Uncertainty is strong across the nations and some are giving up on their dreams, collapsing into devastation.

This is a great time to be alive. When there is one door closing, another is opening. Sometimes we just need a little help being eased towards our door of purpose. That’s what a Life coach can do. In the meeting, we will be discussing:

• ways to evaluate where you are in life,
• Identify if you are on your path of purpose,
• describe and experience ways to connect to your internal purpose
• create ways to assist you to get back on the path of your purpose

DR. RUSSEL SMITH, DC, QN

Dr. Russel Smith will be speaking at our April 15th luncheon. The luncheon will be catered by City Cafe and held at the Spring Hill Suites Marriott so PLEASE RSVP if you plan to attend.

Dr. Smith will be teaching techniques to help reduce stress, pain, fear, anxiety, and cravings by tapping on acupuncture points. He is the owner of Smith Chiropractic & Nutrition Wellness Center. At an early age he had an interest in becoming a doctor and helping others. He began his education seeking entry into the health care field as a psychiatric technician; wherein he could work as a nurse in the mental health and developmentally disabled hospitals. He received his state license in 1979. He worked in this field for the next 10 years. Knowing he had more to do with his life, he continued to pursue his goal of being a doctor. He attended the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and earned a degree and title of Doctor of Chiropractic.

He is active in the community bringing the concepts of restoring health and preventive wellness to Cedar City and the surrounding communities via a weekly radio program – “Cedar City Health." He accepts calls from the community and discusses various health and well being related topics.

Cynthia Kimball Humphreys

The Southwest Applied Technology College will be sponsoring a Custom Fit Training class during this months WIB luncheon. Cynthia Kimball Humphreys will be speaking on "365 Days of Thank You."

The Cynthia Kimball Humphreys is an author, cancer survivor, consultant, motivational speaker, success coach, and trainer. She is a co-founder of The Kimball Family Foundation, a cancer foundation, and of Every1Counts, LLC. She has appeared in 'People’ magazine and on CNN. Presently, Cynthia's appearing in Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc public awareness advertising campaign -- known as the BRACAnalysis® Awareness Campaign, participating as a patient speaker.

Currently, Cynthia conducts workshops, seminars and speaks at conferences on topics including but not limited to: My "Breast Friend”, Networking: Conversations with Customers, Radiating Corporate Cancer, The Impact of Thank You, and You Matter No Matter What. Additionally, Cynthia writes an Every1counts column for several Southern Utah newsprint and is also a correspondent for Deseret News out of Salt Lake City. She also conducts success coaching for individuals and teams.

Formerly, Cynthia was a vice president at Southwest Applied Technology College in Cedar City, Utah. In Washington State, she worked for Bates Technical College in their Business and Management Training Center and Department of Academics. Cynthia has taught English as a Second Language in Japan.

Cynthia earned a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She went on to receive an M.A. in Education from American Intercontinental University. Additionally, Cynthia graduated from the University of Washington’s Training Specialist Program. For the last ten years, Cynthia’s been conducting training and development through various organizations such as Dale Carnegie Training Bates Business and Management Training Center (facilitating Lou Tice’s Success Strategies training), and Southwest Applied Technology College (facilitating "Love 'Em or Lose 'Em" training). Cynthia was also instrumental in creating and facilitating Personal Enrichment Training for The Boeing Company’s Quality Through Training Program.

Cynthia serves on the Patient Education Steering Committee at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Born and raised in New York State, she lives in Utah with her husband and children. Cynthia enjoys dogs, exercise, family, helping people find greatness, genealogy, horses, personal safety, reading, rooting for the underdog, service, speaking, and writing.

Gina Ratcliff

Gina Ratcliff will be speaking at our February 18th luncheon. She has been a resident of Iron County for over 15 years. A native of Southern California, she loves the Southern Utah area and thinks moving here was “one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.”
Gina has had a wide range of careers from cosmetologist to mortgage officer to restaurant owner. The common thread in each profession has been a desire to help and serve others. As part of her desire to help people became a Certified Rapid Eye Technician. Rapid Eye Technology is a safe, natural and very effective way of helping people release stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, etc. She has seen great success and loves facilitating others in changing their lives for the better. She also teaches Life Skills classes which encourage people to make permanent positive changes in their lives.
Gina has a great love for family, gardening, reading, learning, and cooking. She loves hiking and enjoying nature.
Gina is happily married to Bernie Ratcliff. Together they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.

DR. MARCUS PETERSON, M.D.

The speaker for our January 21st luncheon is Dr. Marcus Peterson, M.D. Dr. Peterson is a first class, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. He began his education at Brigham Young University and continued at the Edward Hebert School of Medicine. He completed general surgery internship and residency as well as plastic surgery residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. He practiced as a General Surgeon for 4 years, and has been in practice as a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon for the last 10 years.

In 2008 Dr. Peterson was awarded the honor of being named one of America’s Top Plastic Surgeons by the Consumer Research Council of America. He served in the United States Air Force from 1982 to 2004 achieving the rank of Colonel. He is certified with The American Board of Surgery and is an active member of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, A Fellow of American College of Surgeons, and a member of American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Peterson and his wife Tami have 5 children and live in Washington, Utah.