Cynthia is a popular presenter at workshops, classes and seminars for business, government agencies, churches and school districts throughout the U.S. and the world.

She is a featured guest in radio and television appearances throughout North America as well as being a busy mother of teenaged twin sons.

Penny West , M.Ed., L.P.C./S – L.S.I. Parent Coach and Curriculum Development

Penny will be teaching modules on Forensic Life Tests, as well as Discovering Emotional and Spiritual Design. Penny will also be teaching in the At Risk Teen Coach specialization. Penny has a special licensure in counselor supervision and will be overseeing our Coach Examination for certification process.

Penny has been a psychotherapist in private practice for over 23 years. During the last few years Penny has specialized in working with teens in a variety of teen and community prevention programs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area providing programs for the Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. She has also worked in conjunction with the Richardson Police Department with their community crisis response unit.

Penny is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas had also holds the LPC/S Certification which enables her to supervise graduate students for their licensure. With this background, Penny will be overseeing our Coach Certification process for standards and examinations.

Penny has been an aerobics instructor for many years, and has enjoyed playing field hockey, tennis, swimming and running. She is also a major dog person and is passionate about rescuing dogs from abusive situations. She currently has three rescue dogs.

Deborah E. Shircore , M.A., C.L.S.I. – L.S.I. Coach and Curriculum Development

Deborah has worked with LSI since 2008. Having moved from New York to attend UCLA to pursue Theater and Television Acting, which continues to be a passion of hers, Deborah branched into a teaching career of 13 plus years and 2 years as a Case Manager with a crisis pregnancy home in Southern California. She also has a diverse background in short-term missions related travel, volunteering with a wide range of non-profit organizations, and professionally--having worked as an ESL tutor and a freelance floral artist.

After moving to Seattle in 2005 she has worked in a variety of capacities related to children, social services, and business. Having obtained a Masters Degree in Theology and Pastoral/Family Counseling at Fuller Theology Seminary, she has endeavored to be in a position to effectively aid children and families to grow stronger and more successful.

With a bent towards Positive Psychology in her classroom management, Deborah immediately responded to LSI's focus on helping youth to uncover their individual strengths and unique God-given design and talents. She is thrilled to be working as a Forensics Coach with teen girls and their families, as well as one of our Teachers using the LSI curriculum in Seattle area schools.

Deborah specializes in consulting with schools who are seeking to implement L.S.I. programs into their curriculum.

Mark Fallis, B.S., M.B.A. - (Vice President Sales and Marketing)

Mark Fallis brings a wide variety of practical management experience to LSI. After spending several years touring North America in a band as a sponsored artist for Gibson guitars, his interest in audio engineering led him to Georgia Tech. There he earned his electrical engineering degree and went on to spend the next 18 years in a variety of operational and management roles for global technology manufacturers based in the United States and Canada. His first assignment at Motorola coincided with their roll out an in-house quality program called “six-sigma” that is now a staple in all production industries seeking to ensure consistency in their manufacturing processes. During his years at Nortel Networks, he became a certified facilitator for numerous employee training programs aimed at increasing productivity. He also earned his MBA from Mercer University to assist in understanding Organizational Development and keys to organizational success. His strengths include quantitative problem solving combined with an artist’s creative insights and his ability to work with people at many levels.

As a father, Mark has always been active with coaching (especially baseball) from T-ball through High School as well as serving in leadership positions for the booster clubs and boards of directors. He has been heavily involved in adult and student education and administrative leadership in the local church for over 23 years. Witnessing both student and adult frustrations around the processes of school, teams, selecting a career path, managing career interruptions, marriage, parenting, and life in general, Mark began to explore the nature of strengths from the scriptural perspective of individual gifts and abilities. He remains faithfully involved in church work aimed at improving stewardship, organizational results, and leadership. Most recently Mark has been engaged in establishing connections for qualified student athletes and artists into college programs that are well suited for them. He is a certified provider of the Highlands Ability Battery® which determines an individual’s innate abilities through objective testing that provides individuals with reliable and accurate assessments to support their efforts to live a fulfilling life aligned to a personal vision in harmony with their unique giftedness.

Mark has enjoyed the companionship and support of his wife, Donna, a choral music director and public school teacher, for the last 24 years. Together they have been blessed with three sons aged 20, 17, and 15. They delight in time together as a family and fill it with music, sports, friends, laughter and living the ups and downs of life. You may contact Mark via email: mark@lsi-atlanta.com

Andre' Demos - Co-Developer (L.S.I.), Lead Forensic Life Coach and Assistant Head Coach Discovery Program

Andre' (26) has been working with youth for the last four years in a large youth program in Kirkland Washington. He attended Bellevue Community College and graduated with a double major in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education in 2009 from Central Washington University. He currently works at Wilder Elementary School in the Seattle area. He is also currently enrolled in a graduate degree program that focuses on international development, counseling and community building with his wife Sally.

Andre' is a gifted speaker and enjoys weight-lifting, basketball, football and reading, and has dedicated his life to making a difference in the lives of teens. He had coached a Little League team in Kirkland Washington for the last three years. He specializes in working as a teen coach connecting primarily with young men aged 13-18. In addition he also works as a tutor helping with mathematics and study skills.

Brian Hall, B.A., CDP, M.A. (cand) - Certified Drug and Alcohol Evaluator and Teen Life Coach

Brian came to the Pacific Northwest via the Navy almost 25 years ago. He now resides in the greater Seattle area with his wife and three kids, ages 20, 18, and 6.

Brian’s educational experiences include a Bachelors Degree from The Evergreen State College, with an emphasis in Youth Intervention. He also graduated from Edmonds Community College, has been certified as a Chemical Dependency Professional CDP , and is currently in process of obtaining his Masters Degree in Social Work from Eastern Washington University.

Brian’s work experience includes, Washington State Juvenile Corrections, and variety of counseling agencies, where he has facilitated adult and adolescent intensive outpatient treatment groups, as well as individual and family counseling.

Brian’s volunteer experience has involved mentoring young men, ages 18 to 30 for over the past ten years; with the primary focus to help these men find their purpose and destiny, and addresses the absence of, or estranged relationship with their fathers. In addition, he has experiences in Therapeutic Foster Care, as a Big Brother, and working with at risk youth. As a Care Pastor in his local church he facilitates marriage small groups covering tops such as child rearing, communication, finances, and conflict resolution.

Brian has a refreshing approach in working with people, that makes them feel accepted where ever they are, yet aware and ready to make changes to better themselves. Brian’s experience of over 21 years of marriage, raising kids, counseling, dealing with multi culture issues, as well as working with at risk youth, gives Brian a well rounded insight that is grounded. It is no wonder why Brian has received many letters and recommendations from people who have said “Thank you Brian, you have saved my life”.

Sally Demos - Co-Developer (L.S.I.), Lead Forensic Life Coach and Assistant Head Coach Discovery Program.

Sally (25 years old) is a National Merit Student and recently graduated with highest honors in psychology from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington. Sally is a member of psi chi and is studying to become a psychologist. She currently works at Northwest University as an counselor as well as teaching Positive Psychology in our L.S.I. Certification Programs. She is also currently enrolled in a graduate degree program that focuses on international development, counseling and community building with her husband Andre.

Susan Reinfeldt, M.A., Forensic Life Coach, Curriculum Development, Editor.

Susan was born in Green Bay, WI as the last of four siblings. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN and completed her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with academic honors from Northwest University.

She moved to the Northwest eight years ago with her husband and two children. Her approach is to provide strength-based services in order for families to recognize, develop and support individual qualities and competencies.

Susan delights in taking a team approach with other coaches and believes that she learns just as much from her clients as she pours out to them. Susan understands the need for collaborative efforts and works to maximize resources within the community for the diverse families she serves.

Susan has always been drawn to health and wellness fields. She has worked for Hazelden Foundation’s public education center, Ramsey County Medical Center and United Health Care Corporation in Minnesota. More recently she worked as a case manager for Olive Crest Therapeutic Foster Care Center in Bellevue, Washington where she dedicated her efforts toward treating and educating at-risk children and preserving the family.

Susan recently moved from the Seattle area to Franklin Tennessee where she resides with her husband Mike and their two children.

Maryann Ramsey - LSI Parent and Teen Forensic Life Coach

Maryann Ramsey has 23 years experience in the corporate world as a sales and marketing professional. She is currently on the Board of Directors for ParentCorp and The Joshua Brown Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. Maryann currently works for the United Methodist Children’s Home in Business Development. Maryann is passionate about helping teenagers and their families improve their relationships after the loss of her 14 year old daughter, Emily, in a car accident in 2004. She shares with families her experience, and the things she would do differently if she had a “do over”. There are no “ do overs’ in this life, all we have is now. She is the Mother of an18 year old son who is currently attending college at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Maryann is an accomplished public speaker who has changed her life with the help of Life Coaches.

Adam Demos - Teen Life Coach

Adam (24) graduated from Redmond High School in 2004. He has been very active in youth work and programs for the past five years. He worked with the band Endeavor (www.endeavormusic.com) and attended Renton Technical College in their Cullinary Arts program. Adam is married to Abi who also works with teen girls in the Teen Discovery program. Adam and Abi both travel and have spent extended time working in refugee camps in Cambodia.

Adam also works illustrating and designing L.S.I. materials, tee shirts, posters and other cool stuff. Adam has a wonderful gift of connecting with the toughest teens and getting them to change course in their lives, get them into healthy peer groups and find real direction and purpose.

Abi Demos - Teen Life Coach

Abi (24) attends Northwest College and is currently studying Intercultural Studies. Abi is a certified TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Instructor. Abi has taught in schools for special needs children as well as college level English in Cambodia. She worked as a camp counselor for an international school and volunteered in a zoo. Locally she has worked in church youth programs and loves playing soccer.
Abby works with girls in our Discovery Program.
Abby has a great deal of cross-cultural experience having spent may years living and working with her parents in Cambodia.

Sean Gasperetti - Teen Life Coach

Sean (24) graduated from Snohomish High and now attends College in Vancouver, Canada where he is studying music. Sean is an incredibly talented musician and uses this ability to connect with teens.
Sean was the lead guitarist for 'Endeavor' and more recently for toured the US and Europe with the band 'This Providence'.
He specializes in working as a teen coach connecting primarily with young men aged 13-18.

Paul Bonner III - Teen Life Coach

Paul (23) graduated from Woodway High in 2004 and will be attending either the Seattle Art Institute or Edmonds Community College to study video production.
Paul is also a very gifted athlete having overcome a significant physical disability where he is over 80% deaf. Paul placed 1st in the Extreme Freestyle BMX in 2001 in Las Vegas and also placed 3rd out of 162 riders in another style. He was also voted baseball player of the year in Henderson, Nevada.
Paul currently is contracted with Redline bicycles as a Freestyle performer. His performance name is Def Paul.
Paul will be working with teens boys primarily in the Discovery Program as well as working on producing video materials for these programs.

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