Director, Azure Hills SDA Church Adventurers Club
(06/2002 - 06/2006)
Health Ministries Director, Azure Hills Church, Grand Terrace, CA. October 2022 to present
(10/2022 - Present)
Adventist Association of Health and Wellness Coaching (AAHWC), executive committee member, and charter board of director member. Based at the North American Division HQ of Seventh-day Adventists, this organization has been created to help facilitate the growth of health and wellness coaches in our churches to aid health ministry outreach.
(03/2019 - Present)
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Andrews University President Council, member
(2015 - Present)
KSGN (89.7) Christian radio station, Board member
(2008 - Present)
Community Service
Team CycleFit, founder/leader
A bicycling club for adult beginners too intimidated by the local cycling clubs. Mainly road on the SART bike path and other local roads once a month.
(2000 - 12/2013)
USA Pickleball Ambassador, Loma Linda
Promote the growth of pickleball in the Loma Linda and Inland Empire
(10/2016 - Present)
Redlands Interscholastic Cycling Organization (RICO), parent volunteer
RICO is the umbrella org for 6 local highschool mountain bike teams in the Inland Empire area.
(12/2013 - Present)
Hulda's Homeschool Mountain Bike Club, founder/leader
As "PE" for a group of homeschoolers here in the Loma Linda and surrounding area, we ride 4-6 times a week in the hills at Hulda Crooks Park, Loma Linda, CA. All levels welcome, including first-timers. As leader, I organize the rides, carry the tools and first-aid kit for on-trail repairs of mountain bikes and kids.
(2013 - Present)
International Service
Maranatha Volunteers International Summer Family Project, Dominican Republic
Built a block church, helped conduct a medical clinic, and ran a 3-day Vacation Bible School program in the poorest section of Santo Domingo, DR.
(06/2014)
Maranatha Volunteers International, Summer Family Project, Panama
Helped to build part of a large block school, ran medical clinic and VBS.
(06/2013)
Maranatha Volunteers International, Summer Family Project, Nicaragua
Built a church, ran medical clinic and VBS
(06/2012)
Maranatha Volunteers International, Summer Family Project, Honduras
Helped build part of a large block school, did medical clinic, ran VBS
(06/2011)
Maranatha Volunteers International, Summer Family Project, Mexico
Helped build a block church and one-day fellowship hall, ran medical clinic and VBS
(06/2010)
International Federation of Pickleball (IFP), Ambassador-at-large. Helping to promote the growth of pickleball in the world.
As an IFP Ambassador, I have helped pickleball grow in Cuba, Jamacia, and Lebanon. Also given support to the growth in Columbia and Japan.
(05/2019 - Present)
Journal Reviewer
Games for Health Journal, ISSN 2161-783X, member, Editorial Board
(2011)
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Presentations -- Lay Audience
Presented a talk on stress management and burnout to social workers at Knotts Family Services.
(10/2021)
Presented a health talk on physical activity for the General Conference of SDA's Global Campmeeting in May, 2021. Done virtually, was seen by viewers on several continents.
(05/2021)
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Lifestyle TV Sweden: 3 episodes on "sitting disease"
(12/2015)
LaSierra Univ guest lecture for Dr. Kim Knowlton's Dimensions of Health class - part 1. Stress Management, part 2. Physical Activity
(11/2015)
Guest lecture @ LaSierra Univ for Dr. Kim Knowlton's Seminar on Exercise Science: "Why Public Health?"
(11/2015)
LLUH Dept Heads PSR Retreat, "Mission Service - Summer Family projects with Maranatha"
(10/2015)
Chinese SDA Church, "Sitting, our generation's smoking"
(10/2014 - Present)
Society Memberships (professional)
Medical Fitness Association
(2007 - 2010)
American Council on Exercise
(2007 - 2009)
American Alliance for Health, PE, Recreation, and Dance
(2006 - 2008)
American Preventive Care Association, Executive Director
(01/1991 - 01/1997)
American Public Health Association
(2008 - Present)
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
(2007 - Present)
American College of Sports Medicine
(1993 - Present)