Dr. Anne Parker is a pediatric specialist with over 25 years experience treating children and teens in the Bay Area. Dr. Parker completed her training at the University of California and joined Alameda Pediatrics in 1991 after completing her residency program.

Mary Sheila received a B.A. in environmental education from Sonoma State University and earned her teaching credential from Chapman University. She received certification as a nutrition consultant from Bauman College, a certificate in clinical Ayurveda with DeAnna Batdorff, and is certified as a Pilates mat and rhythm workout instructor. She has studied amino acid therapy with Julia Ross and hormonal balance with Dan Kalish. Mary Sheila has a private nutrition practice, Occidental Nutrition, where she works one-on-one with clients and teaches group classes. She also teaches group nutrition classes at the Ceres Community Project, West County Health Centers, and Salmon Creek Middle School.

Dr. Sheila Jenkins is a pediatric neurologist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco. She has broad expertise in neurological conditions affecting children, with specific interest in the diagnosis and management of developmental delay, epilepsy and seizures, headaches, concussions, and movement disorders. Dr. Jenkins is passionate about helping families to understand the root cause of their child’s condition and working together with them to find the best solution to help them improve. While traditional therapies may be pharmacologic, she is also a strong advocate of non-pharmacologic approaches wherever applicable. She has seen a shift in her practice through the last 16 years, with increasing numbers of conditions that are exacerbated by excess stress and decreased self care.

Matt Huxley is in his 24th year in public education. He taught for 10 years at the middle and high school levels and has spent the last 14 years in administration as an Assistant Principal at Berkeley High School, a Principal at Mill Valley Middle School, and now as Executive Director at The Academy of Alameda. While the work is not always easy, Matt feels blessed to be an educator and to have the opportunity to work with really great people in an effort to provide a world class education to students. He feels as passionate now at he did 24 years ago as a new teacher.

Stephen Woessner is CEO of Predictive ROI and host of the Onward Nation Podcast. Onward Nation is a top-ranked business podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and iHeart Radio with listeners in over 100 countries around the world, five days a week. Stephen has interviewed nearly 350 of today’s most influential business leaders including Gary Vaynerchuk, Darren Hardy, Don Yaeger, Jay Baer, Verne Harnish, Jeffrey Hayzlett, Kute Blackson, Joanna Riley, and Scott McKain. His insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Inc. Magazine, and more.

NBC’s Today Show has just launched its “Teens Tell All” series where Stephanie Gosk talks with eight high schoolers age 15-17 “for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what goes on inside their lives.” If you’re the parent of a teen, and perhaps one who doesn’t “share”, this might give you some real insights into what they’re thinking, […]