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Founder
Stephan McLaughlin, Jr., Founder and Board Chair
Ten years ago
while struggling with his own life challenges and relationships,
Stephan began a lifelong process of personal transformation. His own
life problems were turned from disaster to triumph as he became
aware of his fear centered living and was able to begin to live more
and more from a center of Love and Compassion.
Committed to a vision of developing a Culture of Peace as called for
in the Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice, Stephan and HEAL are
working to assemble a set of basic human values and to create a new
model of human relationship. This new Level of Understanding could
serve as a common ground for transforming many of our existing
barriers to healthy relationships into opportunities for promoting
the art of living in health, happiness and harmony with the other
members of our Human Family.
Contact:
stephan@healfoundation.org
Sharaze Colley
Sharaze joined the HEAL office circle in November 2004, after
connecting on a spiritual level with Stephan, her Chief Instructor
in Aikido class. Her ten years of training in martial arts, her
intense life experiences, and her youthful wisdom have prepared her
to collaborate at HEAL in an innovative and individualized manner.
Following an education in the fields of literature and religion, as
well as acquiring an extensive technical knowledge of computers and
websites, Sharaze pursued traditional employment before accepting
the invitation to lend support to the programs and workshops of the
organization.
As a young girl, Sharaze experienced a "knowing" of how to create a
happy, healthy lifepath that would celebrate her creative inner
spirit. By her example, she inspires her family and friends to honor
their uniqueness by living a passionate, authentic life, and her
enthusiasm for learning is shared weekly in the Sunday School class
for K-3rd graders that she teaches at her church. Sharaze loves
cats, enjoys reading, and draws compassion and strength from her
extraordinary relationship with her husband Mike.
Contact:
sharaze@healfoundation.org
Janette Hester
Janette joined HEAL in September 2000 with the intention to
connect more deeply with her spiritual nature, make a meaningful
contribution to the community, simplify her life, and work for
positive changes that can make a difference. Her goal was to use her
business and language skills (Spanish, German, Portuguese, and
Italian) to create healthy relationships with others by providing
service and information through the HEAL programs and workshops.
After earning a B.A. in English, Spanish Literature, and Psychology
from the University of Mississippi, Janette spent over 20 years in
education (as a teacher and language translator) and business
(corporate marketing and advertising). She has lived and traveled in
South America, Europe, Thailand, the Caribbean, and New Zealand and,
as a result, has been infused with more consciousness, energy, and
love through the personal relationships made in these multi-cultural
locations.
Passionate about the treatment of animals, she uses her artistic
talent to create commissioned charcoal and pastel portraits of
beloved pets by capturing their energetic essence, personality, and
loving connection with their human caregivers. A percentage of the
profits from each sale is donated to animal humane societies and
shelters. Janette is the mother of a beautiful, spritually-awakened
daughter and the grandmother of two evolving young souls.
Contact:
janettehester@healfoundation.org
Raney Azada
Raney is a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of four. She
has worked in the public accounting field for over 20 years. As well
as enjoying her family, she enjoys the beach, singing and learning.
Thanks to the mentoring efforts of Stephan McLaughlin, Raney has
owned her own bookkeeping business for over 10 years. She has been
HEAL's bookkeeper from its inception and has learned much about
accounting, but even more about life, love, herself and the positive
impact she can have on her children, community, and world.
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