Meet Our Team
Rev. Ellen Barron, M.Div., Spiritual and Wellness Center Director
Rev. Ellen Barron is a licensed and ordained Unity minister with a Master of Divinity. She is a dedicated, high-energy, enthusiastic leader who is committed to transformation through self-awareness, mindfulness, and meditation. She is a strong communicator with excellent listening skills and is dedicated to inspiring, motivating and empowering others on their spiritual journey. As Director, Ellen and her Board of Trustees focus on expanding the center’s wellness programs and partnering with expert health professionals who educate, enlighten, and inspire individuals to knowing their Authentic Self, and find greater peace and ease through that connection.
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Stacey Paige, Yoga Instructor, Spiritual Coach
Stacey Paige is a Licensed Yoga Instructor and a Licensed Spiritual Coach. She helps people from all walks of life connect to their authentic selves and personal rhythms. Her passion is to help you understand and embody spiritual principles and practices, aligning you with your best life.
Enjoy Stacey's weekly "5 Minute Fix" meditation podcast here.
For more information or to connect with Stacey visit www.staceypaige.com.
Kate Caporale, Reiki Master
Kate is a Reiki Master and Ordained Minister who began her career in energy healing in 2021. She is owner of Positively Reiki, located in Raleigh, NC; and she provides Reiki in-person or via distance. She offers 30-60-90-minute sessions, and she provides additional healing modalities, such as knowledge of chakras, crystals, essential oils/aromatherapy, and sound frequencies during treatment. Other services include Reiki for plants and animals; Reiki home blessing; cleansing and charging of crystals. Kate is a member of The Safe Space Alliance. She can be reached on Facebook and Instagram: @PositivelyReikiKate; or via her website: https://heal.me/practitioner/kathleen-caporale
Sharri Gaines, Integrative Reflexologist, Reiki Practitioner, Certified Yoga Instructor, Spiritual Mentor
Sharri is certified in Integrative Reflexology, Usui Reiki and Reiki Tummo Energy Healing, and Hatha Yoga. With over 20 years in private practice, Sharri facilitates workshops on Meditation, Intuitive Development, Hatha Yoga, Creating a Spiritual Practice, and Introduction to the Spiritual Journey. Sharri utilizes her diverse experience, ongoing development, deep listening and reflection, and intuitive nature to help co-create healing and wholeness in the lives of others.
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Email Sharri at sgainesyoga@msn.com to schedule an appointment.
Shawn Ramsey
As a certified Forest Therapy Guide and professional coach, Shawn is passionate about working with women committed to creating positive change. Her coaching toolkit pulls from several modalities including Empowerment Coaching, Positive Intelligence, and Positive Psychology. She also incorporates her training in Forest Therapy, Reiki, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Shamanism, and more. Shawn is currently completing a mindfulness certification program and is enrolled in Yoga Teacher Training.
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Learn more about Shawn and connect with her on her website, The Art of Moxie.
Kelly Nembhard, NBC-HWC, CPMC, ACM
Kelly Nembhard is a Reiki Master Teacher and energy healer. As a former biologist and clinical researcher, Kelly has been an advocate for using both conventional and alternative therapies, including energy healing, to create a self-care toolbox for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Kelly is also a national board-certified health and wellness coach, and an angel intuitive.
To book an appointment, reach out to Kelly using our Contact Form or visit her website www.mywealthinhealth.com.
Joanne ("JP") Pizzino, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Dr. Joanne is a physician and board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Integrative Medicine. With over five decades working in healthcare, she has accumulated extensive knowledge and resources to mentor individuals and organizations to integrate self-empowered healing techniques for optimum well-being. After her own self-empowered healing epiphany in 1998, Joanne practices and uses high-tech and high-touch techniques, including Medical Acupuncture, Reiki, Interactive Guided Imagery, Functional Medicine, condition-specific nutrition, vibrational medicine, and botanical medicine. A special interest is enhancing the effectiveness of allopathic therapies with mind-body and spiritual techniques.
For more information, see www.doctorjp.com.
Tom Ronen Goddard, JD, Ph.D.
Tom is a psychologist with decades of experience in psycho-spiritual somatic modalities designed to foster healing and expand our capacities for loving. His counseling services, called “Integral Becoming” engage the client’s body, heart, mind, and spirit in an integrated, whole-being approach to aliveness. Dr. Tom’s commitment to his clients is that they develop the knowledge, tools, and motivation to live the life of their dreams. Dr. Goddard has led retreats at Shalom Mountain, a retreat center in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, and elsewhere for nearly 20 years.
For more information, see: https://www.integralbecoming.com.
Carolyn Bard & Deanne Mott, Tai Chi Instructors
Carolyn fell in love with Tai Chi more than 11 years ago when she realized that it was “meditation in motion” and, despite being older, her health improved dramatically. Excited to share this internal art, she started teaching Tai Chi in the style of Moy Lin Shin. She has enriched her practice and knowledge of the internal arts under the guidance of a longtime instructor of the same lineage. Carolyn is a retired psychotherapist and enjoys sitting meditation and spiritual study. Learn more about Carolyn at https://connectiontaichi.org/instructor-carolyn/.
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De (Deanne) has studied and practiced Tai Chi as both student and instructor for many years. Her advancement in this art as a direct student of Moy Lin Shin has brought her numerous benefits to the mind, body, and spirit, along with a desire to share these with others. De’s goal is to help people gain the health, vitality, and calmness of mind that she feels when practicing Tai Chi. To further enhance her knowledge of the internal arts, she also studies the complementary ancient Chinese internal arts of Liu He Ba Fa and Yi Quan. Carolyn and De have been team-teaching Tai Chi since co-founding Connection Tai Chi in 2021.
More information is available at: https://connectiontaichi.org.
Carolyn Bard
De Mott
Nancy Davison, Physical Therapist, Acupuncturist (PT/Lac)
Nancy has over 20 years as an integrated medicine practitioner. Licensed as an Acupuncturist and Physical Therapist, she is committed to providing her clients with individualized treatments for a holistic approach to health and wellness. By addressing the emotional and spiritual components that affect physical health, Nancy assists clients in restoring balance, relaxation, and peace in their lives.
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To schedule an appointment with Nancy use our Contact Form.
Amy Murray, Yoga Instructor
Amy is a Registered Yoga Teacher and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Amy found yoga over 20 years ago when she began seeking a form of exercise that was not gym-based or competitive. She discovered her body’s abilities and resilience through an intentional practice of self-compassion and mindful movement. Through the study and practice of yoga and yogic philosophy and her work as a psychotherapist, she developed the belief that yoga is a pathway to personal transformation regardless of age or experience. Amy views yoga as a mindful practice that enriches mind/body/spirit wellness, encourages a supportive community, and offers personal development that can lead to experiencing life in a healthier and more joyful way. Amy’s favorite styles of yoga are slow vinyasa, yin, and restorative.
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You may reach Amy through our Contact Form.
Constancita “Tita” Nieves, Nutrition Counselor and Wellness Coach
Constancita “Tita” Nieves, MA, is a passionate advocate for healthy living. She is a Functional Nutrition Counselor and Wellness Coach who has lived a natural approach to health and life for over 35 years. She brings over 18 years of counseling practice and over 35 years of personal and professional development experience in the areas of public health and integrative medicine. Tita has developed a unique approach to assist in the empowerment of individuals through a combination of nutritional practices, exercises, mindfulness, and yoga. During this process, she teaches individuals meaningful strategies to change old belief patterns that perpetuate suffering and potential deterioration of health.
She has been a speaker at conferences throughout the northeastern U.S., and two Vegan Festivals organized in Fayetteville. She has just completed a series of presentations on Diabetes for patients of a small medical center in southern North Carolina. In addition, she is a member of a revision board with UNC-Chapel Hill where materials related to health and translated in the Spanish language are being revised to educate patients. Tita is a Certified Functional Nutrition & Lifestyle Practitioner, a graduate of the Full Body Systems and the Digestive Intensive Programs with the Functional Nutrition Alliance.
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Tita may be reached through our Contact Form.
Peggy King, Shaman Practitioner
A certified Shaman Practitioner and Medicine Woman, Peggy’s life experiences as a mother, CNA, Ordained Minister, Musician, Reiki Master, and certified Life Coach have prepared her for this Shamanic journey. Peggy found her life’s purpose in using the spiritual gifts she discovered on her journey to assist in the healing of herself and others.
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Peggy can be reached through our Contact Form.
Diane Stakoe, CRMT, CHT, LMBT, Energy Healing Therapist, Intuitive Channel
After experiencing a health crisis in her early 30s, Diane instinctively knew that her past traumas, stressful events she was going through, and the way she had been showing up for herself were all direct causes of the physical attack on her body’s immune system. She also knew that her body would heal and that she would go on to help others do the same. It took leaving her corporate job and embarking on a journey that not only brought her healing in her physical and emotional body but also led her on a career path helping and empowering others to do the same. As an energy healing therapist, Diane intuitively works with imbalances in one’s energy body, using techniques such as sound, channeled Light Language, crystals and gemstones, hypnosis, and oracle card readings, which in turn all help guide one back to the wisdom and alignment of their soul for their own healing and evolution.
Diane may be reached through her website.
Sherry Burden, Certified Life Coach
Sherry Burden, known as “Your Creative Health Coach” and “QueenShe”, transformed her life in her 40s and now helps women over 40 to live purposeful lives. She is a seasoned IT professional with over 30 years’ of experience, a certified health and life coach, author, speaker, mother, and advocate for youth and mental health.
Additional Resources: Sherry offers books on Amazon, a private women’s Facebook group, and a 1:1 customized coaching service. She uses various media to promote health and wellness workshops, guest speaker appearances, and campaigns. For more information on Sherry’s amazing work, visit her website: https://heal.me/yourcreativehealthcoach
Her slogan is: Believe It + See It = Created​
Jessica Reff, Certified Holistic Nutrition Coach
As a certified holistic nutrition coach specializing in mindful and intuitive eating, Jessica focusses on gluten-free nutrition. She helps individuals reconnect with their bodies, develop a healthy relationship with food, and find balance through personalized, sustainable approaches to wellness.
In January 2025, Jess returned to Northwestern Health Sciences University to obtain a Master's degree in Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching. This innovative program is preparing her to fill a vital need: facilitate behavior change and help people create sustainable, meaningful changes. As a result, she will authentically make a real difference in people’s lives to address beliefs and behaviors that contribute to the crisis of chronic disease in the U.S. Jess feels that lifestyle changes are difficult to achieve; however, her key focus is to gain practical training to empower clients.
As part of this program, Jess will complete a 12-week practicum involving 50 hours of coaching. Through seeking committed volunteers, she will support these individuals to manage stress more effectively, add more movement into their lives, create healthy eating plans, manage clinical conditions, enhance self-care goals based on their own values and motivations, and help clients navigate the healthcare system. Through increased awareness and mindful practices, Jess will provide participants with some practical tools to apply mindful eating into daily living, including the physical and emotional aspects of eating.
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Jessica may be reached at featherjess@hotmail.com
Rev. Annie Nelson, CLC, MHt
Rev. Annie is a certified Life Coach, an ordained Interfaith Minister, and a board-certified Master Transpersonal Hypnotist, dedicated to helping her clients facilitate change in body, mind, and spirit. Her practice is a holistic approach to healing that recognizes how thoughts, emotions, and spiritual realities play a critical role in genuine healing. Hypnosis healing power has been proven to be effective in helping clients overcome challenging issues such as anxiety, smoking, phobias, procrastination, overeating, and many more. She is trained in "transpersonal hypnotherapy," a wellness technique used to help clients make cognitive and positive behavioral changes, living forward. All of her healing modalities aid clients in living a more purposeful lifestyle through strategic guidance, spiritual counseling and/or hypnotherapy sessions. So, whether you're seeking healing, guidance, or energetic balance, Annie is here to support your journey to a better you.
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Email Annie at yourlifeonpurpose12@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.
