JACKIE MCNAIR
ANN PAPAYOTI
and her husband are parents of a 29-year-old daughter living with autism and an intellectual disability, and a 31-year-old son in Gwinnett County, GA. As an experiential consultant, she helps parents create meaningful life plans and establish successful transition plans for school-aged children with disabilities into adulthood. As a parent mentor in the Dept. of Special Ed. for Gwinnett County Public School Sys., she helps families understand the Individual Education Program for special education students navigate support and services in their homes, schools, and communities. A 2000 Partners in Policymaking Program graduate of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, she served as their Regional Advisory Council board member and with the Autism Society of America. A 2016 Gwinnett County Citizens Academy graduate, she was recognized by County Commissioner Charlotte Nash. Jackie is a 2017 Phil Pickens Georgia Parent Mentor Leadership Award recipient. She is on the Sangha Unity Network and Shine Community boards, agencies supporting adults with disabilities, and Travel Light Network. She authors a Substack newsletter, Jackie Mcnair @ BeyondTheIEP. Jackie returns to share excellent tips on the transition process from fun summer family time back to the upcoming school year, which begins shortly, in her insightful and empowering story,“ Summer Break will Soon be in the Rear-View Mirror,” in our Empowering Families and Individuals with Disabilities section. is the founder of SkyView Coaching and hosts a weekly podcast, Soul CPR Healing Out Loud, on the Bold Brave TV Network. She is also an international life, leadership, and relationship coach, speaker, writer, educator, and co-author of The Gift of Shift, an intimate self-help book. Ann is an Expert Contributor for YourTango Media and has been featured in MSN, Google, Yahoo, and Apple News. She has spoken at conferences, summits, and commemorations, both live and online, throughout North America. Ann captivates, educates, and inspires thousands by sharing her personal experiences of loss, transition, and triumph, and she helps them attain their personal and professional goals. Known among her friends as the go-to girl if you are experiencing problems, Ann could have started her own‘ Dear Annie’ column decades ago. Little did she know then that listening with empathy was an invaluable, innate skill that would become the foundation of her life’ s work. Ann’ s remarkable life journey and passion for family love are hallmark examples. Ann returns with insightful, excellent advice to help“ Summer Break” navigate shared family responsibilities that empower each family member, and to help“ Career Crossroads” transition from the past to the future by taking advantage of the present to live life with confidence, in her advice column,“ Dear Annie.”
RENÉE AMBAREES is the founder of the trademarked Yoga4Face ® Method, a keynote speaker, author, and creator of the Smile Revolution. Born in Germany, she now lives between the Dominican Republic and Florida, bringing Northern German clarity and Caribbean soul to everything she does. After 22 years as an elite athlete and 15 years in corporate, Renée dedicated her life to understanding the connection among body, truth, and visible radiance. She has guided more than 10,000 women worldwide back to themselves through embodiment, facial training, breathwork, and voice work. Renée is also the author of the best-selling book Yoga4Face ®, which was the # 1 best-selling book in Anti-Aging on Amazon Europe. She is passionate about living a holistic lifestyle and is a Certified Face Yoga Method teacher, a certified Yoga and Pilates instructor, a certified Reiki Teacher, and a hypnosis practitioner. She received her certification in Prana Energy healing from the Institute of Inner
Science and is also trained in Huna Science, Ho‘ oponopono, and Lomi Lomi, ancient Hawaiian practices for healing, transformation, inner peace, and self-love. She is a co-author of Cracking the Rich Code alongside Jim Britt, which is endorsed by Tony Robbins. Renée’ s core belief: your face is your business card, your body is your message, and your smile is your key. Renée returns to share her personal experience with healthy, wellness-focused living by paying attention to her body, with her insightful and empowering story,“ What My Skin Told Me When the Summer Ended,” for our Global Village section.
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