Speaker Biographies

Rae Ringel, WP Opening Event 2020

Rae Ringel is a certified executive coach and founding President of The Ringel Group. She is a faculty member at the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership and founding Director of their certificate program in the Art of Facilitation and Design. She is also adjunct f…

Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a pioneer clinician, researcher, and teacher in the area of post-traumatic stress. His work uniquely integrates developmental, neurobiological, psychodynamic, somatic, and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment.

His #1 New York Times scien…

Professor Reuven Hazan

Professor Reuven Hazan is the former Chair of the Political Science Department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Educated at The Hebrew University (B.A.) and Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D.), he has held academic appointments at The Hebrew University since 1995, and visiting appointmen…

Shelly Christensen, MA

Shelly Christensen, a pioneer in the faith community disability inclusion movement, is an international speaker, author and consultant. Her new book is From Longing to Belonging--A Practical Guide to Including People with Disabilities and Mental Health Conditions in Your Faith Community. …

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the Founder/Director of the Center for Anxiety in New York. His research and clinical work have been featured on NPR and in Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and…