My name is Ivette Brown and I am an educator/entrepreneur that loves helping people. Health & Wellness is my life's passion and I enjoy inspiring others to reach their goals. I am a Doctoral Candidate, and 25-year veteran in the health and fitness industry.I have worked with the top certification and continuing education companies in the health/physical education industry providing subject matter expertise. Some of my work includes working with: Seton Hall University as a Group Fitness Instructor, Lead America as a Program Coordinator for Health & Medical Sciences Summer program at UCLA, John Hopkins, Columbia University, & DePaul University, Black Girls Rock as a Health Presenter, Shane Weight Loss Resort and Spa as a Health Presenter, YMCA as a Master Trainer, NY Sports Club as a Master Trainer, Lucille Robert's as a Group Fitness Instructor, NYC DOE as a physical education teacher, health teacher, Dance teacher, After-School Coach for Cheerleading and Basketball, NJ DOE as a research assistant for qualitative research project, Camp Shane Weight Loss Camp as a Group Fitness Director, Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance as a Youth and Teen Dance Teacher, Roosevelt Island Senior Center as a Health Educator and Dance /Fitness Teacher. In 2012, I started my business @ Bodies By Brownie Wellness Institute. Since it's inception, the company has become MWBE certified and I have acquired Government Contracts to provide services and support to government programs such as the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene programs for the Family Wellness Suite, the DYCD, Department of Youth & Community Development, The Office of Labor Relations, City of New York (Mayor Bill DeBlasio) Workplace Wellness Initiative, NYC schools as a vendor for Health/Education/Nutrition/Dance offering wellness services for population's ages 4-18. I have traveled internationally to India, Italy, Cuba, Canada, Brazil, Egypt, Iceland, Spain and Puerto Rico offering wellness opportunities to students and locally in the United States. As a community health partner, my company offered over 60 classes per month to local communities in the tai-state area. My goal is to offer prevention programs for the world to improve their health and quality of life by spreading my "B-Wellness365" movement as a way of living through evidence-based prevention programs. I hope this book inspires all who read it to improve their quality of life!
