Volunteer Board & Staff

John 'Jack' Lesick, II, Chair

Many years ago Jack graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a degree in politics and government and from the University of Cincinnati with a law degree. Since then he has worked in various law-related jobs. Currently he earns his living as a commercial real estate title examiner and underwriter. He has two children and five grandchildren. He is a self-taught student of the integral philosophy of Ken Wilber. He believes that organizations such as the Integrative Learning Center can play an important part in cultivating the integral lifestyles described in that philosophy and that this can help resolve the problems facing the world today.

 

Cynthia M. Allen, Chief Executive Officer

Our founder, Cynthia Allen, began her health care career at an award winning Occupational Medicine and Wellness Program in Omaha, Nebraska, over 25 years ago. Through her twenty-five plus years in health care management, wellness programming, organizational consulting and private practice, Allen has led individuals and groups in personal development, movement and spiritual and integrative practices. In addition to managing urgent care centers and physician practices, Allen formed a medical consulting division for a regional accounting firm, consulted with numerous hospitals and over a hundred physician practices, as well as, managed a laboratory billing department.

In 1997, she began a second career and became a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner^cm. Shortly thereafter, she joined her husband's practice, Future Life Now. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Allen see clients and teaches classes using the Feldenkrais Method^® and Bones for Life^®.

Cynthia's board term recently ended, but she continues on with us as CEO.

 

M. Phyllis Eveleigh, Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis Eveleigh is one of our original founding board members. Eveleigh served at the University of Cincinnati for 42 years and retired as Associate Vice President for Finance and Controller. In her work at the university, she helped found the Women’s Institute of Leadership Development and served as its executive director until 2008. After “retiring” from her 49 years of accounting and accounting related fields, Eveleigh trained in the Feldenkrais Method and maintains a small private practice. She is also an Authorized Sounder Sleep^® Teacher and Bones for Life^® teacher. In addition to her work with Integrative Learning Center of Mid America, she also sits on finance committees for Copperfield Homeowners Association and St. Clare Church.

Eveleigh holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Cincinnati and lives in Sharonville, Ohio.

 

William Ollier, Secretary

William Ollier is retired from the NCR Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His career at NCR spanned 30 years with positions in technical writing, sales education development and presentation, project management, and interfacing between user and developers for systems development. Prior to his position at NCR, he served 11 years as a US Air Force officer with assignments as a reliability engineer, and as a trainer and evaluator of missile launch officers and crewmen.

Bill was active member of the administration of his parish until it closed. He then became a founding member of the Tree of Life Community. A spiritual community where questions are welcomed, diversity is valued, creativity is nurtured, peace is cultivated, and life is renewed.

 

 

Shereen D. Farber, Ph.D., Research Coordinator

For the last 41 years, Dr. Shereen Farber has been a clinician, an educator, and a scientist. She has worked in private practice for 36 years along with her 25 years in academia. Dr. Farber runs Ortho-Neuro-Rehab Services and Canine-Equine Rehab Services. She is trained in many alternative medical modalities and is a certified teacher of Bones For Life^®.

She has lectured extensively throughout North America on Neurobiology, Neurorehabilitation, Alternative Medicine, and Canine and Equine rehabilitation. Her scholarly contributions include textbooks, book chapters, scientific publications and monographs.

Dr. Farber has also been an industrial research consultant for several companies including Johnson and Johnson Consumer Products, World Wide. She was awarded Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) in 1978, The Award of Excellence for Scientific Contributions to the body of knowledge by Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences, and The Eleanor Clarke Lectureship by AOTA for recognition of outstanding achievement in refining theories and clinical practice.

Dr. Farber is an active volunteer as the Rehabilitation Consultant for the National Rescue Committee of the Golden Retriever Club of America, and board member and officer of: Jacobs Home (501c3), Integrative Learning Center of Mid-America (501c3), White River Golden Retriever Club; and member of the Board of The Goldstock Fund (501c3). She is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Occupational Therapy Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, and School of Allied Health Sciences. Dr. Farber works and lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

Larry R. Wells

Having experienced "a calling" to the helping professions at a young age, Larry Wells has been a mathematics educator, congregational minister, pastoral counselor, social worker, organizational development director and adjunct faculty member at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Louisville.

Larry earned a B.S. in secondary education, and master's degrees in divinity master and social work. In addition he has more than 400 hours of training in Neuro-Linguistics Programming and is a master practitioner of that discipline. He is also a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (Commonwealth of Kentucky) and Certified Clinical Services Supervisor.

 

Yamilca Rodriguez

Yamilca Rodriguez is currently a Principal Design Manager for Female Beauty at The Procter & Gamble Company.  She holds a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Design from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters of Business Administration from Thomas More College. For the past ten years at P&G, Yamilca has held leadership roles in Design across the Company’s  $19 billion Beauty business, including work on brands like Olay, SK-II, DDF, and Venus. Throughout her career working on Product Innovation and Brand Identity, she has led cross category Global Innovation Initiatives utilizing Design Thinking and creative brainstorming.  Yamilca is passionate about Yoga and Enneagram and has achieved, Life Coach and Enneagram certifications.  She teaches Anusara Yoga and enjoys a spiritual and healthy lifestyle.