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Yoga Alliance Staff
Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Ph.D., MBA, CHHC, RYT
Chair/Interim President and CEO
Inspired by her mother, who started practicing yoga in the early '70s, Terri has followed a natural, holistic, and positive lifestyle since she was four years old. She offers a unique multidisciplinary approach to helping people from all walks of life live better lives. She is president of Power Living Enterprises, Inc., a business and life coaching company (www.power-living.com), and founder of Ta Yoga, which operates one of the first yoga studios in Harlem (www.tayoga.com). She is on the faculty of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is an active ambassador for the American Heart Association. Before becoming a social entrepreneur and health advocate, she was vice president of business operations for MTV Networks. She has received The Network Journal's 40 Under Forty Achievement Award, and the 2004 Teaching for Diversity Award from Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association. In 2006, she was selected as an “Emerging Entrepreneur” as part of an Inc. magazine - William J. Clinton Foundation Partnership. In 2008, she received the “Women Who Dare To Be Different” Award, presented by Congressman Edolphus Towns. Her accomplishments were added to the Congressional Record.
Born in Ghana, schooled in Australia and Italy, Terri has a B.A. from Wellesley College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and Ph.D. in World Religions. She is certified as a Hatha and gentle/chair yoga instructor by the Integral Yoga Institute and as a group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and lifestyle & weight management counselor by the American Council on Exercise. She also studied at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is certified as a holistic health counselor. She is a sought-after motivational speaker and has been featured in media around the world from CNN, NBC, Fox TV News, Martha Stewart Living Radio and ARD TV in Germany to The New York Times, Prevention, Yoga Journal, Essence, and O: The Oprah Magazine. She is featured in numerous books including Case Histories: The Dynamic Future of Nutrition (2007) and Oprah’s Live Your Best Life! (2005). She is the producer of the Power Living®: Mini-Escapes relaxation CD, and author of 40 Days to Power Living®: Think, Eat & Live on Purpose, and The Power Living® Pledge: An Affirmation for a Purposeful and Powerful Life, as well as three case studies published under Harvard Business School Publishing.
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LaToya Jones
Office Manager
ljones@yogaalliance.org
LaToya is the office manager for Yoga Alliance. She has over six years experience in the administrative field in various industries throughout the Washington, D.C. area. She is a proud mother of 2 sons and is very active in the community as Cheer Coach for a local Pop Warner organization. Her volunteer spirit allows her to serve as a role model and mentor for girls ages 5 -15.
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Brenda Hunter
Accounts Payable
brenda.hunter@yogaalliance.org
Brenda has been with Yoga Alliance since December 2007. She is also a real estate agent and owns her own business consulting service. She is a proud mother and grandmother. Brenda enjoys spending time with her family and is always a great source of support to her friends and colleagues.
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April Jackson
Accounts Receivable
ajackson@yogaalliance.org
Inspired by her daughter's interest in yoga practices, April brings to Yoga Alliance 10 years of customer service experience. A certificated Emergency Medical Technician, she enjoys spending time with her family, designing and planning special events. She is also the owner of Your Hearts Desired Party Planners.
April lives nearby in Maryland, along with her daughter and their pet fish.
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Seon Sumner
Customer Care Representative
ssumner@yogaalliance.org
Seon is currently studying radiology at the College of Southern Maryland. He is also a practicing vegetarian of two and half years. Seon is a proud husband who recently celebrated his one year anniversary of wedded bliss.
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Jeannine Frest, RYT
Registry Services Representative
Schools A-M
Jeannine@YogaAlliance.org
In 1999, Jeannine began studying yoga influenced by Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Bikram styles. She studied primarily with Pretzel France, founder of Pretzel’s School of Yoga in San Francisco, CA and Kira Ryder, founder of Lulu Bandha’s Yoga in Ojai, CA.
Jeannine has been teaching Hatha Vinyasa Yoga since 2002, and became a RYT 200 in January 2005. She currently teaches yoga in Annapolis, Maryland and lives near the Chesapeake Bay with her husband Brian and canine buddy, Raine.
Jeannine’s other passions include photography and numerous outdoor activities.
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Jacqueline Gray
Registry Services Representative
Schools N-Z
jgray@YogaAlliance.org
Jacqueline has over 20 years in the Customer Care field including 7 years experience registering military and civilian personnel taking various courses. A graduate of the Washington Business School, she also attended Strayer University.
In her spare time, Jacqueline enjoys working in her flower garden, exercising, and sitting in her backyard relaxing with a good book. She is a long-time supporter of Girls and Boys Town, Central Mission of DC, and the American Red Cross.
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 Amber Evans
Teacher Registry Services
Representative -- last names A-M
aevans@yogaalliance.org
An avid yoga student since 2002, Amber is continually looking for ways to extend her yoga knowlege. She also enjoys traveling and meeting registrants at the various conferences and events she attends on behalf of Yoga Alliance.
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Dana Queen
Teacher Services
Representative -- last names N-Z
dqueen@yogaalliance.org
Dana has over 8 years in the registration and finance fields garnered through her work with various associations throughout the D.C. area. She is a proud wife and mother of 2 girls, whom she loves dearly. In her spare time, Dana enjoys health and wellness focused activities with her daughters.
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Cherice Jacobs
Customer Care Representative
cjacobs@yogaalliance.org
A Maryland native, Cherice brings with her over 5 years of customer service experience including banking and retail management. She enjoys reading and music in her spare time. A novice yogi, Cherice is excited to learn more about the practice of yoga.
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Marketing and Communications
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Danielle Tergis
Director of Marketing and Communications
dtergis@yogaalliance.org
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a Masters of Science in Marketing, Danielle has over 14-years award-winning experience including public relations, advertising, event planning and promotions for various hospitality, lifestyle, entertainment and tourism organizations. An avid yogi, Danielle is a former competitive swimmer and rower.
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Martina Hood
Administrative Assistant
mhood@yogaalliance.org
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Martina has 8 years administrative and office management experience. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing poetry, and volunteering in her community. She has a 6-year old son named Jaden.
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