Sarah L. Showalter, MA
showaltersarah (at) gmail.com
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A well-respected integrative health professional, experienced health coach, and published author
who empowers people to achieve their optimum potential.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A well-respected integrative health professional, experienced health coach, and published author
who empowers people to achieve their optimum potential.
Professional Experience
WellCall Inc. (June 2010 – Present)
Health Coaching Supervisor (April 2012 – Present) Manage nine in-office and remote health coaches to successful service hundreds of company clients nation wide. Participate in weekly meetings with the CEO, President and Coaching Department Director to ensure smoothly run department. Provide input for new ideas for the coaching and other departments and continually strive for an open communication among coaches. Manage personal health coaching client caseload, and all other Senior Health Coach responsibilities listed below.
Senior Health Coach (June 2011 - May 2012) Facilitate inter-office communication between the account management and coaching departments to reinforce and streamline company information. Distribute SalesForce tasks to ensure equal management of new cases among coaches. Generate new and edit existing materials including those for Great American Smokeout, Maintain Don’t Gain, WellTips, Texts and Tweets. Provide input for new ideas in the coaching and other departments and continually strive for an open communication among coaches. Empower clients along the stages of change toward their optimum health potential while managing a large caseload.
FoundHealth Inc. (May 2010 – June 2011)
Community Manager. Responsible for engaging health practitioners and lay Internet users in community website features. Initiated grass-roots campaign efforts that greatly improved site growth and traffic among integrative health advocates and complementary and alternative medicine users. Generated 1,000+ content web pages and nurtured potential investor relationships. Gave presentations to graduate schools and sat in on investor meetings. Integral team member expected to bring knowledge and innovation to the company.
Piano and Vocal Instructor (1999 -- Present)
Private classical piano, vocal instructor for individual students and classes; Accompanist for undergraduate music students, and music theory tutor.
Swing Dance Instructor and Choreographer (2006 -- Present)
Private dance instructor for singles, couples, groups, and special events. Teach the Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and East Coast Ability to educate students about the joys of dance.
Nago Foods February (2010 -- July 2010)
Sales Representative. Ran tasting tables at farmers markets and Whole Foods stores across the bay area for organic salad dressing.
Silverado Resort (August 2008 -- November 2009)
Acting Webmaster/Groups Sales and Catering Assistant. Developed newsletters, designed web pages, and wrote content for the office’s online initiatives.
University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions (May 2005-August 2008) Student Services Operations Assistant. Responsible for recruitment of student employees and coordination of group tours. Spoke on student panels, advised accepted students, evaluated new guides, and led campus tours for prospective students.
The Public Theater, New York City (Summer, 2005)
Production Intern. Worked on Shakespeare in the Park’s production of Two Gentlemen of Verona in Central Park, New York.
Health Coaching Supervisor (April 2012 – Present) Manage nine in-office and remote health coaches to successful service hundreds of company clients nation wide. Participate in weekly meetings with the CEO, President and Coaching Department Director to ensure smoothly run department. Provide input for new ideas for the coaching and other departments and continually strive for an open communication among coaches. Manage personal health coaching client caseload, and all other Senior Health Coach responsibilities listed below.
Senior Health Coach (June 2011 - May 2012) Facilitate inter-office communication between the account management and coaching departments to reinforce and streamline company information. Distribute SalesForce tasks to ensure equal management of new cases among coaches. Generate new and edit existing materials including those for Great American Smokeout, Maintain Don’t Gain, WellTips, Texts and Tweets. Provide input for new ideas in the coaching and other departments and continually strive for an open communication among coaches. Empower clients along the stages of change toward their optimum health potential while managing a large caseload.
FoundHealth Inc. (May 2010 – June 2011)
Community Manager. Responsible for engaging health practitioners and lay Internet users in community website features. Initiated grass-roots campaign efforts that greatly improved site growth and traffic among integrative health advocates and complementary and alternative medicine users. Generated 1,000+ content web pages and nurtured potential investor relationships. Gave presentations to graduate schools and sat in on investor meetings. Integral team member expected to bring knowledge and innovation to the company.
Piano and Vocal Instructor (1999 -- Present)
Private classical piano, vocal instructor for individual students and classes; Accompanist for undergraduate music students, and music theory tutor.
Swing Dance Instructor and Choreographer (2006 -- Present)
Private dance instructor for singles, couples, groups, and special events. Teach the Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and East Coast Ability to educate students about the joys of dance.
Nago Foods February (2010 -- July 2010)
Sales Representative. Ran tasting tables at farmers markets and Whole Foods stores across the bay area for organic salad dressing.
Silverado Resort (August 2008 -- November 2009)
Acting Webmaster/Groups Sales and Catering Assistant. Developed newsletters, designed web pages, and wrote content for the office’s online initiatives.
University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions (May 2005-August 2008) Student Services Operations Assistant. Responsible for recruitment of student employees and coordination of group tours. Spoke on student panels, advised accepted students, evaluated new guides, and led campus tours for prospective students.
The Public Theater, New York City (Summer, 2005)
Production Intern. Worked on Shakespeare in the Park’s production of Two Gentlemen of Verona in Central Park, New York.
Formal Education
M.A., Integrative Health, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
B.A., Psychology (with honors), The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A., Musical Arts/Vocal Performance (with honors), The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Wellness Coaching Certificate, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
B.A., Psychology (with honors), The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A., Musical Arts/Vocal Performance (with honors), The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Wellness Coaching Certificate, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
Publications, Performances, Other Experience
Author:
• Holistic Primary Care: "Crowd-Sourcing Health: The Intersection of Social Media and Medicine" (2012)
• “Don’t Worry Be Appy: Gleaning the Best Holistic Health Apps,” Holistic Primary Care, March 2012
Health Fairs Facilitated:
• Alameda County Medical Center Benefits Fair (July 2012) – Wellness Coach / WellCall Rep. Alameda, CA.
• Catholic Healthcare West Health Fairs (October 2011) – Wellness Coach. Mount Shasta, Redding, and Red Bluff California
• BiRite Foodservice Distributors Health Fair (July 2011) – Health Coach and Nutritionist
• CIIS Employee Health Fair (April 2010) – Facilitator
Conferences and Lectures attended:
• “Mini Medical School in Integrative Medicine,” Global Health Lecture Series (April 2012) – Institute for Health and Healing, San Francisco
• “The Transformative Power of Authentic Openness,” Daniel Ellenberg (April 2012) - California Institute of Integral Studies
• “Using Guided Imagery to Tap into Your Infinite Potential,” Amanda Elo’esh Johnsen (March 2012) – California Institute of Integral Studies
• Integrative Healthcare Symposium (February 2010) – Hilton New York, New York City
• Eat Well Be Well Conference (April 2010) – San Francisco State University
Community service:
• First Graduate (2008-2009)– Middle School Academic Coach, San Francisco, CA
• Napa County Library Literacy Center (2009) – Adult Literacy Tutor, Napa, CA
• Ronald McDonald House (2005-2007) – Chair and Volunteer, Ann Arbor, MI
• Red Cross Blood Donation (2005-2007) – Chair and Volunteer, Ann Arbor, MI
Performer:
• Carnegie Hall solo piano performance (2001)
• Grammy Award, “Best New Classical Recording” (choir member, 2006)
• Drum Major, Parkway Central H.S. marching band (2001-2003)
• Studied and performed various instruments and forms of dance for more than 20 years
• Holistic Primary Care: "Crowd-Sourcing Health: The Intersection of Social Media and Medicine" (2012)
• “Don’t Worry Be Appy: Gleaning the Best Holistic Health Apps,” Holistic Primary Care, March 2012
Health Fairs Facilitated:
• Alameda County Medical Center Benefits Fair (July 2012) – Wellness Coach / WellCall Rep. Alameda, CA.
• Catholic Healthcare West Health Fairs (October 2011) – Wellness Coach. Mount Shasta, Redding, and Red Bluff California
• BiRite Foodservice Distributors Health Fair (July 2011) – Health Coach and Nutritionist
• CIIS Employee Health Fair (April 2010) – Facilitator
Conferences and Lectures attended:
• “Mini Medical School in Integrative Medicine,” Global Health Lecture Series (April 2012) – Institute for Health and Healing, San Francisco
• “The Transformative Power of Authentic Openness,” Daniel Ellenberg (April 2012) - California Institute of Integral Studies
• “Using Guided Imagery to Tap into Your Infinite Potential,” Amanda Elo’esh Johnsen (March 2012) – California Institute of Integral Studies
• Integrative Healthcare Symposium (February 2010) – Hilton New York, New York City
• Eat Well Be Well Conference (April 2010) – San Francisco State University
Community service:
• First Graduate (2008-2009)– Middle School Academic Coach, San Francisco, CA
• Napa County Library Literacy Center (2009) – Adult Literacy Tutor, Napa, CA
• Ronald McDonald House (2005-2007) – Chair and Volunteer, Ann Arbor, MI
• Red Cross Blood Donation (2005-2007) – Chair and Volunteer, Ann Arbor, MI
Performer:
• Carnegie Hall solo piano performance (2001)
• Grammy Award, “Best New Classical Recording” (choir member, 2006)
• Drum Major, Parkway Central H.S. marching band (2001-2003)
• Studied and performed various instruments and forms of dance for more than 20 years
