VASILE FAKLIS CO
Biomechanics

Vasile is a 3rd generation owner of an orthopedic shoe center and Orthotic and Pedorthic Clinic. He is a board certified and state licensed Orthotist. As an Orthotist, he treats the entire body (upper limb/lower limb, spinal).

The fastest growing part of his practice is Sports Pedorthics. This also happens to be Vasile’s first love. His love of sports, combined with his over 20 years of experience in the footwear/foot care world makes for a great combination. By treating the entire body, he is able to assess one’s needs on many levels. This knowledge combined with many years of practical experience gives him an edge in treating his patients/clients. Vasile truly believes in the Rehab Team Approach. Working together with the patient, physician, therapist, trainer…allows for a multi-disciplinary approach to wellness. Vasile also believes that the best treatment is prevention. Injury prevention and performance enhancement work hand in hand. Vasile and his knowledgeable/well trained staff take the necessary one-on-one time that is often lost in today’s world. Customer service is always a priority.

Thorough biomechanical evaluations, gait analyses and foot measurements, Vasile and his staff are able to make proper footwear and foot orthotic recommendations for the athlete. Vasile and his world renowned colleague, Mike Forgrave, C. Ped (C) C. Ped., have recently combined their knowledge and efforts to treat professional athletes to weekend warriors on a national as well as international level.

Out of the office, Vasile enjoys his passion for sports and travelling with his wife and two children.

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Mike has spent the last 14 years as a Board of Directors Member of the Pedorthic Footwear Association in the United States and finished his term as President in November 2006. He has established an accomplished reputation with National and Amateur athletes alike in a wide array of sports including Track and Field, Cycling, Bobsleigh, Basketball, Soccer, Badminton and Triathlon.

Mike is a former Canadian Track Champion (1976-1977) in the 400mh and represented Canada Internationally including Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

Having successfully grown his private practice, he began teaching other clinicians and footwear affiliates using his abundant knowledge in the Pedorthic and footwear arenas. Mike’s passion comes from athletics and he therefore most often focuses on sports injuries and how orthotics and proper footwear can improve training efficiency and performance outcomes. Mike is also published in several Journals on topics such as “Lower Limb Dysfunction and the Kinetic Chain” and “Introduction to Pedorthics”. He is presently working with the Canadian Pedorthic Education Committee and lecturing throughout North America. Mike was also invited to the Athens Olympics by the International Olympic Committee to help service the athletes of the world on site in Greece, which he graciously accepted.

When not at the office, Mike enjoys all sports including cycling, running, and softball, the company of his schnauzer and traveling all over the world with his wife, Sylvia.

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STACIE NEVELUS LMT, CNMT
Massage Therapy

A graduate of Sarasota School of Massage Therapy, Stacie became licensed in the state of Florida February of 1999. Shortly after being licensed, Stacie pursued a certification in Neuromuscular Therapy, which entailed 64 hours of continuing education. In October of 1999, she joined the Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA) Sarasota/ Manatee Chapter. At which time, she became active with the Sports Massage Team. The team would massage at local sporting events such as 5K’s, triathlons and cycling events.

In 2000, Stacie received recognition as the Sports Massage Therapist of the year. In August of 2001, she was asked to become Sports Massage Team Coordinator. This entailed providing sports massage at area sporting events. She held this voluntary position through the summer of 2004 when she decided to focus on her growing practice. In her 9 years experience, Stacie’s focus has been deep tissue massage and injury rehabilitation. In this time, she has worked with various competing and professional athletes ranging from tennis professionals, nationally ranked runners and Major League Baseball players, to name a few.

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Since 2002 Marc has been an Outpatient Senior Nutrition Counselor at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital Lipid Clinic. He has also participated in nutrition and lifestyle research studies at the Deaconess Hospital and Roxbury Heart Center. In 2004, Marc authored nutrition chapters in a couple of Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Approach books. He became a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) in 2006.

In September of 2007, Marc started his own nutrition counseling practice www.eatbalancednutrition.com, which he does part-time. He provides one-on-one counseling to clients and offers group lectures. As part of his new business, he counsels patients from Personal MDs, LLC in Brookline, MA.

He can’t run as fast as his brother, so he runs the Boston Marathon each year instead.

JACQUELINE MOORE
Mental Preparation

Jacqueline refers to herself as a coach for the “inner space.”  Another way to think of this aspect of high performance on which she works with her clients is that of mental fitness.  Her deep understanding of the power of belief and thought grounds her work with people aspiring to reach their potential.  Her approach and style are like that of a guide and ‘thought partner’ since she has discovered that a person’s greatest wisdom is within herself or himself.  She uses her creativity and expertise to encourage, educate and coach individuals to greater awareness of how their personal beliefs filter and affect their overall life experiences and performance.

As a result of being in the human potential business for over 20 years, Jacqueline possesses an extensive and constantly expanding toolkit.  She is currently pursuing her doctorate in metaphysics and is a certified practitioner of various growth and learning systems including The Birkman Method and the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.  She has added Byron Katie’s “The Work” to her repertoire as a result of her personal experience with it for over two years and her successful completion of The School for The Work in October 2007.  She is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Italian.

She is the founder and President of The Power & Light Co., LLC and she is connected to, and collaborates with, a network of highly skilled and credentialed professionals in her field.   She has a broad background in leadership development and coaching, assessments, diversity and inclusion, workshop development, training delivery and curriculum management. 

Jacqueline makes her home in North Port, Florida with her husband, Hugh.  They have three grown sons and five grandchildren.  They are avid sports enthusiasts and musicians as well as community-oriented citizens.

RAY HELSING

In his retirement, Ray Helsing has been coaching David since 2000. Ray graduated with a B.S. degree from Springfield College in MA (1950). He went onto to receive his Masters of Science at Louisiana State University (1951). From 1968-84, Ray had a full professorship and coached track and cross country at Ferris State University in Michigan. He was Coach of the year 4 times and Regional Coach of the Year 3 times. During his years at Ferris State, Ray was the National President of NCAA Division 11 Cross Country Coaches Association for two years and now is honored in the state of Texas each year by having the Ray Helsing Cross Country Meet.

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