Type Of Business:
Organization for children and adults with sensory processing disorders, autism spectrum disorders and community outreach support
Marketing Area:
Local; International
Expertise:
Inspirational and motivational therapy; Sensory Processing Disorders; Reiki; Programs for parents and children
Major Product/SVS:
Program for children to meet their social, emotional and therapeutic needs
Favorite Business Publication:
SI Focus Magazine; Reiki News Magazine
Hobbies/Sports:
Yoga; Reiki; Meditating; Swimming; Spending time with her family
Education Degrees:
Various Courses and Seminars on Business and Management;
Associate of Arts and Sciences in Business and Office Management, Suffolk County Community College; One-Year Advanced Secretarial Program, Katharine Gibbs School, New York
Affiliations Awards:
The Independent Book Publishers Association; Author, "Meghan's World: The Story of One Girl's Triumph over Sensory Processing Disorder"; Long Island Children's Writers and Illustrators Group, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators; International Center of Reiki Training, Reiki Membership Association
Industry:
Inspirational & Motivational Therapy
Date of Distinction:
10/13/2011
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
Receiving many emails back from parents thanking me for sharing her daughter's family's story. By learning how their journey helped others made their life experiences more worthwhile. It gave validation back to us that all we experienced was not in vein.
Charity:
Local School, BideAWee, Center for Therapeutic Riding of the East End, SHEEE Foundation
Number Of Years In Profession:
7
Number Of Years In Current Position:
7
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her passion for helping people and desire to make a difference in their lives.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession because of the experience she had raising her own daughter; she wanted other parents to know that they have help available to them. She wanted to give inspiration and hope to children, families, people living in an over stimulating world, and share what has helped her family.
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Renna wrote and published "In the Light of God's Love," with the Movement of Change Program, which was created by Robert Evans, Neale Donald Walsch and Julian Kalmar. She wrote the book to help guide others in how to unlock their inner wisdom, and to inspire them to experience spiritual growth through learning how their life's circumstances reveal their life's purpose. The book also has a FREE on-line environment that provides guided meditations, positive affirmations, visualizaitons, journaling tips and more. She also wrote and self-published a children’s social story about her daughter to help other families dealing with sensory processing disorders and autism spectrum disorders. The book validates children’s feelings, and gives parents, teacher, therapists important information about the traditional and alternative therapies that helped her daughter. In addition, Ms. Renna created the Sensational Social Skills Playgroup and co-created the Sensory-Enriched Playgroup & Parent Learning Program to give inspiration and hope to families living in an over stimulating world. Her aim is to give them family-oriented solutions to common learning disabilities and to help them realize the importance of working together as a family as well as with the community.
Ms. Renna learned hands-on with therapists, such as occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, special educators and vision therapists, the best ways to help her children over the years. Additionally, she has taken many continuing education classes to further her understanding by attending conferences over many years, including Defeat Autism Now!, Lucy J. Miller, Ph.D, OTR, Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., Kathleen Morris, Temple Grandin and Steven Shore, among others.
She is always willing to work with other companies/agencies to bring about better ways to help center and bring about positive change to challenging situations. She often thinks outside the box and uses her creative side to make others aware of the lessons or outcomes that are learned while one is in the mists of diverse life circumstances. She also creates retreats/workshops to help others bring themselves into awareness of these powerful self-realizations in an uplifting, self-reflective state based on the principals of her book, "In the Light of God's Love."
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Writing inspirational non-fiction books; Selling and marketing her books; Filling orders; Directing play groups for children with sensory processing disorders; Conducting training sessions for parents, child advocate, Reiki master and teacher; Providing training classes, groups and treatment sessions; Organizing community outreach programs that help integrate individual with special needs; Officer with the SHEEE Foundation a 501 (c) 3
Education Certifications:
YogaKids® Foundations Training Certificate (2007); NYSOTA Continuing Ed credits for “Sensory Tools for Pre-Teens & Teens (2007); Continuing Ed credits for “SI Tool Kit Workshop: Bringing Sensory Integration to Schools and Homes” (2002); Reiki Master Teacher, Usui Shiki Ryoho Traditional System of Natural Healing
Awards/Honors:
Finalist in Children's Nonfiction Category, Indie Excellence Book Awards (2008)
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Ms. Renna hopes to work with like-minded individuals in a children's center offering a broad range of services nationwide.