Cofounder
Brenda is a former professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of No. 9 in the world. She is also a two-time Olympian and world record holder for the fastest serve in the world (130 MPH).
She has helped young tennis players launch their careers, access college scholarships, overcome injuries, and beat addictions. She has supported homeless families and donated her time to countless charities. Brenda is passionate about empowering people to live a higher quality of life.
Cofounder
Sean is a holistic health coach, peak performance expert and an ordained healing minister. Sean has facilitated the foundation helping people, including Olympic and Professional athletes, billionaires, politicians, and entertainers, from 48 countries. He works to teach and empower others to manage and eliminate stress that creates massive obstacles in their lives.
Sean helps people who feel or have been told that no options exist to solve their problems. His approach is constantly evolving, due to the variety of challenges that are presented to him through the foundation's outreach efforts.
Director of Programs and Services
Tommy is passionate about the physical, mental, emotional and energetic aspects of life and wellness. For the past five years, Tommy has dedicated his life to impacting people's lives through the foundation. Tommy has experience coaching CEO’s of major corporations and professional athletes, working on million dollar horses and aiding children reported by Amber Alerts in being returned home safely. On a daily basis, Tommy teaches and applies the TEDS approach to life.
Director of Farm-to-Table Operations
Originally from Italy, Francesca directs the garden and kitchen operations on the TEDS healing farm. Francesca was the number 1 player on the NCAA Division 1 tennis team at Virginia Tech, where she made school history on multiple occasions. Her passion for helping others allows her to step into any situation and assist people in reaching their goals and succeed in life.
Director of Sustainability
Ciara studied Materials Science and Engineering in the undergraduate program at MIT. She grew up within 2 hours of the TEDS healing farm and volunteered as a lifeguard and counselor of the TEDS tennis camp during high school. While at MIT, she competed on the NCAA Division l rowing team and was involved in several sustainability, environmental, and outdoors organizations on campus. Ciara appreciated how the TEDS approach to life helped her thrive, despite the stress load of one of the most prestigious schools in the United States, so she returned to the TEDS healing farm upon graduating from MIT.
Farm Manager
Luke has several years of farming experience as a livestock manager in New England, where he practiced regenerative, organic farming methods that build soil and heal the land. He will be helping the TEDS Foundation expand the farm into a self-sustaining, closed-loop system. He is invigorated to help the TEDS Foundation farm the way nature intended!
Liisa is a mother of three girls. Her family has been directly affected by the TEDS way of life. One of her daughters is a survivor of colon cancer.
Liisa is fully engaged in social and philanthropic causes in Missoula, MT. She is a seasoned business executive running and managing a specialty supply company for the hospitality industry. She was a college basketball player at Boise State. Liisa is a lover of athletics and nature.
Edward has been involved with the TEDS Foundation for 15 years. He was a TEDS Foundation recipient during high school, college, and the start of his professional tennis career.
He was born in Swaziland, South Africa to Christian missionary parents. Edward has always been a person of service and given back to the world by educating people about the TEDS approach to life. He continues to spread the TEDS way of life as a coach on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) professional tour.
Bart and his family have been deeply touched by the foundation's work. His son, Tommy Wheatley also works with TEDS.
Service is in Bart's spirit, as he worked as a professional firefighter and first responder for 30 years and now is a general contractor, building and restoring homes in his community.
After many years of experience as a laborer and a first responder, Bart knows the effect of trauma and stress on one's life. He understands how essential it is to have a toolbox to eliminate stress.
Carole Holland is a holistic vet using acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal and nutritional therapies to treat animals. Her specialty is the equine market. Her unique blend of care allows her to serve the elite in the equine markets of horse racing, show jumping, dressage and polo. Carole owns two farms, one in Wellington, Florid
Carole Holland is a holistic vet using acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal and nutritional therapies to treat animals. Her specialty is the equine market. Her unique blend of care allows her to serve the elite in the equine markets of horse racing, show jumping, dressage and polo. Carole owns two farms, one in Wellington, Florida and one in Colorado. She is a contributor to the University of Florida’s holistic animal care curriculum and travels annually to China to educate their veterinary scientists. Carole, her clients and their animals have benefited from TEDS programs. She graduated from the University of Georgia’s veterinary school
Dr. Christina Glick is a neonatologist who has had a career long interest in human milk diet for premature infants and breastfeeding for all babies. The benefits of breastfeeding are becoming more apparent with recent scientific inquiry. She completed her medical degree and pediatric residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Cent
Dr. Christina Glick is a neonatologist who has had a career long interest in human milk diet for premature infants and breastfeeding for all babies. The benefits of breastfeeding are becoming more apparent with recent scientific inquiry. She completed her medical degree and pediatric residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and her postdoctoral neonatal fellowship at the Texas Medical Center, the University of Texas Health Sciences. She has practiced neonatal intensive care throughout her career until January 2015. She was dedicated to incorporation of the principles of family-centered care into her practice, including advocacy for breastfeeding for all infants. She became an international board certified lactation consultant in 2008 and has been an outspoken advocate for the immediate and long-term benefits of an exclusive human milk diet for extremely low birth weight infants and for the lifelong benefits of breastfeeding for all infants. Upon retirement from her intensive care practice, she, in partnership with her son, Michael Puckett, opened a free-standing breastfeeding clinic, Mississippi Lactation Services, in order to continue and expand her advocacy efforts for the many benefits of breastfeeding.
Over the past 20 years, Richard has designed and implemented wellness programs and program components for Union Pacific Railroad, Anheuser Busch Companies, Bemis Corporations, and various other Fortune 500 Corporations. Richard developed software for the measurement of economic outcomes related to wellness programming. Richard currently s
Over the past 20 years, Richard has designed and implemented wellness programs and program components for Union Pacific Railroad, Anheuser Busch Companies, Bemis Corporations, and various other Fortune 500 Corporations. Richard developed software for the measurement of economic outcomes related to wellness programming. Richard currently serves as the CEO/President for MRS Health, Inc. Richard Kersh is an outdoor distance swimmer and nature enthusiast.
Elena Castellucci is a multi-cultural holistic Health, Fitness and Energy Coach, speaking six languages and having lived and worked in 8 different countries. Elena is especially committed to educating and empowering women worldwide. In 2019, she helped coordinate the conference, Evolving Beyond Trauma, which was awarded runner-up for best
Elena Castellucci is a multi-cultural holistic Health, Fitness and Energy Coach, speaking six languages and having lived and worked in 8 different countries. Elena is especially committed to educating and empowering women worldwide. In 2019, she helped coordinate the conference, Evolving Beyond Trauma, which was awarded runner-up for best in class in the European Union. She has trained under Sean for seven years, receiving coaching in alternative healing methods and collaborating with him on numerous international projects.
She holds two Master Degrees, one in Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights from the Institute of Education, University College London, and one in Public Health from the Medical University of Vienna.
Bernice Koekemoer is a mother of two and the Managing Director of a diversified family business in South Africa. Bernice has deeply implemented the TEDS approach to life in her family and business.
She was nominated for Female CEO of the Year in South Africa by ELLE magazine. Bernice believes in educating people how to live without limits on a massive scale and is committed to helping TEDS do that.