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  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
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Advisors

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Board of Director Advisors

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FINIAN O'SHEA - ADVISOR TO THE BOD, BOD GOVERANCE & WEBSITE STORE

Finian is an Entrepreneur and business owner for O'Shea's Delivery Service in Southern California.  He has a passion to make sure the foundation follows a path true to his brothers vision of serving at-risk youth with mindful practices that will empower these kids to build confidence and allow them to see their own potential. Finian has been a leader since his teen years and brings his governing experience to the Sean O’Shea Foundation.


STEVE ESCOVAR - ADVISOR TO THE BOD, FINANCES

Steve Escovar, a partner with Turner, Laub & Escovar, Certified Public Accountants, earned his Masters Degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University and his Bachelors Degree from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.   He specializes in business and tax consulting, working primarily with professionals and family owned businesses while dealing in taxation for corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts, estates and tax exempt entities.  He is active in the California Society of CPA’s, serves on the Board of Directors of Fred R. Rippy Inc., serves on the Consultative Advisory Counsel of Bishop Amat High School, sits on the Bishop Amat High School Endowment Board, and serves on the Finance Counsel of St. John Vianney Church.  Previous leadership involvements include the YMCA, Boy Scouts, and youth sports leagues.  

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LIZ FAUTSCH – ADVISOR TO THE BOD, CHAIRMAN OF YOUTH PROGRAMS

Liz Fautsch has been teaching yoga in Encinitas for 12 years.  Her yoga background includes training in yoga anatomy and the physiology of movement with Roger Cole,  Leslie Kaminoff and Rachel Krentzman, and  in therapeutic yoga with Viniyoga Founder Gary Kraftsow and yoga therapist Bo Forbes. She has studied restorative yoga with Roger Cole and Judith Hanson Lasater and teaches a weekly restorative yoga class at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA in Encinitas. She has been working with the Sean O’Shea Foundation since 2008, with a focus on at-risk teens and pediatric patients with cancer. She has completed trainings through the Niroga Institute with Dr. B.K. Bose, a pioneer in bringing yoga to at-risk populations. She believes that through our yoga practice, we can learn to live with great joy and courage.


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STEPHANIE GLASSEN – SOSF YOUTH PROGRAM COMMITTEE, NUTRITION CURRICULUM, YOGA TEACHER

Stephanie Glassen, Nutrition Coordinator and board member of Sean O'Shea Foundation is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Nutrition Consultant through the Natural Healing Institute, and Registered Yoga Teacher. Through Yoga and Nutrition her intention is to bring light and wellness to those around her.


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NANCY HOPSTEIN - ADVISOR TO THE BOD, FAMILY COUNSELING & LA REPRESENTATIVE

LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST 
Nancy volunteered at her local church as a lay Christian counselor for 5 years before deciding to go back to college and earn her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Before joining Turning Point Counseling, Nancy completed her clinical training at the Christian Counseling Center International in Riverside where she worked with a diverse clientele covering a variety of issues.
  Nancy is the aunt to the late Sean O’Shea and the represents SOSF in the Los Angeles school areas.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - MFT49163
Certified Facilitator for Prepare/Enrich Program
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist - CAMFT
American Association of Christian Counselors - AACC
M.S. Degree - Marriage and Family Therapy - Loma Linda University 
B.S. Degree - Psychology - University of La Verne
Certified - Drug and Alcohol Counselor - Loma Linda University

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KRISTINE ACKERMAN SPERLING - ADVISOR TO THE BOD, BYLAWS, COMMITTEE POLICY
Kristine is an efficient, effective, fun, and compassionate person bringing together her professional and personal experiences to build her dream company and live her personal callings to create a better world.   In 2013, Kristine launched Makes 3®, Bodycare for the Whole Family, a personal care products company dedicated to helping people create an organic life filled with happiness and wellbeing for the body, mind and spirit. Makes 3® naturally grew out of Kristine’s family’s journey from unconscious living and serious health concerns to an integrated and organic lifestyle that is built around intentional and balanced choices made to nurture their lives.  In Kristine’s first career she was a corporate and finance attorney at two international law firms, Mayer Brown LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.  Kristine graduated law school in 1998 at the University of Wisconsin School of Law.  She completed her Bachelors of Arts in 1992 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Kristine now resides in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband, Daniel, and their daughter, Alice, where they plan to stay and enjoy the breathtaking Santa Ynez mountains and the vast and beautiful Pacific Ocean.


Curriculum Advisors

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Dr. Sheryl Cook –
California- licensed Clinical Psychologist
  • Counseling executives at Scripps Center for Executive Health In Live Quality and Mind & Body awareness
  • Registered Yoga Instructor
  • Offers customized classes and wellness programs
  • Stress management skills, pain management techniques, relaxation, meditation techniques, relaxation, meditation and yoga.
  • Specializes in mood disorders, eating disorders and life transitions.
  •    Dr. Cook developed an adolescent program which used health
and fitness techniques to educate positive lifestyle choices and coping skills to young children and teens.
  •    Dr. Cook has a private counseling practice in North County, SD where she counsels teens and adults.

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​Liz Fautsch -
BS Communication Studies - Northwestern University
MA International Relations - Johns Hopkins
  • 200, 500 and 1000 Hr YTT - Synergy Yoga Center - 2000-2004
  • Niroga Institute - Teaching Yoga to Youth & Transformative Life Skills
  • Street Yoga Teacher Training - Mark Lilly
  • Restorative Yoga Level II Training and Yoga Anatomy - Roger Cole
  • Embody Yoga Therapy - Upper Back, Neck, Shoulders Intensive
  • Yoga Anatomy - Leslie Kaminoff
  • The Art of Progressive Teaching - Betsey Downing
  • Yoga for Anxiety and Depression (Viniyoga) - Gary Kraftsow
  • Embodied Anatomy: Bony Landmarks and Fascia Geography - Jill Miller
  • Yoga for Detox and Digestive Health - Seane Corn
  • Basic Iynegar Alignment Principles -Aadil Palkhivala
  • Yoga for Emotional Balance and Yoga for the Nervous System - Bo Forbes
  • Hands-on Yoga Adjustments - Stacy McCarthy
  • Anatomy of the Bandpass - Tias Little
  • EdX MOOC - “The Body Matters” - Exercise, Injury, and Healing
  • Omega Yoga Service Conference 2012 - Yoga Modalities in a Medical Setting; Finding Peace Within - trauma informed yoga
UCSD Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth Conference - 2014 and 2015 - various workshops on mindfulness and yoga 

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Reid Olmstead –
School Psychologist & past SOSF Youth Program Chair
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology LeMoyne College
Masters of Science in Educational Psychology - Northeastern University
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology - Northeastern University

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Nancy Hopstein -
Bachelor of Psychology from University of La Verne
Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University
  • California licensed Marriage
  • Family Therapist #  49163
  • Masters Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Counseling​
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Michelle Pasos -
M.S. 200 EYT
Adjunct Professor 
Exercise & Sport Science
Azusa Pacific University
  • Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology emphasis in Sport Studies CSUF
  • Master of Science in Kinesiology emphasis in Strength/Conditioning & Nutrition CSUF
  • 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Works

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Debra Crouch -
M. A. T. in Early Childhood Education from Memphis State University
B.A. in Psychology from Memphis State University
  • Taught primary grades in for Memphis City Schools
  • Works independently as an educational consultant supporting classroom teachers, coaches, and principals to integrate social/emotional and academic instructional strategies in the classroom.
  • Worked with the SOS foundation to develop the initial yoga curriculum Support the foundation's yoga teachers as they develop their yoga community with the students.

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Gloria O’Shea -
  • Founder and President of the Corporation
  • Co-chairwomen SOSF Youth Programs
  • BS Business Administration (Service Sector Management/marketing)
  • Certified Yoga Teacher:
  • Indigo Yoga – teach yoga to youth
  • Street Yoga _ Teach yoga to at-risk communities (Teens)
  • Niroga Institute – Yoga teacher training and Transformative Lifeskills training
  • AshtangaYoga Center – Primary series
  • Next Generation – Teacher trainers – coaching 

"When we find the gift to live each day with calm and peaceful purpose, then and only then can we send that peace outward into a young life as our gift to the world. We dedicate our work to the memory of Sean's good life and to the children of our communities." -Gloria O'Shea (SOSF, Founder & Director).

Email us at Namaste@seanosheafoundation.org.