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LD Coaching (Owner) Consultant / Coach / Advocate / Trainer

Lesa Densmore, CRPA, CCARRC, RCT, DRS

Industry Consulting / Client Advocate (Mental Health, Addictions, Domestic Violence, Developmental Disabilities, Recovery, Wellness, Professional Development, Peer Services, Program Planning and Development)

Recovery Wellness and Health Coaching Program Planning (individual, family, corporate)

3 level Inter-mediation (local, national)

Keynote Speaker, Writer, Trainer, Instructor,

CRCC – Empathia Crisis Response Call Center Specialsit

CCARRC (Recovery Coach) RCT (Recovery Coach Trainer)

NY State EAP Certified Trainer / Consultant / Training Developer #110*******

NY State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate #100002

NY State (OASAS) Certified Education and Training Provider #1206

Customers / Contractors

Harbour Pointe Residential Treatment – Baltimore, Md.

First Step Residential Treatment – Chatham, NJ.

Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Referral Agency – Clifton Springs, NY.

Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare – Syracuse, NY.

NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) – Indianapolis, IN.

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) – Quantico, VA.

NY State Employee Assistance Program – Albany, NY.

Mohawk Community College – Utica, NY.

Powered By Me Inc. – Baltimore, MD.

Connecticut Lottery Corporation – Hartford, CT.

East Coast Athletic Conference – Scranton, PA.

1995 – 2009

Body Logics, Owner – Health Coach / Certified Fitness and Nutrition Consultant

Program Planning and Development: Individual, Corporate, Community

Health / Wellness / Fitness / Nutrition

Problem Eating / Food Addictions

Smoking Cessation / Substance Abuse

Diabetes management / Stress management

Strength and Conditioning (student, amateur, professional athletes)

1993 – 1995

Golds Gym

Certified Fitness and Nutrition Consultant

Certified Personal Trainer / Health Coach / Instructor

1989 – 1993

University of Maine (Health Science)

Professional Experiences, Accomplishments, and Affiliations

Accompanied Executive Director (Harbour Pointe) in providing substance abuse and problem gambling education/awareness to FBI Trainees at FBI Headquarters (Quantico, VA.)

Panelist for NY State gambling addiction training (Middletown, NY.)

Member of NY States gambling addiction Steering Committee (Albany, NY)

Spokesperson for NY State Recovery Campaign representing gambling addiction (Albany, NY)

Speaker on problem gambling at NY State Recovery Campaign Rally (NYC)

Featured in a 4-part series in Inside Addiction (The Magazine)

Interview published with Chatham Patch Newspaper educating on treatment/awareness/prevention (gambling addiction)

Co-conducted with the NCAA (8) awareness & education programs on drug use and sports wagering at the NCAA March Madness Tournament (Newark, NJ. and Philadelphia, PA.)

Gambling Presenter at the NCAA West Coast Regional Rule/ Regulations Seminar (Phoenix, AZ.)

Gambling Presenter at the NCAA East Coast Regional Rules/ Regulations Seminar (Tampa, FL.)

Co-Presented with the FBI & Maryland Council at the National “Powered by Me” Conference (Baltimore, Md.) sport-athlete specific gambling education/awareness

Featured on Fox 45 Baltimore evening news “Top Story” gambling addiction

Presented at NCAA in-service on student-athlete pitfalls to gambling (Indianapolis, IN.)

Addiction Education Article featured in NCAA Compliance Magazine

Approved trainer/consultant for NY State (crisis and addiction) #110*******

Co-presented with Dr. Karen Weaver at “You can bet you’re a Target” gambling workshop for the SAAC Committee of the NEAC (Clark Summitt, PA.)

Obtained CCARRC Addiction Recovery Coach credential (Goshen, NY) OASAS

Obtained RCT Addiction Recovery Coach Trainer credential (Goshen, NY) OASAS

Approved Speaker for NCPG (REAP Program) Risk Education and Performance

Established “Game Over” program/presentation for Students / Athletes on pitfalls of gambling and addictive vices

Conducted (2) workshops on high school aged addictions at the National “Powered by Me” Student / Athlete Conference (Baltimore, MD.)

Panelist / Exhibitor / Attendee at NY Council Problem Gambling Conference (Albany, NY.)

Featured in educational 3-part series on addiction for The Press Box, Television and The Press Box, Online

Approved /Referred Speaker for CCPG College Education and Awareness Grant Program

Conducted Understanding Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gaming Workshop for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and Senior Executives

(Rocky Hill, CT)

Presenter/Panelist and Exhibitor at CCPG Annual Conference “Family Youth and Internet Gambling” On the Horizon (Westbrook, CT)

Co-Presented training “Understanding Addiction” Syracuse Behavioral Health (Syr. NY)

Presented on Replacement Addictions for those seeking recovery from substance addictions at Syracuse Behavioral Health (Syr. NY)

Keynote Speaker MCPG (Waterville, ME)

Keynote Speaker “Pathways to Recovery” MCPG (Waterville, ME)

Keynote Speaker “Treating the Addicted”- Alternatives to Traditional Treatment MCPG (Waterville, ME)

Keynote Speaker “A Dose of Reality” on Teen Emotional Wellness (Teen addiction, Anger, Problem Behavior) at OHHS Wellness Day for Teens (Oxford Hills, ME)

CRPA Credentialed # 100002 NY State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

Keynote Speaker “You Bet your Life” College Substance Abuse and Problem Gambling on the Rise at Mohawk Community College (Utica, NY)

Feature Interview for Know the Odds Resource Book

OASAS Certified Education and Training Provider #1203

Developed and delivered Drug Trends: Heroin and Marijuana training (10 regions of NY State) for NYS EAP Program and Providers

Capital Region (Albany, NY)

Broome County, NY (Binghamton Region)

Utica Region (Utica, NY)

Rochester Region (Rochester NY)

Central New York Region (Syracuse, NY)

Adirondack Region (Lake Placid, NY)

Western New York Region (West Seneca, NY)

New York City Region (Brooklyn)

Long Island Region (Happauge)

Mid-Hudson Region (Poughkeepsie)

Keynote Speaker (Windsor High School Drug Awareness Day) (Windsor, NY)

Round table Leader/Presenter WCDA Drug Awareness Symposium (Windsor, NY)

Developed and delivered: Substance Abuse – Parents and Teens training (10 regions of NY State) for NYS EAP Program and Providers

Watertown, NY

Utica, NY

Binghamton, NY

Rochester, NY

Buffalo, NY

Long Island, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Plattsburg, NY

Albany, NY

Napanoch, NY

Developed and Delivered Changing Courses (peer based recover class) Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare (Syracuse, NY)

Developed and Delivered Bridging the Gap: Understanding Peer Based Recovery Support Services, Finger Lakes Addiction Counseling and Referral Agency ( Clifton Springs, NY)

Developed and Delivered: Technology Addiction – When the Internet is the Enemy ( 10 regions of NY State) NYS EAP Program and Providers

Syracuse, NY

Utica, NY

Binghamton, NY

Rochester, NY

Buffalo, NY

Long Island, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Lewis, NY

Albany, NY

Watertown, NY

Consultant FLACRA – Finger Lakes Addiction Counseling and Referral Agency : Peer Support Services and Residential Redesign

Developed and Delivered: Drugs in the Workplace – Prescription and Over-the-Counter Misuse and Abuse ( 11 regions of NY State ) NYS EAP Program and Providers

Plattsburg, NY

Syracuse, NY

Albany, NY

Buffalo, NY

Rochester, NY

Long Island, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Binghamton, NY

Utica, NY

Ogdensburg, NY

New Paltz, NY

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