Company president, Dr. Lara C. Pullen (See Resume), earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL. She left medical research to join U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an Environmental Health Scientist. During that time, she worked on agency workgroups, developed and delivered training, set up conferences, planned research, wrote guidance and policies, reviewed research proposals, and briefed agency staff and management.

Dr. Pullen then turned her communication skills to medical writing. Subjects include drugs for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, attention deficit disorder, growth hormone deficiency, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, menopause, and infectious disease. Dr. Pullen targets each assignment (whether written, on-line, or PowerPoint) to the needs of the specific audience.

In 1999, Dr. Pullen founded EHC. She brings the experience and knowledge of a scientist, a manager, and a small business entrepreneur to projects as they grow. Dr. Pullen has a track record of successfully managing budgets, meeting deadlines, flexibly responding to the evolving needs and priorities of a project, and communicating and coordinating a complex project with multiple players. As a manager, she balances multiple projects with distinct teams, delivery quality products in a timely fashion.

We maintain close relationships with independent contractors who meet our standards of excellence, with strong expertise, strong communication skills, and a strong ability to work as a member of a team.

Resumes

Dr. Lara C. Pullen

Dr. Lara C. Pullen has written comprehensive summaries of scientific research, developed fact sheets for risk assessors and managers, created PowerPoint presentations, written numerous medical documents and performed literature reviews. She has founded two Web sites that provide evidence-based information for parents of special needs children. As president of Environmental Health Consulting, Dr. Pullen is involved in all aspects of the business.

Professional Experience

• President, Environmental Health Consulting (founder and president, since 1999)
• Medical Writer (since 1998)
• Environmental Health Scientist and Life Scientist for U.S. EPA Region 5 (1995 - 1998)

Specific Experience

• Authored, critically reviewed, and provided peer input on numerous human health risk assessments for hazardous waste and other types of sites
• Performed numerous risk assessments
• Written numerous medical and health documents for varied audiences

Education

• University of Chicago 1994-1995
    Post-doctoral fellow in Cell Biology
• Northwestern University 1988-1994
    Ph.D. Microbiology/Immunology
• Ludwigs Maximilian University 1989-1990
    Fulbright Scholarship in Immunology
• Macalester College 1984-1988
    B.A. Biology

Training/Teaching

• Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Taught risk and decision-making course to U.S. EPA Region 5 management and staff
• Provide hands-on dissection lessons for elementary school children

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Scottie Kersta-Wilson, Editor - HealingThresholds.com

Scottie Kersta-Wilson has extensive experience working with diverse groups of people to maintain a quality Web site under tight deadlines. Ms. Kersta-Wilson brings her background in health communications and project management to her role at Healing Thresholds (HT). At HT she actively works to provide families dealing with autism a community in which to thrive and share experiences.

Professional Experience

• Editor-in-Chief, Healing Thresholds (since 2006)
• Environmental Health Consulting, Program Manager (2003-2009)
• Independent Consultant—Instructional Design, training development (Web and paper-based), medical editing/writing and Web site maintenance
• e-Learning Consultant, Usertech
• Published writer and exhibiting artist

Specific Experience

• Maintains, edits, writes content for Healing Thresholds
• Assistedt in management of TEACH project
• Development of Web-based training in Grants Administration, Clinical Information Systems, Manufacturing, and Human Resources
• Instructional Design, Training Development, Technical Writing, Project Management, Digital Imaging, SEO

Education

• University of Chicago 2001-2002
    Certificate in Medical Writing/Editing
• University of Illinois at Chicago 1992-1995
    M.F.A. Photography/Computer Imaging
• University of Houston 1973-1975
    B.A. Sociology
• Baylor University 1971-1973

Training/Teaching

• Developed Medical Technician training for the DoD to certify members of the military.
• Developed Web-based training for clinicians in use of electronic medical records system at Kaiser Permanente
• Developed and delivered PeopleSoft and SAP training to adults in various industries (manufacturing, academia, retail, and healthcare)
• Developed and delivered SAP Train-the-Trainer to senior engineers at Samsung
• Certified Developer for OnDemand Personal Navigation System and RapidBuilder (tools for Web-based training development)

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