The Zengar Institute Inc. Team
Zengar Institute Inc... Rhythms for Living
Zengar Institute Inc. is a Canadian based company founded by Drs. Susan and Valdeane Brown.
Susan Cheshire Dermit Brown, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Brown brings to the development of NeurOptimal a varied path of careers and achievements in a variety of medical, psychological and academic environments. In brief, her accomplishments include six degrees (including two Masters degrees and a Ph.D.), numerous academic prizes and awards for academic excellence, publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, a full-time academic position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at S.U.N.Y Stony Brook Division of Behavioral Medicine and licensure both as a Clinical Psychologist and as a Nurse. Despite all of this, Dr. Brown's first love has always been her direct work with her clients.
Dr. Brown's role in the conceptualization, co-development and evolution of NeurOptimal has been strongly tied to her belief that personal change does not have to be effortful to be effective and permanent, and much of her work has been to ensure that NeurOptimal is not only safe and effective but easy to use. Dr. Brown maintains a private practice in her home city of Victoria B.C., Canada.
Valdeane W. Brown, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Valdeane W. Brown is an internationally recognized "trainer of trainers", who teaches and consults widely on personal and organizational transformation and computer systems. With a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a background in math, physics, computer programming, philosophy, yoga, meditation and martial arts, Dr. Brown brings a presence and precision to his work. This is further informed by a deep sense of compassion, a profound facility with energy dynamics and a commitment to revealing the elegant simplicity inherent in learning and transformation.
Developer of the Five Phase Model (see Neurofeedback and Lyme's Disease: A Clinical Application of the Five Phase Model of CNS Functional Transformation and Integration) and co-creator with his wife Sue of the Period 3 Approach to Clinical Neurofeedback, Dr. Brown has realized his vision of a truly comprehensive training system in NeurOptimal. Dr. Brown provides comprehensive training, consultation and supervision to fellow professionals and healers as well as his clients, and is frequently called upon by colleagues to assist in resolving difficult clinical situations. His vision in bringing NeurOptimal to the world is to make personal transformation effortless and available to all.
Samantha Diavatis
Director of Operations
Samantha is responsible directly to the CEO, overseeing all of the activities of the Zengar Institute Inc.Operations team. In her previous tenure as Director of Customer Care she became a popular and clear guide to both newbies and seasoned practitioners alike. She is still frequently the client’s first contact with Zengar Institute Inc. guiding them unerringly through their choice of products, licensing and training. She came to Zengar Institute Inc. with a degree in Law as well as considerable experience in the organization and co-ordination of people and resources. She is fluently bilingual (English and French) and based in Montreal. She can be contacted by email at sam@neuroptimal.com or phone 514.448.2482.
Administration Coordinator
Jenny is our Administrative Coordinator. From behind the scenes Administration tasks to Order Processing and Customer Care, she brings an efficient, organized and personal touch to her position. Jenny comes to Zengar Institute Inc. from over a decade of experience in Customer Care as well as Administration and Purchasing - from close-knit environments to larger scale call centers and National organizations. She is fluently bilingual (English and French) and based in Montreal. She can be contacted by email at admin@neuroptimal.com or by phone at 514.312.3727.
Alex Theoret
Chief System Configuration Specialist and
Director of Zengar Institute Inc. Productions
Most know Alex indirectly, by virtue of the computer systems that he has configured for them. Alex is responsible for the running in, testing and configuring of the systems delivered by Zengar Institute Inc. Alex also heads up Zengar Institute Inc. Productions, which is the department responsible for all aspects of production of our instructional DVDs, and he advises us on all issues related to recording and related technologies.
Alex is a grammy award-winning musician, producer and founder-owner of Threatened Productions in Manhattan and is a specialist in post-production audio-engineering. Alex was Valedictorian of his class at the renowned Full Sail School of Visual and Audio engineering in Florida, winning all posible major awards offered at that school. He is an active participant in and shaper of, the New York music scene. Alex can be contacted via admin@neuroptimal.com or through his website www.threatenedpro.com for consultations on sound and recording.
Mark Andrews
Chief Information Officer / Technical Support
Mark heads Zengar Institute Inc.’s technical support team and is the first point of contact for online MouseCall support. As CIO, he responds to the needs of the Directors and CEO on a multiplicity of technical, web-related and programming matters and coordinates with administration on all technical and software licensing related matters.
Mark earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Concordia University in Montreal as well as post-graduate certificates in software development, internet programming and Cisco networking (CCNA) at both Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal, Canada. Mark has over 18 years of computer systems and network design experience as well as 10 years of experience in business information technologies and management. Mark is based in Montreal, Canada and can be contacted via MouseCall.