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Yoga Alliance Staff
R. Mark Davis
President and CEO
A leader in the Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability industry (LOHAS) and a social entrepreneur and humanitarian with over twenty years experience leading private and social sector organizations, Mark has managed businesses in twenty-one countries and created strategic alliances with the world’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGO’s). Since 2000, Mark has been a Hesselbein Fellow with the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management) in New York. As a Fellow he works at the forefront to influence the evolution of leadership practices around the world. Most recently, Mark was an advisor to the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Global Social Responsibility Summi. He is also the founder and president of SRL Partners, a sustainability, social responsibility and leadership consulting practice.
While CEO of The Organic Center, Mark raised $4 million to fund nutritional research on organic food and was responsible for publishing Core Truths, the first definitive book on the nutritional benefits of organic food. As COO of Earth Conservation Corps, he developed a revitalization plan for Southeast Washington, D.C. and co-chaired Department of Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater's Anacostia Riverwalk initiative. He has also authored for President Clinton, Cabinet Secretaries and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy.
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LaToya Jones
Director of Administration
ljones@yogaalliance.org
LaToya is the office manager for Yoga Alliance. She has over six years experience in the administrative field in various industries throughout the Washington, D.C. area. She is a proud mother of 2 sons and is very active in the community as Cheer Coach for a local Pop Warner organization. Her volunteer spirit allows her to serve as a role model and mentor for girls ages 5 -15.
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Brenda Hunter
Director of Finance
brenda.hunter@yogaalliance.org
Brenda has been with Yoga Alliance since December 2007. She is also a real estate agent and owns her own business consulting service. She is a proud mother and grandmother. Brenda enjoys spending time with her family and is always a great source of support to her friends and colleagues.
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April Jackson
Accounts Receivable
ajackson@yogaalliance.org
Inspired by her daughter's interest in yoga practices, April brings to Yoga Alliance 10 years of customer service experience. A certificated Emergency Medical Technician, she enjoys spending time with her family, designing and planning special events. She is also the owner of Your Hearts Desired Party Planners.
April lives nearby in Maryland, along with her daughter and their pet fish.
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Seon Sumner
Customer Care Representative
ssumner@yogaalliance.org
Seon is currently studying radiology at the College of Southern Maryland. He is also a practicing vegetarian of two and half years. Seon is a proud husband who recently celebrated his one year anniversary of wedded bliss.
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Jeannine Frest, RYT 500
Registry Services Representative
Schools A-M
Jeannine@YogaAlliance.org
In 1999, Jeannine began studying yoga influenced by Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Bikram styles. She studied primarily with Pretzel France, founder of Pretzel’s School of Yoga in San Francisco, CA and Kira Ryder, founder of Lulu Bandha’s Yoga in Ojai, CA.
Jeannine has been teaching Hatha Vinyasa Yoga since 2002, and became a RYT 200 in January 2005. She currently teaches yoga in Annapolis, Maryland and lives near the Chesapeake Bay with her husband Brian and canine buddy, Raine.
Jeannine’s other passions include photography and numerous outdoor activities.
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Jacqueline Gray
Registry Services Representative
Schools N-Z
jgray@YogaAlliance.org
Jacqueline has over 20 years in the Customer Care field including 7 years experience registering military and civilian personnel taking various courses. A graduate of the Washington Business School, she also attended Strayer University.
In her spare time, Jacqueline enjoys working in her flower garden, exercising, and sitting in her backyard relaxing with a good book. She is a long-time supporter of Girls and Boys Town, Central Mission of DC, and the American Red Cross.
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Cherice Jacobs
Teacher Registry Services
Representative -- last names A-M
cjacobs@yogaalliance.org
A Maryland native, Cherice brings with her over 5 years of customer service experience including banking and retail management. She enjoys reading and music in her spare time. A novice yogi, Cherice is excited to learn more about the practice of yoga.
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Dana Queen
Teacher Services
Representative -- last names N-Z
dqueen@yogaalliance.org
Dana has over 8 years in the registration and finance fields garnered through her work with various associations throughout the D.C. area. She is a proud wife and mother of 2 girls, whom she loves dearly. In her spare time, Dana enjoys health and wellness focused activities with her daughters.
Marketing and Communications
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Danielle Tergis
Director of Marketing and Communications
dtergis@yogaalliance.org
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a Masters of Science in Marketing, Danielle has over 14-years award-winning experience including public relations, advertising, event planning and promotions for various hospitality, lifestyle, entertainment and tourism organizations. An avid yogi, Danielle is a former competitive swimmer and rower.
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Martina Hood
Administrative Assistant
mhood@yogaalliance.org
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Martina has 8 years administrative and office management experience. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing poetry, and volunteering in her community. She has a 6-year old son named Jaden.
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