Officers & Board Members
Working Well Officers
About Mary Barley

Brian Smatt
President
About Brian Smatt

As the Wellness Coordinator for the City of Tallahassee it’s his passion to transform each of the city’s employees’ lives by bringing awareness to health initiatives and programs in a fun and exciting way. Brian personally understands the value of a healthy lifestyle after losing over 65 pounds in 2008. Brian is from South Florida and earned both his degrees (BS and MPA) from Florida International University and enjoys all sports including supporting his Miami Hurricanes and Dolphins. In his spare time, he is also a FHSAA soccer referee and serves on the board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Brian resides in Tallahassee with his wife, April and daughter, Sydney.
About Summer Dusek

Mary Estes
Treasurer
About Mary Estes

Mary Estes, EVP of First Commerce Credit Union, and has been associated with Working Well for the past 7 years. For the last 6 years, she has served as Treasurer of Working Well. First Commerce has an active Wellness Program that address personal, health related and financial aspects of their team members. Mary is a long-term team member of First Commerce CU, recently celebrating 31 years. She also serves of the Board on the Foundation for Leon County Schools. Mary has been married to Barry for 36 years, and has two children, Jaime and Devin.
About Leigh Miles

Leigh Miles currently serves as Healthiest Weight Coordinator at the Florida Department of Health in Leon County. She is a Florida native and a Florida State University graduate. Go Noles! Leigh has worked for the Florida Department of Health for several years, in the areas of tobacco prevention, sexual risk avoidance, and community health. She has her hands in a variety of public health programs and projects across Tallahassee. Leigh enjoys her downtime with family and friends, her cat and dog, and creative hobbies like painting, calligraphy, sewing, and leatherworking.
About Meghan Presnell
Board Members
About Pamela Chamberlynn

Pamela is the owner of Mindful Lifestyles Now, LLC, a health & wellness clinical services and training company poised on the leading edge of co-creating a modern health care system that meets all health and wellness needs exceptionally and wholistically. A graduate of Duke Integrative Medicine Center at Duke University, as both a Certified Integrative Health Coach Professional and a Mindfulness Professional, Pamela provides Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training in healthcare settings and in the workplace, individual and small group Integrative Health Coaching, Lifestyle and Evidence-based Integrative Medicine Consultations, and Reiki training. She is also a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and a professional member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). She will complete training in Summer 2020 to become a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach (ACLM and Wellcoaches) and a Conscious Aging Facilitator (Institute of Noetic Sciences). Pamela received her Master of Social Work from Florida State University.
About Laurie Cox

About Bart Gunter

Bart Gunter is a Principal in HUB/Rogers Gunter Vaughn Insurance of Tallahassee, Florida. As a licensed Life Health and Property/Casualty agent, his clients include municipalities, school districts, non-profits and general commercial business. He is a CIC designate and is certified specialist for the Affordable Care Act. Bart has lectured and provided continuing education courses for numerous statewide Associations. He serves on many community boards and foundations and is a past chairman of the Working Well Board of Directors.
About Dr. Harris

Dr. Harris is the Associate Dean for Public Heath and Director and Professor of the Florida A&M University Institute of Public Health. She has over 30 years of expertise, leadership, and training to successfully implement community-based participatory research with a focus on environmental health and toxicology. Dr. Harris is also the recipient of several public health service and academic awards including two distinguished alumnus awards from Meharry Medical College and the Black Innovators Award from the Black Alumni Association of the University of Kansas. She is originally from Kansas City, Kansas and is married to her wonderful life partner, Leo M. Harris, Jr.
About Mark S. Hicks, Sr.

Mark S. Hicks, Sr. is responsible for managing, planning, coordinating and directing the sales and account management functions for Capital Health Plan. He holds a Florida Life, Health & Annuities license and has over 20 years of health care industry experience, combined with 10 years of association management experience. Mark previously served as Senior Manager of Sales for FBMC Benefits Management, Senior Account Manager for Aetna, and Director of Marketing Operations for Coventry Health Care of Florida. He is a member of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce’s Communications & Member Engagement Committee, the Board of Directors for the Florida Association of Health Underwriters, and the local chapter of the Capital Area Association of Health Underwriters.
About April Lovett

April Lovett works at Florida State University as a Strategic Planning and Assessment Analyst, specializing in Health and Wellness initiatives for the Division of Student Affairs. Her background in wellness is diverse; from opening large fitness facilities to running personalized wellness programs and services for individuals seeking to improve their health and wellbeing. She has served as the chair of the NIRSA Leaders in Recreation Health and Wellbeing Commission, where she helped the organization develop it’s wellness model; to the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Health in Higher Education Knowledge Community, where she published wellness articles for the association. In her current role, she melds data analysis, strategic planning, and her love of wellness into a powerhouse role that supports university wellness initiatives. In addition, she and her husband host a podcast- Success in Black and White- with topics geared towards leadership, wellness, and personal development. She enjoys spending time with her equally wellness-minded husband and their two children, as well as running and gardening.
About Lauren Kendall

About Christine Morse

Christine Morse is the Fitness Coordinator at Premier Health and Fitness Center, an affiliate of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. She is a Certified Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine, and has bachelor’s degrees in Exercise Science and Psychology from Florida State University and a master’s degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Corporate Wellness from Utah State University. Christine represents Premier at community events, and is the Exercise Consultant for the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Metabolic Health Center where she helps patients begin exercise regimens to lose weight successfully. She has been teaching classes and holding one-on-one meetings with patients there for over 5 years. When not working, Christine enjoys exercising, reading, traveling, spending time with family, and is an avid runner who has completed six full marathons.
About Afaf Qasem

Afaf Qasem received her bachelor’s degree in dietetics and master’s degree in Food and Nutrition Sciences and completed her dietetic internship with The Florida State University. After graduation, she began working at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare as a clinical dietitian for a year and a half before switching to her role as the Community Wellness Dietitian where she created programs and initiatives related to nutrition and health promotion for TMH colleagues and community. Afaf is currently the Director of Quality of Life Services for both Food and Nutrition and Environmental Services departments at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. In her new role, she manages initiatives that improve the quality of life of people whether that’s with patients, colleagues at TMH, or in the community.
Afaf is pursuing her Doctorate in Public Health from the Florida A & M University. She is also involved in professional organizations and was the past president for the Panhandle Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is currently the State Policy Representative and Regulatory Specialist for the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Afaf is also the recipient of the 2019 Young Dietitian of the Year award. She is passionate about reducing health-related barriers in vulnerable populations, holistic approaches to chronic disease prevention and management, cultural competence, and mentorship.
About Patrick Smith

Dr. Patrick Smith is committed to helping families in our community experience improved health and vitality. His passion is to help people learn to move well, think well and eat well! Dr. Smith graduated from Florida High as Valedictorian in 1993. He received his undergraduate from Florida State University in Biological Sciences. Dr. Smith graduated Cum Laude from Logan Chiropractic of Chiropractic in 1999. Dr. Smith is a constant learner and is always researching the safest, best and most innovative ways to help his patients. Dr. Smith has been providing Wellness Talks for the past 17 years. He speaks regularly for the State and County Offices, Private Businesses, Local Churches and Schools as well as the Police Department. Dr. Smith serves locally on the Board of Directors for Working Well and is also a member of an international non-profit organization of wellness experts called the Wellness Champions. His mission is to empower as many people as possible to experience their optimal health potential through genuine care and education. Dr. Smith lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Kelli and their two sons, Jake and Dylan. Dr. Smith loves God, his family, golf and all things health related.
About Mary Waller

About Christine White
