Officers & Board Members
Working Well Officers
Mary Barley, Executive Director
About Mary Barley
Mary Barley has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years as a gym owner, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, wellness coach, writer, speaker and well-being coordinator. She has served as the “Health and Well-Being Coordinator for Leon County, overseeing the health and well-being of 1700 employees, for the last 5 1/2 years. She also is the part time Executive Director for Working Well, a non-profit whose mission is to help get our community’s workforce healthier.
Summer Dusek, President
About Summer Dusek
Summer is the Director for the Center for Professional Enrichment at Tallahassee Community College. Upon arrival at TCC she began working to revitalize wellness programming for employees. With a few employee gym updates, Fitbits, wellness workshops, and personal trainer with group fitness classes there has been a renewed interest in campus wellness activities over the past two years. Summer holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Clinical/Counseling Psychology and is ABD in Public Administration through Valdosta State University. She lives in Thomasville, GA with her two children, husband, and their three dogs. They enjoy youth sports, kayaking, fishing, golfing, and being outdoors together as much as possible.
Christine Morse, Vice President
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.
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.
Leigh Miles, Secretary
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.
Brian Smatt, Past 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.
Meghan Presnell, Digital Media Consultant
About Meghan Presnell
Board Members
Patty Ballentine
About Patty Ballentine
Patty Ballantine is the Chief Operating Officer at Care Point Health & Wellness Center-a comprehensive medical and dental facility serving the Tallahassee community and surrounding counties. Her career in healthcare began with the USAF Reserves, which led her to obtaining a degree in Health Education at the University of West Florida. She has been in healhcare for over 25 years and has learned that education is the key to a healthy lifestyle. Patty has helped create a “Wellness Champion Program” in her organization that has helped staff with their physical and mental well-being. She lives in Tallahassee with her husband, 2 kids and beloved dog and they all love spending time outdoors-beach, mountains, all of it!
Pamela Chamberlynn
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.
Laurie Cox
About Laurie Cox
Laurie Cox is a physical education teacher at Roberts Elementary and is also the Leon County Physical Education coordinator. She is a product of Tallahassee and Leon County Schools, TCC and then graduated from Auburn University. Laurie is married and has spent 34 years teaching elementary students about the benefits of exercise, healthy eating, healthy lifestyles and wellness. She loves her job and also loves being involved with youth at her church. Laurie also serves at the state level with health and physical education as part of district administrators around the state for physical education and health and has served on the board for the state organization SHAPE Florida (Society of Health and Physical Educators)
Michelle Eubanks
Frank Flynn
Bart Gunter
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.
Dr. Cynthia Harris
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.
Mark S. Hicks, Sr.
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.
Lizz Hykel
About Lizz Hykel
Lizz Hykel came to Tallahassee in 2010 to study Communications. Little did she know she would fall in love with fitness, and end up graduating with a degree in Exercise Science, registering with the American College of Sports Medicine as an Exercise Physiologist. She has been in the industry for 8 years, currently operating out of Momentum Fitness as a Master Trainer, and serving as the Director of the functional training program, Elevate. When not working, you can find Lizz at the beach, or with her talking cat, Salem.
Dr. Patrick Smith
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.
Peggy Smith
About Peggy Smith
Peggy is the Firm Administrator at Ausley McMullen Law Firm. She has worked in law firm administration for seventeen years. She has a passion for helping those around her feel more success, energy and commitment at work, with their families and at play. Peggy has been in the wellness world for over 20 years, leading group classes as a certified instructor and then nutrition coaching for groups and individuals, with a focus on gut health. Peggy truly believes in the connection between the way we move, the food we eat and the way our brain performs. Her current focus is on those she can serve at work, in her circle of friends and family and through the Working Well community. She and her husband have been married and have lived in Tallahassee thirty years. They have two grown sons and two rescue pups.
Mary Waller
About Mary Waller
Mary has 30 years of healthcare experience where her work has focused primarily on improving health and preventing chronic disease. She managed a hospital-based Wellness Center, provided community health events and screenings, developed employee wellness programs for hospital staff and worked with local businesses to improve their teams’ well-being. Mary is an exercise physiologist and received her master’s degree from Florida State University. Currently, Mary serves as a NeuroChangeSolutions Consultant, certified to teach the courses of Dr. Joe Dispenza. These workshops use the principles of Neuroscience and HeartMath to help organizations, and the individuals within them, reach their full potential. Mary lives in Crawfordville with her spouse, Vickie Spray, cat, Monkey and dog, Waldo. They enjoy their acreage of fruit-trees and edible landscape, boating and kayaking on the Wakulla River, and riding the bike trail.
Christine J. White
About Christine White
Christine joined the Florida Department of Children and Families in March 2020 as Statewide Director of the Office of Employee Well-being to build this brand-new initiative from the ground up. Prior to joining DCF, Christine left a 20-year career in the nonprofit sector to pursue her greatest passion – helping people achieve their happiest, healthiest version of themselves with an integrative approach to making sustainable healthy lifestyle changes. She started her own wellness coaching business, held nutrition and wellness workshops, conducted in-home personal training, taught yoga and other group fitness classes around town, and was wellness coordinator for the City of Tallahassee. In addition to her bachelor’s degree in public relations and master’s degree in mass communications from the University of Florida, she earned her health coaching certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, 200-hour yoga teacher certification from Yoga Den/Rising Om, and personal training/fitness instruction certification from PTA Global. Christine has also served on the local boards of Girls on the Run of the Big Bend and Sustainable Tallahassee.