About the Authors

Chick Moorman is the director of the Institute for Personal Power, a consulting firm dedicated to providing high quality professional development activities for educators and parents.
He is a former classroom teacher with over 40 years of experience in the filed of education. His mission is to help people experience a greater sense of personal power in their lives so they can in turn empower others.

Chick conducts full-day workshops and seminars for school districts and parent groups. He also delivers keynote addresses for local. state, and national conferences.

Contact Chick at:

P.O. Box 547
Merrill, MI 48637
Telephone: (877) 360-1477
Fax: (989) 643-5156
E-mail: ipp57@aol.com
Website: www.chickmoorman.com

Thomas B. Haller (M.Div., LMSW, ACSW, DST) is a widely sought-after national and international presenter in the areas of entrepreneurial success, child behavior management and verbal language skills. He is considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on empowering individuals with effective verbal skills for creating interpersonal change and raising confident children. He is the co-author of three highly acclaimed books; “The Ten Commitments: Parenting with Purpose”, “Couple Talk: How to Talk Your Way to a Great Relationship” and “Dental Talk: How to Manage Children’s Behavior with Effective Verbal Skills”. He publishes two FREE monthly e-zines, one for parents and another for educators. Subscribe to both at www.thomashaller.com He is the founder and director of Healing Minds Institute, a center devoted to teaching others to focus and enhance the health of the mind, body, and spirit and the president of Personal Power Press, Inc. a small publishing house devoted to providing parents and educators with practical material for building responsible children.

Thomas has maintained a private practice for 18 years in Bay City, Michigan, as a child, adolescent and couples therapist; a sex therapist; and a chronic pain counselor. He is a certified EEG biofeedback technician, an AASECT certified diplomate of sex therapy, and a certified sports counselor. Thomas has extensive training in psychotherapy with children and couples from the University of Michigan where he received his Master of Social Work degree. He also is an ordained Lutheran minister with a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary. Thomas is known locally as “The Love Doctor” appearing on a weekly morning radio program. He can be heard on WIOG 102.5 FM every Tuesday from 7:00-8:00am.

Thomas conducts workshops, seminars, and keynote presentations for businesses, school districts, parent groups, counseling agencies, and churches. He is also a regular lecturer at universities across the country.

Contact Thomas at:

Shinedling, Shinedling, and Haller, P.C.
2355½ Delta Rd.
Bay City, MI 48706
Telephone: (989) 667-5654
Fax: (989) 667-5330
E-mail: thomas@thomashaller.com
Website: www.thomashaller.com