Suzanne Dudley-Schon
Since 2009, Suzanne has inspired transformation as a coach, author, and speaker. With over 25 years of research and training, her custom-tailored approach combines science-based strategies, somatic practices, and creative collaboration. This empowers a wide range of clients—from artists and stay-at-home moms to business leaders—to reimagine their stories and achieve freedom, joy, and success on their own terms. Born to a Dominican mother and a father raised in New England, Suzanne grew up as the youngest of six children, which gave her a deep appreciation for diverse perspectives. As both an academic and an empath, she excels at connecting with others and bridging generational, cultural, and linguistic divides, fostering harmony and understanding in relationships.
Wendy Perrotti
Wendy Perrotti is a Certified Professional Coach, speaker and leadership trainer with over 25 years of experience in helping individuals and groups nationwide to affect change in themselves and others.
Wendy believes anything is possible when you know what you want and “you’re all in” and she navigated her own successful reinvention when she realized her vision of success had nothing to do with the company she spent years building.
Combining her work and study in psychology, communications, and neuroscience with a passion for growth through exploration, humor, and creativity, Wendy’s easy demeanor and focused listening allow her clients to move past barriers and tap into insights, reach their goals and forge new paths.
Wendy’s podcast, A Glimpse Inside: Moving People from Stuck to Happy has a global monthly audience of a quarter million listeners
In addition to Live BIG, Wendy is the Co-Creator of Camp Reinvention™ as well as Co-Founder of The Energy Initiative, a neuroscience based executive coaching and leadership development firm.
She is a sought-after speaker and the author of the forthcoming book, BIG Love: 155 Ways to Light Up Your Life Right Now.
Millie Grenough
Founder, Oasis in the Overwhelm™
Authorized Oasis Trainer (AOT) Certified Master Oasis Trainer (CMOT)
MAT, CRS, LCSW, PCC, Certified EMDR-Level II
Member, City of New Haven Peace Commission
Coach, Speaker, Author of OASIS in the Overwhelm: 60-second strategies for balance in a busy world
Clinical Instructor in Social Work (Retired), Yale University School of Medicine
Millie’s passion is to “live with clarity, compassion and confidence—now. Why wait?!”
Born the fifth of seven children in a working-class family in Kentucky, Millie learned early on to make the most of what was at hand, whether a challenge or a delight.
Her eight years as a Catholic nun, three of them in Bolivia and Perú, opened her to a deeper and wider way of living which eventually led her to leave the convent and begin many new chapters—in Spain, Latin America, the Philippines, and the USA. Whether as a community developer, waitress, ESL teacher, cabaret singer, social worker, life coach, international workshop presenter, therapist, or wife of a “sweet Brooklyn Jew,” Millie’s curiosity and her desire to make herself and others happier always opened her to new experiences.
In the same way, a near-death accident opened her to a new way of living—the Oasis way: simple, clear, strong, and enjoyable.
In her months of recovery, lying in her backyard hammock, she could draw on her mom and dad’s homespun practicality, indigenous wisdom learned in Bolivia, and appreciation of her body/mind/spirit from years of work with Ilana Rubenfeld. Then, “by sheer luck,” she trained with Thich Nhat Hanh, Francine Shapiro and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Millie relishes supporting the new Oasis leader, Suzanne Dudley-Schon, and other Oasis Trainers now that she has handed over the leadership reins and has more time to enjoy the “beauties of an ordinary life,” spending time with her grandchildren and contributing to peace in her Connecticut neighborhood.
Grateful for her many years of abundant living, Millie continues to share the wisdom she has gained over the decades when appearing at Oasis Retreats and Oasis Presentations, whether in person or online. She also looks forward to making “cameo appearances” at Oasis Trainings.
As Millie says, “Live life to the fullest—now. Why wait?!”
Karen Gomez
Karen Gomez is Holistic Life and Wellness Coach and 200 hour yoga teacher graduate of The Hard and The Soft Yoga Institute with Beryl Bender Birch in 2003. Since then, she has been teaching the classic Ashtanga eight limb path to her students throughout New England and in Southwest Florida combining her work as an Oasis Master Certified Trainer with the foundations of yoga. She is the founder of Karen Gomez Wellness Consulting and co-founder of Oasis On The Mat Yoga. She focuses her work on inspiring people to trust their inner voice. Her life’s work is to live as a passionate and courageous individual and to serve others through coaching and teaching others to live a fulfilling, healthy and spiritual life. Karen’s passion is music and performs monthly as the lead singer with a classic rock band.
Gerardo Sorkin
With over 20 years of experience in psychotherapy and psycho-education, Gerardo brings a unique perspective to Oasis. He grew up in a small farming community in Argentina, and pursued Bachelors and Masters degrees in Psychology from the National University of Córdoba. After traveling the world for a few years, Gerardo decided to settle in New York City and earned a Masters degree in Social Work from Yeshiva University. Gerardo has worked in a multitude of communities, and has helped individuals, couples, families and groups in both Spanish and English.
In his free time, Gerardo likes to spend time with his 15-year old twins, Samuel and Clara. When he’s not biking around New Haven or barbecuing for his family, he can be found dancing Tango, an activity in which he has woven several Oasis stress-management techniques. As a father, psycho-therapist, and Oasis practitioner, he is ready to help all those who are overwhelmed find more effective ways of managing their stress.
Jean Stetz-Puchalski
Oasis delivers simple strategies people, teams, and organizations use to adapt in a complex world that is ever-changing and increasingly reliant on technology. As humans, learning how to give our brains time to reboot to handle the demands of work and life is essential. Oasis increases our awareness of this usually unconscious process with renewed energy and a path forward to change.” – Jean Stetz-Puchalski, Individual Differences at Work
Jean Stetz-Puchalski is a ICF certified executive leadership coach and an organizational development consultant with over 20 years of experience cultivating and accelerating leader, team, and organizational development. Jean is often chosen by innovative organizations to evaluate, coach, train and advise highly valued executives and emerging leaders. Jean combines her study of workplace psychology, behavioral assessment, and adult developmental learning with a passion for coaching and leadership development. Jean holds a master’s degree in Applied Industrial Organizational Psychology, a Human Resources certificate, is a graduate of the Executive Coaching Academy, earned her coach certification through the Institute of Professional Coaching (iPEC) and holds the credential of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and mentor coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF). Jean is certified to administer and interpret the leading assessment tools providing insight into individual, team, and organizational behavior. She is certified in the Energy Leadership Index (ELI-MP), Hogan Personality Assessments, the Mayer Savoy Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), Whole Brain NBI™ Assessment (Neethling Brain Instrument Assessment), Oasis in the Overwhelm Stress Management Program, Strong Interest Inventory (career assessment), Meyers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), and The Leadership Circle 360 Profile, Manager Edition 360 Profile, Leadership Culture 360 Survey Certification, and Immunity to Change Mapping for Individuals and Teams.
Jean stays current in her field and has held a variety of executive leadership roles in the professional coaching, organizational development and industrial psychology arenas. She is a past president of the International Coach Federation (ICF) of Connecticut, founding member of the ICF Northeast North America Regional Advisory Council, past co-chair of the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program of the American Psychological Association’s Connecticut Center for Organizational Excellence, and currently a participant in Hogan Assessment development circles. She holds membership in the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), American Psychological Association (APA), Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Institute of Coaching Professional Association at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Outside of Individual Differences you will find Jean in the garden. She is a beekeeper, certified Master Gardener, Master Composter, a NOFA Organic LCP, and an advocate for local sustainable agriculture. Additionally, she proudly supports military veterans and their spouses providing pro-bono coaching and resilience training.
Steve Porcaro
Create the Life & Business You Deserve!
I’m passionate about helping individuals and organizations achieve their goals, improve team results and create high-performers.
We live in a world where it is harder and harder to be heard. I founded SalesPlus MVP Coaching and Training to provide the education, tools and tactics to cut through the noise.
My mission is to empower growth, by not only giving you the tools and techniques to improve but also providing continued support to business owners, leaders, and sales professionals who are dedicated to helping organizations level up.
I use an assessment based approach that allows individuals and teams to better understand themselves and others. I speak frequenting on communication, stress reduction and teamwork to improve performance. My interactive presentations and workshops provide participants with information, skills and tools that can be used immediately.
As an executive coach, trainer, and inspirational speaker with over 25 years of experience, I’m the Past President of the Connecticut Chapter of the International Coach Federation, a Certified Master OASIS Trainer, and a DISC Behaviors Facilitator.
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