Curriculum Vitae

PAULA STEPHENS, M.A.

EDUCATION

• Buddhist Chaplaincy Program
  March 2020, Upaya Zen Institute, Santa Fe, NM

• Certified Wellness Coach
  August 2013, Catalyst Coaching Institute

• Master of Arts
  Exercise Physiology, May 2004, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Facilitator, De-escalation & Mental Wellness, SolutionPoint+, December 2024 - September 2024

• Integrated Resilience Team Facilitator, 360 Program for Military Leaders, July 2019- Present

• Program Coordinator, Upaya Institute & Zen Center, December 2020-Present

• Chaplain, St. Anthony Hospital Level One Trauma Center, January 2019-October 2021

• Creator & Founder, Crazy Good Grief, Denver, CO January 2013-2022

• Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Human Performance & Sport, Metro State University, Denver, Co – August 2012-December 2018

• Yoga & Meditation Retreat Organizer & Facilitator, Nosara, Costa Rica, 2017 & 2018 • Retreat Organizer & Facilitator for Bereaved Mothers, Tabernash, Colorado 2015

• Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Exercise Science, Arapaho Community College, Littleton, CO, August 2010-May 2011

• Wellness Program Coordinator, City of Lakewood, CO 2006-2011

• National Trainer/Presenter, American College of Sports Medicine, Jan 1999-2008

MOTIVATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• National Fallen Firefighters, 2024

• Tom Coughlin Jay Fund for Childhood Cancer, 2021

• St. Anthony Hospital Trauma Symposium (virtual), 2020

• Regis University, Physical Therapy Dept, Denver, CO 2019 & 2020, 2022

• Lutheran Hospital, Labor & Delivery Nurses, Denver, CO 2019

• Joint Base San Antonio, Vogel Resiliency Center, 2018

• National Resilience Institute, 2016, 2018 & 2019

• Gold Star Families of Colorado, 2017 • American Heart Association, 2017

• State Department, Foreign Services Institute 2017

• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), 2016

• Concerns for Police Survivors (COPS), 2017

• Association of Death Education & Counseling (ADEC), 2016