Medcalm Company
Amy Gordon-Fisher spent twenty years in the Menswear wholesale field. She held senior positions in several companies, heading up a multi-man sales force, as well as having responsibility for financial, marketing, designing, promoting and advertising decisions. Eventually, she left the corporate environment and became a managing partner in J. Fisher and Co., a Menswear sales agency in New York City.
After going through a medical procedure, Amy became aware of how anxious she and other patients were before and during treatment. She realized through her own experience that there was a tremendous need to help alleviate anxiety, not only for patients, but for others who suffered from phobias, like fear of flying. Amy became inspired to find a solution. She studied and became certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and began a private practice dealing with stress, anxiety and phobias. In 2001, she founded Medcalm and Flycalm, innovative companies dedicated to bringing sound healing programs to people wherever needed. In 2005, The Medcalm Channel was created to bring healing and relaxation video solutions to the hospital setting. It is her belief that Medcalm will fill a void in patient care and become the premier audio/video wellness solution provider in America.
Steven Halpern, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed composer, recording artist, author and sound healer whose music is specifically composed to support relaxation, wellness and personal excellence. For over 25 years, he has promoted the healing powers of music for personal and spiritual growth. Steven Halpern’s music is used in hospitals, hospices, homes, massage centers, spas, health clinics and businesses around the world. His music has a broad appeal touching the hearts and souls of people from all walks of life. Steven’s recordings are featured prominently in John Bradshaw’s workshops and the PBS-TV series, Homecoming and Creating Love. His music has been heard on Oprah, CBS’s 48 Hours, and ABC’s, 20/20. Steven Halpern, is the author of Sound Health (Harper & Row) and Sound Healing in the New Millennium. Dr. Halpern was a featured presenter at the Sixth International Conference on Stress. He presented a Keynote to the American massage Therapy Association annual conference in 1991, and again in September 2000. Steven’s music is known as the “Sound of Medcalm.” and works exclusively with Medcalm in the hospital environment.
Neal K. Relyea, R.N. is a native of the Albany, New York area and currently resides in that region. Neal graduated from the Sage Colleges, of Troy New York, with an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences in Nursing, in 1976. He is recently retired from a 35 year career in nursing with the Upstate New York Veterans Administration Healthcare Network. He is the former Planetree Coordinator for the five VA Medical Center Network. His most recent assignment with the VA was in Patient and Staff Education. Neal also enjoyed a long career in the United States Army Reserve, Army Nurse Corps, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. We are very pleased that Neal has joined Medcalm, heading up Veteran’s Administration Hospital sales as well as other national accounts. He brings with him a vast amount of experience and expertise in nursing, patient focused, patient centered care.
Steven Leeds, M.A., is co-director of the NLP Center of New York. He is a certified trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (NBCCH), and member of the International Core Transformation Training Team. He holds master degrees in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology and in Education. For over twelve years, Steven has designed and led trainings and seminars in NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Core Transformation in the United States and Europe. He also maintains a private therapy practice in New York City. Steven has studied with Connirae Andreas, Richard Bandler, Jack Canfield (author, Chicken Soup for the Soul), Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan. He is also a founding member of the International Association for NLP. He is now also applying his knowledge to writing scripts and recording them for Medcalm and Flycalm, companies dedicated to helping patients and fliers.
Andrew R. Castellano III is a certified radio marketing master, and is President of Sharc Creative, Inc. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1991, Andrew worked for a privately owned business in the garment district. A five year education in sales helped him get a head start when he switched careers to the radio business in 1996. Andrew has been selling radio time for WFAS Radio in Westchester for the past 11 years. Working closely with many businesses in the area, Andrew has built up over 100 clients with Sharc Creative. Sharc Creative has helped hospitals, doctors and dentists give their patients and clients more information and healing music while they may sometimes be placed on hold. Sharc Creative is proud to be associated with Medcalm and provide the scripts and production needed for Medcalm’s customers. Our Messages On Hold are a natural compliment to the Medcalm solutions for patient care.
Roxanne E. Daleo, Ph.D., a Health Educator who taught at Harvard University Health Services founded MindWorks for Children. Trained in relaxation and stress reduction techniques at the Harvard Medical School, Division of Behavioral Medicine, her work is based on extensive experience with children and adults. Dr. Daleo also studied the use of symbols for healing from the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. For the past fifteen years, Dr. Daleo has worked as clinician, instructor and consultant in a wide variety of business and health care settings. She has designed and produced audio-visual programs for patient education, health promotion, and creative arts therapies and has developed play therapy programs for the chronic and terminally ill. In addition to MindWorks, Dr. Daleo conducts stress management workshops for professionals and develops health promotion programs for educators and health care practitioners. Medcalm is proud to offer Dr. Roxanne’s audio and video pediatric programs.
Dr. Mubbashir Iftikhar graduated from Punjab Medical College in Pakistan, Under University of Punjab, Lahore, in 1996. For the initial years of his professional career he worked in Pakistan, and then continued as professional doctor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in different capacities till 2006.
With a passion for computer related health technologies, he became involved with business management, under the belt of D.E Impex Sdn Bhd, and became CEO of www.deziregroup.com., a fast growing, highly reputable healthcare provider in Asia Pacific Region. Having a large local contact base and growing international alliances, it includes a top 20 Fortune 500 company, and other top ranked multinational companies in health care. In early 2007 he signed an agreement with Medcalm to be their distributor for the Asia Pacific Region. They are successfully carrying the message to the regional hospitals. www.medcalm.com.my
Katie Gohde-Haase BFA, MA, for most of her life Katie has explored various creative and artistic mediums including video, film making and photography. She has worked professionally in corporate and non-profit communications for 20 years and has over three dozen awards for writing, producing and directing. Her clients include ABC, MTV, American Library Association and New York Hospital. Katie appears on-camera for a series of emergency safety and news programs she created for the FDNY and Con Edison of NY that are now used in firehouses throughout the country. Katie’s most challenging and meaningful work occurred during the weeks that followed the NY terrorist’s attacks on 9/11. Katie served as a councilor and recorded oral testimonies for members of the FDNY, Office of Emergency Management and Con Edison of New York that are part of the 9/11 memorial archives. Katie recognized the higher purpose in Medcalm’s mission immediately when Amy Gordon-Fisher described it to her in 2002. With the mind/body/spirit connection a major catalyst in her life and work; Katie loves being part of the Medcalm team. She shot and edited many of the beautiful and transformative images appearing in the Medcalm Channel series.
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Shannon A. White, Mdiv., has been an ordained Presbyterian minister for the last 10 years, having served churches in Scarsdale, NY and Greenwhich, CT. In addition to caring for congregants, she served as a hospital chaplain for several hospitals around the country. Using guided imagery techniques in a variety of situations, she has been able to help numerous people across faith lines, as they have faced difficult life circumstances. Shannon is a professional voice over and currently co-hosts a spiritual radio show, called SpiriTalk. She is now using her many talents and is now able to reach a broader audience through Medcalm and Flycalm. Shannon is one of the voices of Medcalm.
Robert Kessler - Kessler Media Productions, Ltd.
Producer/Director
Composer and Sound Designer
Robert Kessler has completed more than 500 music and sound design projects for producers of motion pictures, television series, independent classical, folk and jazz albums, as well as spoken word albums since starting Kessler Media Productions in 1986.
In addition to his sound design for Chris Wedge’s Academy Award-winning animated short film "Bunny," Kessler produced and directed the Grammy Award-winning spoken word album "Still Me," by Christopher Reeve and the Grammy-nominated spoken word album "Beloved," by Toni Morrison.
Carol Gubbe has over 20 years of experience in the field of health care design and construction. As an accomplished project and product manager offering a rare blend of creative and operational strengths, Carol has achieved exciting company and product turnarounds and is recognized for her success. Working with health care environments Carol understands the need for health care to create environments that improve patient’s health and well being, making patients and care givers feel at ease.
After meeting with Amy Gordon-Fisher she found she shared the belief that Medcalm does fill a void in patient care. Medcalm is an audio/video solution that helps a person obtain personal control in their healing and wellness.
She would like to see Medcalm become the premier audio/video wellness solution in America and decided to join her team.
Wayne Ferguson is an award winning producer who has directed and produced many health care service programs. Recently Mr. Ferguson's firm, Video Image Productions, was awarded a contract with the New York State Department of Mental Health to produce a series of DVD and Internet applications on self managed wellness assessment. Other notable projects include work for the New York Laser and Skin Institute, New York Eye and Ear Hospital, and the burn center of Cornell Hospital. In addition to video consulting and production for Medcalm, Mr. Ferguson has produced and broadcast many consumer marketing programs on subjects ranging from heart attack symptoms to diabetes treatment.