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Staff Biographies
Lenore Howe
President/CEO
Lenore has a M.S. in Internet Strategy Management from the Graduate Center at Marlboro College and
a B.S. in public health from the University of Massachusetts with an emphasis in Medical Technology.
She has worked in government research and run her own consulting firm specializing in human services
planning and rural development. In 1994, she founded Health Search, a service that provides medical
information to those who need it. "The main goal of Health Search was to empower people at a time
when they feel the least powerful - when they or someone they love has a serious illness."
In 1995, Lenore became a regular columnist for WellnessWeb. In 1996, she was appointed Editor of Alternative/ Complementary Medicine and later that year, she became Executive Editor. In December 2001, Lenore started her own company, Wellness Partners LLC, in order to continue working on behalf of health consumers around the globe. Her articles on health topics and patients' use of the Internet have appeared in a variety of magazines and journals.
Dermot Begley
Director of New Business Development
On obtaining his BS at Trinity College, Dublin, Begley entered the Pharmaceutical Industry where he
spent 11 years, the last four of which he was Sales Manager of a division of a major pharmaceutical
company. Under his management, the division's sales increased from $2 million to $5+ million.
In the '70s he began his career in the Information Industry as a Sales Representative for one of the original mainframe manufacturers, Univac. He moved to the burgeoning Mini-Computer sector and after a successful sales career with MAI Canada Ltd., he founded and managed a successful, turnkey mini-computer systems house, SIM Western Inc. In the '80s as CEO of Genamation Inc., he was instrumental in introducing Toshiba Laptops and SCO Xenix as well as NCR and Motorola UNIX systems to Canada.
Spurred by his interest in recycling, in the '90s he designed, financed and built an enterprise to convert the "urban forest" (urban waste wood) into high value commercial and industrial products. In his career to date, Begley has been personally responsible for product sales in excess of $100 million in a variety of industries.
Begley is currently senior partner of Begley & Associates, offering management, marketing and financial coaching to emerging hi-tech enterprises. Begley & Associates is part of a network of private investor and venture capitalists interested in financing successful businesses.
Josee Archer
Marketing Assistant/Media Contact
Josee has an AS in Small Business Management with courses toward a BS in Marketing and PR.
With over 7 years marketing experience, Josee has many responsibilities at Wellness Partners, LLC,
including acting as the Media Contact for the company and its websites.
Josee would be happy to further assist you with any questions you may have regarding the content within this media kit or inquiries regarding SeekWellness.com.