Member Number: 296

Date Put Through: 1 December 2000 

Dr. Ronda Beaman is president of Second Wind, Inc., a midlife coaching center, Vice President of PEAK Learning, Inc., an international research and consulting firm, serves as a tenured faculty member at Northern Arizona University, and as an adjunct faculty member at California Polytechnic University. She earned her doctorate in leadership at Arizona State University following a career in advertising and broadcasting.  Additionally, she is a certified personal trainer with credentials fromThe Aerobic Research Center in Dallas, Texas, and The National Racewalking Federation. She is a wife and mother of two sons.  USA Today and American Greetings named her family “America’s Most Creative Family”.

   Dr. Beaman is a nationally recognized expert on leadership, health and wellness, education, psychosocial development and communication. She has won numerous awards for her work including being named the first recipient of the National Education Association’s “Excellence in the Academy: Art of Teaching” award. She has conducted research in a host of arenas, and is author of many articles and books, including the upcoming “Die Young…As Late As Possible”.   She has extensive and international expertise in public speaking and is described as a dynamic, inspiring, and thought-provoking presenter.