The ScreamFree Institute TeamHal Edward Runkel, President and Chief Visionary Officer
Hal Edward Runkel, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Relationship Coach, Teacher, Seminar leader, and Author of the ScreamFree Living book series, has been leading students, teachers, parents and families in his ScreamFree Relationship methods since the very early years of his training.
Hal has taken the Bowen Systems approach and through thousands of hours of family and child therapy created the ScreamFree Living methodology. It revitalizes relationships and brings a renewed sense of joy, love and caring to families. Hal now presents ScreamFree relationship programs to audiences nationwide through teleconferences, web seminars, newsletters, training classes, and through the ScreamFree Living book series. Hal and his wife, Jenny enjoy screamfree parenting their two wonderful children: Hannah (13) and Brandon (11). Jon Kaplan, Managing Director
After 15+ years in the software world, Jon discovered ScreamFree in 2004 and loved its mission of calming the world through family relationships. Jon came on board part-time with ScreamFree late that year. In 2006, he took over as full time Chief Operating Officer and moved into his current role when the ScreamFree Institute was founded. Jon brings a background of sales, business development, marketing and technology to the company. He is principally responsible for the day to day operations of the organization and his passion for helping people find peace in their lives drives his work every day.
Prior to ScreamFree, Jon spent five years at Progress Software, managing relationships with its key billion-dollar customers in the Southeast. Before that, Jon worked at two startups, acting once as CEO for an e-commerce company and once as VP Sales for a Sports Technology company, and for ten years with an Atlanta-based Business Intelligence Company heading up its SAP and International Sales Divisions. Jon and his wife of 17 years, Tasha, have two children, Breanna age 9 and Brendan, age 6. Sarah Holley, ScreamFree Fellow and Director of Leadership Development
A graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s in psychology, Sarah also obtained a master’s in community counseling from Georgia State and a diploma in Christian counseling from Richmont Graduate University (formerly Psychological Studies Institute). Upon graduation, she worked as a foster care social worker and special education teacher before staying home to raise three children: Graham, 13, Reeve, 11, and Hannah, 9. She loves to play tennis, read historical fiction, hang out with her husband of 16 years, Bobby, and watch her kids play sports. She loves encouraging young moms and finds great joy in teaching Bible studies at her church.
Sarah was introduced to ScreamFree through Jon Kaplan. No, he didn’t know she really needed it personally, but just hoped she’d be interested since her master’s degree is in counseling. Reluctantly, Sarah read ScreamFree Parenting, started to see changes in her own life as a mom, and eventually became a certified leader and trainer. She is now happy to be the Director of Leadership Development where she will assist other ScreamFree leaders in staying connected and expanding their influence. Kelvin Teamer, MDiv, MFT, CLC, ScreamFree Fellow and Director of Marketing and Outreach
Kelvin Teamer is a senior ScreamFree Certified Leader and Trainer and the founder of Inspire Counseling and Coaching, Inc. In addition to his work as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach for ScreamFree and in private practice, Kelvin serves Director of Marketing and Outreach for the ScreamFree Institute. In addition, Kelvin serves as a Minister for Youth and for Spiritual Formation for 13 years at Bouldercrest Church of Christ, where he still preaches from time to time.
After graduating from Southern Illinois University with a BS in Marketing, Kelvin went on to pursue studies at the Georgia School of Preaching and Biblical Studies where he graduated in 2005. He then went on to graduate from Amridge University with a Master of Divinity in Marriage and Family Therapy. He completed his certification as a Professional Life Coach in 2011. Kelvin is currently pursuing his Doctor of Ministry degree.
Kelvin is married to the love of his life, Kimberly. They have two wonderful children; Joshua and Jordan and they live in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Kim Eilers, Development Coordinator
Kim joined the ScreamFree team with over 15 years of training, fundraising, event planning, development, and management experience. She is married to her high school sweetheart and together they have an elementary-aged son and a preschool-aged daughter. As a new mom in 2005, Kim was first introduced to ScreamFree by her son's pediatrician. In 2011, she was honored to serve as a committee volunteer on the ScreamFree Institute's first fundraising gala event, The Big Scream.
Kim is a proud "double dawg" graduate of the University of Georgia, where she received both a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and later a master's degree in educational psychology. After graduate school, Kim was hired as UGA's first Leadership Development counselor in Student Affairs, where she advised numerous new and exisiting student leadership initiatives. In 2000, she began a new career with the American Heart Association as an Auction Specialist/Fundraiser for the prestigious Atlanta Heart Ball and Art for Heart annual events. From 2003-2010, she helped to lead an insurance services business as the Vice President of Operations. Kim has given her time and expertise as a volunteer for many non-profit efforts, such as the Hugh McLeod Sports Medicine and Wellness Foundation, the Arthritis Foundation's Crystal Ball, UGA's Arch Society endowment campaign, the Hospice Atlanta Ball, the Junior League of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Symphony Ball. Teresa Meyer, IT Director
Teresa is a proud 1988 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where she earned a BS in Chemical Engineering. Teresa brings 20+ years of technology experience to the ScreamFree Team. She has worked in and managed consulting, software development, and website development for a variety of companies. Teresa helps with all things technical and specifically focuses on the company website and systems.
Teresa is married to Mike, fellow Notre Dame graduate and current Notre Dame Accounting Professor. They have three young daughters and live in Granger, Indiana. Brenda Carroll, Office Manager
Brenda is a full time volunteer with ScreamFree, having moved to Georgia with her husband Don from Monterrey, Mexico. She serves as office manager and general “go get” person to assist the ScreamFree principals. She retired several years ago from the Northwest College of Houston Community College system where she worked for many years--first as campus registrar and then as testing coordinator. She is happiest with her three children and their families, including five “almost perfect” grandchildren.
Tasha Kaplan, Web Content Assistant
Tasha has worked part-time for ScreamFree since 2008, but was involved long before then. As the mother of a young toddler and a second child on the way, ScreamFree Parenting peaked her interest. Once she read it and started exercising her newfound ScreamFree muscle, she found the principles were not only applicable in her parenting role, but in business relationships and as a longtime youth soccer coach. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Methodist College, and a Master of Education degree with a Sport Management major from the University of Georgia.
Prior to joining ScreamFree, Tasha served as Executive Director of the Georgia State Soccer Association and as Venue Director for the Georgia Aquatic Center for the 1996 Paralympic Games. As mentioned, she has also been a select-level soccer coach for most of her adult life. In addition to handling all orders for the Institute, Tasha helps maintain website content and distributes the Tips of the Day emails. She and her husband, Jon, have two children. Jenny Runkel, ScreamFree Co-Founder and Contributor
As the cofounder of ScreamFree, Jenny has worked side-by-side with Hal in creating and refining the ScreamFree approach to relationships. Jenny has been working with families for over 10 years in her role as a high school English teacher and has a passion for bridging the gap between teens and their parents. When she is not teaching AP English at Greater Atlanta Christian School, she joins Hal in writing, developing, and delivering the life-changing material to audiences nationwide. SFI Board of DirectorsKen Shumard, Chairman As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medical Doctor Associates, Inc. since 1987, Ken Shumard currently serves MDA as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ken grew up in southwestern Ohio on a dairy farm. He put himself through college selling books door-to-door, graduating from David Lipscomb
Married for over forty years, Ken and Joyce have three married children and eight grandchildren. They serve on the Boards of several organizations and are active in their church.
Fernando Nasmyth Mr. Nasmyth currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of The Hanover Company, a multifamily development company headquartered in Houston, TX. Prior to joining The Hanover Company, he served as Senior Portfolio Manager with BlackRock Realty and its predecessor entities, SSR Realty Advisors and GE Capital Investment Advisors, where he was responsible for managing separate account real estate portfolios on behalf of pension fund clients of these firms. He also spent the early part of his professional career in various leadership roles at GE Capital in its Legal Operation and Real Estate Departments.
Mr. Nasmyth has an extensive record of service with non-profit organizations and other charitable organizations; he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Greater Atlanta Christian Schools and
Tim Pownall Timothy Pownall is the Assistant Director of the Straus Institute, the Director of the PACIS PROJECT in Faith Based Diplomacy and Adjunct Professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. The Straus Institute has been rated the #1 program in the country by US News and World Report for the last six years. Timothy is also the Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Conflict Resolution, a Los Angeles based non-profit NGO, and the largest provider of pro bono, Small Claims mediations for the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Timothy formerly held senior executive positions with Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS), the Follett Corporation (Chicago) and Barnes & Noble, Inc. (New York). He started and grew a successful national facilities management company before selling his interest in the company and joining the Straus Institute team in 1994. Timothy manages a successful private mediation practice since 1996, and has conducted more than one hundred mediation and reconciliation interventions with faith-based clients. Timothy is a bishop/shepherd in his own faith community and a recognized spiritual counselor and mentor.
He and his wife Peggy enjoy the fabulous weather of Southern California and have two children and four grandchildren.
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