Our leadership team brings together diverse backgrounds and broad-reaching experience within the fields of education, health, human behavior, science, spirituality, the arts, and corporate and entrepreneurial business. Their unique knowledge and expertise help drive our initiatives forward.

Staff

Beth Bracale – Director of Programs & Operations

Beth Bracale has a degree in organizational management and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in education. When she’s not tending to the llamas, dogs, cat and flock of ducks on her farm in Conneaut, Beth serves Shadybrook as its Director of Programs & Operations.

On behalf of Shadybrook, Beth develops highly valued programs that facilitate spiritual exploration and a commitment to lifelong learning – lectures, workshops, conferences, retreats, special events, and outreach service initiatives. She’s also responsible for coordinating many of the finer details of our programming, ensuring their seamless execution and high standards our members have come to expect.

Fun Facts About Beth

A Perfect Morning: Getting up before dawn, putting on a pot of coffee, spending time with my dogs, and doing my spiritual practices before getting involved in the day’s activities.

Best Thing I’ve Done for Myself This Year: Adopted a healthy diet and exercise program.

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Michelle Hudson – Membership & Volunteer Coordinator

Michelle Hudson has over ten years of experience in community outreach within the non profit sector. She is currently employed by the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library as their Outreach Coordinator.

On behalf of Shadybrook, Michelle serves as our Membership & Volunteer Coordinator. She handles our annual campaign, plans special events for our members, and organizes our volunteer supporters.

Fun Facts About Michelle

Last Book That Inspired Me: The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman.

Favorite Movie: The Godfather.

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Board of Trustees – Officers

Teres Sainte-Marie — Chair

• Twenty-five years experience in marketing communications within non-profit, educational and medical environments.

• Initiated by indigenous elders into the wisdom traditions of North, South & Central America, Africa, Siberia, and the Celtic Isles.

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Fun Facts About Teres

Favorite Place To Be: Walking along the beach on Cape Cod.

Favorite Indulgence: Anything that involves chocolate.
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Nancy Herrick – Secretary

• Retired educator of 35 years from the the Beachwood City Schools.

• Director of the Reiki Clinic at Ursuline Academy.

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Fun Facts About Nancy

Greatest Accomplishment: Retiring from teaching with the same amount of passion and enthusiasm that I had when entering the profession.

Best Thing I’ve Done For Myself This Year: Reviewing Karuna Reiki® in a class with William Rand in Hana, Maui, and spending an additional week there on a personal retreat.

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Steve Imbornoni – Treasurer

• Licensed psychologist, clinical supervising counselor, and massotherapist.

• Practitioner of meditation for the past 37 years.

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Fun Facts About Steve

Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen: A Vermont river, cool clean air, water rushing over rocks.

Best Thing I’ve Done For Myself This Year: I completed my public service psychologist career, and entered private practice.

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Gary Rosenthal – Vice Chair

• Practicing attorney in Lake County since 1975, whose areas of concentration are estate planning, wills, trusts, and real estate.

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Fun Facts About Gary

Favorite Pastime: Attending concerts of the Cleveland Orchestra. I find the Severance Hall experience soothing. So are summers at the Blossom Music Festival.

My Greatest Accomplishment: Raising two children. They are everything. In comparison, nothing else is anything.

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Trustees-at-Large

Suzette Cohen

• Retired faculty from Cleveland State University and Lakeland Community College.

• Current passion is making and selling handcrafted jewelry from fine silver, bronze and polymer clays.

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Fun Facts About Suzette

Favorite Indulgence: Dark chocolate.

Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen: My daughter, who was my first born, when she was an infant.

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Laura Christian Imbornoni

• A member of Shadybrook since 1982,  she is the Recreation Manager for the Mentor Senior Center.

• Teaches yoga, movement therapy, and DansKinetics.

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Fun Facts About Laura

Favorite Pastime: Practicing  yoga. The beauty and energy of the practice inspire me. It runs like a steady stream through my life.

A Perfect Morning: Begins with the rich rose shades of sunrise. The crisp freshness of the morning dawns with hope and anticipation of the unexpected.

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Carol Dombrose

• Individual and group counselor for over 20 years.

• Executive Director of Angel House: Center For Art and Creative Life Change.

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Fun Facts About Carol

Greatest Accomplishment: Having seven beautiful children who are now seven wonderful adults.

Favorite Place to Be: Up on the ridge behind Angel House.

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Barb Saiter

• Ordained Spiritualist Minister.

• Technical specialist, either in a laboratory or in a marketing setting.

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Fun Facts About Barb

Greatest Accomplishment: Learning to trust and let Spirit guide my life.

Favorite Place To Be: Home with my puppies and good friends. That may sound boring to some people, but I treasure moments like that.

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Art Saulino

• Over 20 years experience in outpatient mental health, serving in clinical, administrative and technical capacities.

• Student of the Tao Te Ching and Vajrayana Buddhism.

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Fun Facts About Art

Last Book That Inspired Me: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.

Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen: Several sunsets, among which I cannot choose.

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Dean Williams

• Ordained priest and teacher in the Soto Zen Buddhist lineage, and a certified Buddhist chaplain.

• Founding member of the Cleveland chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

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Fun Facts About Dean

Best Thing I’ve Done For Myself This Year: Having a beautiful Japanese garden installed at my home.

Last Book That Inspired Me: John Coltrane and His Quest by Eric Nisenson.

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