Keys to Excellence, Inc. Ronald G. Kuhn, DMA and Phyllis R. Antonelli, M.Ed.

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Phyllis R. Antonelli, M.Ed.

President, Keys to Excellence, Inc. and Co-author, Keys to Innervisions.

Ms. Antonelli earned a Master's Degree in Counseling from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a year of doctoral study, Education Psychology, at the University of Pittsburgh. With 25 years of experience as a therapist, program developer, and administrator of programs for at-risk adolescents, she is a specialist in the treatment of juvenile offenders and in the field of chemical dependency. Ms. Antonelli has been a trainer and consultant for numerous agencies, programs, and states and is a featured speaker at state and national conferences. She is an expert in analyzing systems and adapting the Keys to Innervisions curriculum to the needs of high-risk youths and adults.

Ms. Antonelli co-authored the curricula Focus on Alcohol and Unlocking Your Natural Resources. She has earned certification as an Addiction Counselor and has been published in several professional journals.

Since 1990, Dr. Kuhn and Ms. Antonelli have trained facilitators and implemented the Keys to Innervisions in hundreds of agencies across the United States. Their follow-up work resulted in Possibility Parenting, a companion curriculum for families, the Keys to Innervisions Supervisory/Implementation Manual, the Master Facilitation Training Manual, and a Spanish translation of the adolescent curriculum.

Ronald G. Kuhn, DMA

Founder, Keys to Excellence, Inc. and Co-author, Keys to Innervisions.

Dr. Kuhn received his Doctorate in Education from the University of Washington in 1979. He taught for 15 years in elementary through university level education. He wrote, produced, and was the featured educator in the Keys to Excellence for Youth video curriculum and implemented this program in hundreds of sites across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Dr. Kuhn also co-authored and was the featured educator in the curricula, Focus On Alcohol and Unlocking Your Natural Resources.

Dr. Kuhn's public service activities included participation on the boards of several organizations and volunteering his services to high school and college athletic teams, youth groups, and social service agencies. His expertise was recognized by frequent speaking engagements for universities, national, and state conferences.

In December 2000, Dr. Kuhn made his final transition, leaving a legacy of empowering programs that continue to touch lives, that touch lives, that touch lives...

As the blossom cannot tell what becomes of its fragrance, so no one can tell what becomes of his influence.