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Positive Purpose is a working bank of professionals committed to creating positive change at your workplace
Donna Allen Cover, PhD., CHES, FAWHP is first and foremost a terrific mom of three great children and the founder and CEO of Positive Purpose Incorporated, a company dedicated to building healthy and happy workplaces..She is a global visionary with 17years of experience in Higher Education training practitioners in making strength based changes at the workplace.
Donna has keynoted nationally and internationally on depression prevention, strengths and positive psychology and is a certified Strengths Coach and Strengths Advocate by the Gallup Organization. Positive Purpose Inc. has consulted internationally and nationally on Behavioral Health and Science with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Congress, Wall Street Journal, FRS Army Europe and Danya International to enhance the science of strengths and positive psychology across all generations for global well-being.
Positive Purpose Inc. hosts the Sedona Positive Psychology forum in collaboration with the National Wellness Institute and created the Positive Psychology Forum program for the Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference.
Dr. Allen Cover is also a National Board Member of Health Promotion Advocates, a non profit organization that advocates for the integration of health promotion concepts into national health policy and all aspects of society. Her passion is long distance cycling, teaching and serving others with zestful and boundless energy. Donna rode her bike across America in 26 days as a health advocate for the American Breast Cancer Foundation. While she speaks nationwide, her favorite place to visit is on her own front porch with her family in Omaha, Nebraska.
Her gift is inspiring others to discover the meaning and purpose associated with life. Her passion is creating a shared vision of joy and harmony within individuals that create and empower groups.
In September of 2008 she rode her bike across America for the Hope Center for Kids. With this experience, she inspired her own children, as well as others, that dreams do come true. Her presentations to grade schools children and youth of all ages focus on taking health promotion to heart, and doing so with a purpose.
Professional Keynotes, Presentations, Events and Honors
World Congress Wall Street Journal Conference on Obesity, W. Virginia
Burden of Disease Conference, Johannasburg, S. Africa
Highmark, Pittsburgh, PA
Highmark, Harrisburg, PA
World Congress Mental and Behavioral Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Positive Psychology Forum, Sedona, Arizona
November 19th, 2008, World Congress, Positive Psychology Forum, Washington, DC
November 5th, Finding Happiness in the Chaose of LifeGreensboro, North Carolina
October 17th 2008, Today's Office Professionals Society, Omaha, NE.
August 4th-7th, Capetown, South Africa
July 1st 2008, 4th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Croatia
July 17-21st, 2008 National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, WI
April 11-13th, 2008 Mentor Coach, Bethesda, Maryland
March 13th, Positive Psychology Forum, San Diego, CA
March 10th , AJHP and IHRSA International Conference, San Diego, CA
February 2008, Positive Psychology Forum Host, Sedona, Arizona
February, 2008, Living the Life that is Rightfully Yoursâ€, Positive Psychology Forum, Sedona, Arizona
Becoming an Autotelic Person National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
The Future of Health Promotion: The World in Need of Change, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Evaluation of Protective Factors in the Consumption of Medical Services, The World Congress Wall Street Journal Conference Atlanta, Georgia
Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Life, Centers for Disease Control Leadership Conference Mobile, Alabama
The Future of Health Promotion - The World in Need of Change, The Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, San Francisco, California
Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Life, Centers for Disease Control Prevention Directors Conference Orlando, Florida
Business Priorities: Financial Success through Legislative Initiatives, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Beyond Money: Creating an Economy for Well-being, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Creating Purposeful Life between Estrogen and Death, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
May 2006 Invited Keynote "The Power of Resiliency in Changing Organizational Culture, Wall Street Journal World Congress Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
May 2006Legislative Initiatives that Put Wellness to Work†Health Promotion Directors Conference, Centers for Disease Control, Washington, DC
April 2006 Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Life†Reclaiming Hope: Reclaiming Life! Behavioral Science Conference, Willingen, Germany
April 2006 Reclaiming Hope: Reclaiming Life†Behavioral Science Conference, Willingen, Germany
March 2006 Invited Speaker†Financial Impact of Health Promotion on Business Outcomes, American Journal of Health Promotion, Las Vegas, Nevada
February 2006 How Good Things Emerge Spontaneously Out of Our Lives†Winter Wellness Forum, Sedona, Arizona
February 2006 Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Life†University of Nebraska, Kearny, Nebraska
October 2005Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Life†FRS Army Europe, Bad Kissingen, Germany
July 2005Current Legislative Issues and Updates in Health Promotion, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
July 2005"Going the Distance: Best Practices in Distance Education, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
March 2005"Using Positive Psychology in Health Promotion Practice, Art and Science of Health Promotion ConferenceSan Francisco, California
September 2004, Using Advocacy to Create a Wellness Epidemicâ€Wellness Council of IowaDes Moines, Iowa
July 2004"Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Lifeâ€National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
April 2004"The Power of Positive Psychology. Finding Authentic Happiness in the Chaos of Life, National Health and Fitness Summit and Exposition
Orlando, Florida
July 2003 Powerful Strategies for Building Corporate Culture, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
July 2003 The Wellness Epidemic†National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
February 2003 Utilizing Advocacy Strategies to Create a Wellness Epidemic, American Journal of Health Promotion Conference Washington, DC
February 2003 Finding the Balance between Authentic Happiness and Chaos†Women's Health Promotion Summit, Washington, DC
Terrific mom of Cade, 12, Casey, 11 and Cale, 8.
2008 Forum Host, Positive Psychology Forum, Sedona, Arizona
2005-2007, Health Editor, American College of Sports Medicine, Health & Fitness Journal
2005-2007, National Board Member, Health Promotion Advocates
Included in "Who's Who in American Teachers", 2004.
Received the Innovation in Teaching Award from Emporia State University, January, 2003..
Recognized as a Fellow for the Association for Worksite Health Promotion (FAWHP), May 2001.
Awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Emporia State University Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas, 1999.
Awarded the University Teacher of the Year in Health Education by the Central District Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CDAAHPERD). States included within this District are Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, 1998.
Nominee for National Health Educator of the Year, American Association of Health Education (AAHE), 1998.
Nominated by two students and Included in "Who's Who in American Teachersâ₠5th edition, 1998.
Awarded the Health Educator of the Year, by the Kansas Association for Health, Physical Education (KAHPERD), 1997.
Healthy Schools Network Representative for the state of Kansas at the National Association of School Boards in Education (NASBE), Washington, DC , January, 1996
Doctor of Philosophy Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas Health Promotion, Higher Education
Master of Science in EducationBaylorUniversityWaco, Texas Specialization: Health Education/Exercise Physiology August 1990
Bachelor of ArtsBethanyCollegeLindsborg, Kansas Specialization: Recreation/Health May 1985
Certified Health Education Specialist The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing September 1991 to present
Adventure Experiences Incorporated Ropes Challenge Course Facilitator July 1995 to present
Radical Collaboration Certification Radical Collaboration Training Business Consultants Network, Inc.
February, 2007
Gallup University Certified Strengths Advocate & Strengths Coach, April, 2007
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