About Our Team

Jean Meier M.Ed.

Jean Meier M.Ed.

Jean Meier is the founder and Executive Director of Creative Transitions. She has worked as a teacher, trainer and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for over 30 years and currently teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other mindfulness workshops.

She writes: “I’ve had the good fortune to be born into a most amazing time in our country’s history, a time of ferment and also a time of great change. For me it started in ninth grade. I caught the end of the McCarthy era when two of my favorite teachers were hounded out of town after being accused of being communists. This controversy pitted parents against their own children for virtually the whole town. It opened my eyes to what was happening in the wider world, far outside my door, and started me on a life long journey of wanting to be a positive force in this world. Major influences for me since high school have been Insight Meditation, Taoism and Process Work, nonviolence as practiced by Gandhi, Martin Luther King and others,  Nonviolent Communication (NVC) developed by Marshall Rosenberg, the work of Otto Scharmer and all my experiences living and working in nature.”

Michele Naphen, MSW, LCSW

Michele Naphen LCSW

Michele Naphen, MSW, LCSW, is a thirty year practitioner of mindfulness and meditation who integrates mindfulness teachings and practices as a licensed clinical social worker in private practice and as a group therapist at Princeton House Behavioral Health in Princeton, New Jersey. Michele is a senior student of John Welwood, Ph.D, a psychotherapist who writes and teaches about the healing power of being unconditionally present with ourselves and others. Michele has also completed a seven day Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training for health professionals with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.  Michele’s passion is in guiding people to discover the art and joy of mindful living in creative ways that work for them and in all aspects of their lives.

Corey Scott, M.A.

Corey Scott, M.A.

Corey Scott M.A. is an organization consultant, facilitator, trainer, career and leadership coach, and humble change leader. He is a masters graduate from Concordia University’s Human Systems Intervention program, part of the Applied Sciences department. This world-renowned program trains process consultants in individual and group learning, as well as change theories and methods. He has over ten years experience as a career counselor, and fifteen years in training, facilitation and change initiatives.

Corey writes: “My work is about helping individuals (and organizations) to move from ‘stuck’ positions where they perceive limited options, to a place of greater awareness where they can perceive multiple opportunities and understand the pathways they can take to make these opportunities reality. “

“My approach differs from most coaching programs in that I emphasize intuitive, dynamic ways of knowing to help my clients develop a clear vision of their future. At the same time, I help clients develop a stronger self-awareness, and an appreciation for how the systems (family, work, social circle) of which they are a part impact the change they are seeking to create. Once my clients have developed a clear and compelling vision of their future career, we drill down into the principles, structures, and practices required to enact their vision. We work together closely as we co-develop an action plan and stay on top of the plan until its realization.”