Dave Wheitner

Dave guides others to create happier and more powerful lives through his strategic life coaching practice, and is a lifelong student of human behavior and social interaction. He is an award-winning author of several books.Raised in a blue-collar Ohio neighborhood, Dave earned his B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, M.A. in Counseling from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, M.S. in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and Life Coach Certification from the Institute for Life Coach Training. He has presented to various groups including the North American Vegetarian Society and American Mensa.Alongside participating in various workshops and trainings on awareness, authenticity, sensuality, sexuality, and personal growth, he has worked on a number of projects related to social, ecological, and economic sustainability, and health and well-being.Dave also enjoys attending and sometimes facilitating snuggle parties, cooking and baking (especially anything involving chocolate and waffles), composing dance music with social consciousness themes, beatboxing (creating rhythm and percussion with the mouth), gardening, hiking, and running in nature. He previously bicycled across the United States for charity, and has interests in sustainable communities that transform our connections with food, energy, and one another.