The SPARK Initiative’s President and CEO, Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, along with VP of Learning and Development, Ashley Hunt, offer a diverse range of professional development opportunities for organizations and professionals.
They deliver transformative:
- 2 -3 Day Professional Development Retreats for Organizations and Groups
- Keynotes
- 30-, 60-, and 90-minute small group presentations
- ½ Day and Full Day Workshops
Whether it’s a corporate training, conference, or professional development workshop. Their sessions are designed to inspire and engage audiences through actionable insights and compelling storytelling. Request Brooke Wheeldon-Reece or Ashley Hunt today and ignite the SPARK in your audience.
Presentations and Training Topics
Lessons for Hope from the Unbroken | Going Beyond Self Care | Resilience and Wellbeing | Find the SPARK Beyond Trauma | Reimagining Youth At-Risk | SPARKING Engagement | SPARKING the Resilience inside ALL Kids | Foster Care and Adoption | What’s in a Thought
Our Amazing Speakers…Work with Brooke or Ashley!
Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, MBA, is the President/CEO of The SPARK Initiative, Inc. – a non-profit organization in Tampa, FL. dedicated to working with youth at-risk, sex trafficking survivors, and incarcerated juveniles, military veterans, and adult women.
Brooke's Full Profile
After her brother-in-law’s suicide and her husband’s subsequent battle with depression in 2012, Brooke knew there was more to the mind than she understood. She found her home with The SPARK Initiative after watching her husband emerge from a deep depression with seemingly little effort through a simple but profound understanding of the mind. Since 2014, she has led the SPARK Initiative in teaching her community’s most vulnerable population how the mind works and how a deeper understanding can be the catalyst to uncovering wellbeing. She is the creator and co-author of the evidence-based SPARK Mentoring Programs and the Insight to Wellbeing program. Combined, these programs are taught in 40 states across the US and 36 countries worldwide. In 2019, after a 2-year process, she and her husband adopted their niece and two nephews through the foster care system, and in 2021 she co-authored 4, peer- reviewed, published journal articles on the efficacy of the SPARK programs and the mental health education in which they are founded.
Brooke works daily to advocate for the protection and resilience of victims of abuse and promote suicide prevention by reaching young people’s minds and teaching them about their unbreakable SPARK inside.
Brooke lives in Tampa, Fl with her husband of 19 years and their 5 children.
BrookeR@Thesparkinitiative.com
813-662-6920 Ext. 102
Ashley Hunt is the VP of Learning and Development at The SPARK Initiative, Inc. – a non-profit organization in Tampa, FL. Since joining SPARK in 2015, Ashley has been instrumental in mentoring the community’s most vulnerable youth, driven by her passion for community service.
Ashley's Full Profile
Ashley’s innovative approach has led to the development of engaging, visual activities designed to help young people realize their limitless potential and discover their inner strength. She is the co-author of the evidence-based SPARK Mentoring Programs and the Insight to Wellbeing program. Combined, these programs are taught in 40 states across the US and 36 countries worldwide.
In 2018, Ashley expanded her role to include training, bringing her hands-on classroom experience to educators. Her unique perspective ensures that her training sessions are both fresh and impactful, continually evolving with the latest educational practices.
Ashley resides in Florida with her husband of 18 years and their two children, ages 16 and 13.
AshleyH@Thesparkinitiative.com
813-662-6920 Ext. 100
If you’d like to invite Ashley or Brooke to speak at your event or lead a training for your team, please click the button below to email your request.