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HelpGram.com
A New Way to Care
HelpGrams were created to give people a fast and easy
way to find information to help themselves and to communicate
a sense of caring and support to their family, friends,
and co-workers. With their concisely summarized
bits of information, HelpGrams are short enough to read
in under a minute. And as a result they are actually
read. With their expert selected links and recommended
books, more in-depth information is ready at hand for
the motivated reader.
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If we had to describe modern
day culture in one sentence it would say, "Too
much information, too little time." At HelpGram
we considered the profound consequences of information
overload, particularly on quality of life. Today's truths
are obscured by a steady stream of factoids and Internet
spread rumors. These get in the way of crucial information
and jeopardize the ways we take care of our health,
pursue our careers, protect our families, and live our
everyday lives. Written by experts in their fields,
HelpGrams are designed to facilitate the communication
of helpful information between experts and you
and between you and your family, friends, and co-workers.
The communication of this helpful information is intended
to function as a prevention tool for many of life's
problems and can be used to express a sense of caring
between you and the recipient. By alerting people
to the resources at their disposal for dealing with
many of life's problems, HelpGrams assist in promoting
positive well-being and caring on the web. HelpGram.com
is the premier source for caring e-cards with helpful
information, offering hundreds of HelpGrams on a wide
range of topics.
The primary goal of HelpGram.com
is to provide users with an effective means for accessing
and sharing helpful information with themselves and
their family, friends, and coworkersAnother important
goal is to help support non-profit organizations actively
working in these arenas. The HelpGram format is consistent
throughout every HelpGram: they provide a brief expert
overview; concise and useful bits of information; links
to related Web sites with more in-depth information
as well as links to related HelpGrams; a listing of
recommended books; and links to related products and
services. A related goal of HelpGram is to provide experts
with opportunity and a platform. Experts can reach a
wider audience, enlighten the public, influence debate,
all while publicizing their practice and the services
they are able to provide.
As HelpGram grows, we plan to
expand into customized corporate publishing, a snail
mail HelpGram package, and eventually a series of HelpGram
books and postcards. A series of HelpGram books and
postcards will be available in the coming months.
HelpGram President Dr. Daniel
Fisher, a licensed clinical and consulting psychologist,
founded the company in response to his observation that
people often missed out on opportunities for personal
growth or disease prevention because the healthcare
industry, as well as their family, friends, and coworkers
were unable to communicate relevant helpful information
to them in an effective way. After in-depth conversations
with professional colleagues and friends, he and colleague
Dr. Alfredo Bimbela, and Ron Papanek determined that
the need for a brief, caring, helpful information card
was desired by men and women across almost all ethnic,
age, and socio-economic demographics. HelpGrams are
for anyone looking to send a message of support and
caring through practical helpful information. A Spanish
version will be introduced in the near future as well.
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HelpGram, Inc. generates its
revenue from advertising, e-commerce and content licensing.
The company has a two-part business model: business-to-consumer
and business-to-business. Its business-to-consumer strategy
is to provide the most sophisticated and comprehensive
listing of clearly-written and easy-to-follow helpful
information, as well as provide the most helpful products
and services necessary to achieve the desired goal.
Its business-to-business strategy is to provide companies
opportunities to brand, inform, and sell to targeted,
qualified consumers interested in their products at
the exact moment they are considering a purchase.
The company is also focused on the off-line publication
of helpful information books and corporate newsletters.
HelpGram.com will offer direct links and directions
to relevant shopping opportunities on each topic at
our HelpGoods.com e-commerce site. HelpGram.com will
also bring together its community of users by encouraging
them to contribute their own helpful information to
the site, share tips and stories for various topic entries,
and take part in supporting related non-profit organizations,
which receive a sizable portion of advertising and e-commerce
related revenues.
The merger of commerce and content provides a robust
user experience and the best possible scenario for both
consumers and retail partners. With HelpGram.com, users
are immediately directed to several purchase and service
options on our HelpGoods.com site, and can choose to
send helpful gifts to their intended recipients as well.
HelpGram.com becomes a one-stop destination for users
wanting to find helpful information on a relevant topic
while offering retailers and service providers a way
to inform and sell to targeted customers at the exact
moment of consumer interest.
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Founder and Chairman of the
Board, is a New York State licensed clinical and consulting
psychologist. Formerly at Weill Medical College of Cornell
University, where he specialized in treating patients
suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, Dr. Fisher
was also employed as a Senior Psychologist with the
New York City Mental Health Services. Dr. Fisher has
spent the last few years consulting to corporations
on leadership and personal development issues. His clients
include such prestigious companies as Ford, Aetna, Goldman
Sachs, Xerox, Schering-Plough, ADP, MasterCard International,
and McGraw-Hill. Dr. Fisher holds a Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology from the University of California at Santa
Barbara, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University
of California at San Diego.
,President and
Co-founder, has a broad range of analytical and management
experience having founded Fiabi.com in 1999. He has
over 10 years experience in financial services as a
Vice President with JP Morgan and the RiskMetrics Group.
Ron received an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University,
and a B.A. from The University of Chicago.
,S.V.P. and
Editorial Director, was a commissioning editor for two
university presses in the areas of cognitive science,
philosophy, and cultural studies. He was then publications
manager for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD), where he wrote a biweekly media critique and
led a "Monitor & Response" group, which
tracked and responded to defamation in print, broadcast
and online media. He has also worked as a producer and
editor for Urban Box Office. At LiveAdvice.com, he was
a senior member of the product development team. He
has consulted for Iguana Studios on a range of projects
in the entertainment, financial and educational fields.
He is currently working with Scott Weiss on "Design
for Wireless Usability," to be published by John
Wiley & Sons.
Chief
Operations Officer and Senior Editor, has extensive
experience in academic publishing and editorial work.
Prior to joining HelpGram, Inc., Diane was a contributing
editor for The National Honors Report, a co-chair on
the Student Concerns Committee of the National Collegiate
Honors Council (NCHC), and a certified writing instructor
for the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA).
Diane received her BA in English from the University
of Kansas.
,
E-ternship Director and Managing
Editor, has extensive experience in writing, editing,
Web design, and publication production. Prior to joining
the team, she was a Writing Coach for Webster University’s
Writing Center. She currently serves as a Web Designer
for Webster University’s Center for Practical &
Interdisciplinary Ethics, and she is a devoted Communications
& Development Committee Volunteer for the YWCA Cobb
County. Tiffany received her BA in Sociology with a
minor in Computer Applications from Webster University
in 2002.
, Director
of Strategic Business Development, has a strong background
in media marketing and research for several Knight Ridder
publications. He is Director of Marketing Strategies
and Web Development for the Consortium for Graduate
Study in Management and Webmaster for top-rated St.
Louis-based asset managers, Sparrow Capital Management
and Buford, Dickson, Harper & Sparrow. Having received
a B.S. in Economics with concentration in Marketing
from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,
surprisingly much of his spare time is devoted to music
production, Web design, and game development.
,
Chief Technical Officer, has
extensive experience developing custom software and
database driven applications for both Internet and the
distributed world applications. Craig is founder and
CEO of Graphics Ink, located in beautiful Santa Barbara,
CA. When not slaving away in front of the computer,
Craig is devoting his time to his kids, taking them
on trips or watching their favorite DVDs.
,
Executive Creative Director, Senior Designer, a Summa
Cum Laude graduate from the College of Marin-- holding
two Associates of Science degrees in Graphic Design
and Authoring/Integration- combined with over four years
of ad agency design in both San Francisco and New York,
Brian brings extensive experience creating and developing
high-visibility Multimedia and print projects. From
e-learning CD-ROM's, flash animation's, illustrations
and corporate Web sites to e-commerce, educational,
lifestyle and entertainment, Brian has done original
creative work and programming work for such clients
as Kenneth Cole, Hewlett Packard, Pfizer, Intel, L’Oreal,
MasterCard, Lancôme Paris, McCann and Erickson,
Blue Martini Software and many, many more...Brian is
currently honing his Flash skills even more by attending
the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
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Harry Wexler, Ph.D.
Elliot Seif, Ph.D.
Eleanor Seif, M.Ed.
Leonard Fisher, M.D.
J. Manuel Casas, Ph.D.
Scott Pytluk, Ph.D.
Susana M. Lowe, Ph.D.
Myra Eskin, LCSW
Jeffrey Rothman, M.A. OTR/LDr.
,
a research and clinical psychologist,
has in the past 30 years achieved a national reputation
in the areas of substance abuse policy, treatment and
research. Dr. Wexler is best known for his landmark
studies of the effectiveness of community and correctional
substance abuse treatment. Currently, Dr. Wexler is
a Senior Principal Investigator at the National Development
and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI). Dr. Wexler serves
on the editorial boards of substance abuse and psychological
journals and has published numerous articles in scholarly
and policy journals. He also serves or has held appointments
at major universities, is active in many professional
organizations, and makes numerous presentations at national
conferences. Dr. Wexler also regularly provides consultation
for federal and state agencies in the areas of substance
abuse and criminal justice. He currently serves as Executive
Director of the Psychology Center in Orange County,
California.
is currently the Director of
Curriculum and Instruction Services for the Bucks County
Intermediate Unit. He received his master's degree and
Certificate of Advanced Study from Harvard University,
and his doctorate from Washington University, St. Louis
in Curriculum Research and Development. He was formerly
a social studies teacher and a Professor of Education
at Temple University. He has conducted hundreds of local
and national workshops, and published numerous articles,
handbooks and books on such topics as standards based
programs, curriculum development and renewal, school
leadership, futures education, the teaching of thinking,
interdisciplinary teaching and learning and social studies
instruction. Dr. Seif is the Director of the Bucks County
Renewal Project, which has received national attention.
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit's "Case Study"
on Curriculum Renewal and Standards Based Education,
authored by Dr. Seif, was recently published in the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Curriculum Handbook. Dr. Seif is also part of a cadre
of developers and trainers for the nationally developed
program "Understanding By Design." For the
last twenty years, Dr. Seif has been the Director of
the Pennsylvania Future Problem Solving Program, part
of a national program that involves over 200,000 students
every year in learning about futures issues and creative
problem solving strategies.
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has been an elementary school
principal for the past sixteen years. Her previous education
experience has been as a teacher in the elementary school
and a teacher and supervisor in gifted education programs.
Ms. Seif has a master's degree from Temple University
and an administrative certification from the University
of Pennsylvania. In 1994, Ms. Seif's elementary school
received distinction by being chosen as a Blue Ribbon
School of Excellence by the State of Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Seif is a member of numerous professional organizations,
such as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, and the National Association of Elementary
School Principals.
,
recently retired from the full-time
clinical faculty of the University of California Los
Angeles, Division of Geriatric Medicine, and continues
to serve on the voluntary faculty as Associate Clinical
Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics. He also serves as
a voluntary supervising physician at the L.A. Free Clinic,
and is on the Advisory Council of the LA County Area
Agency on Aging, and on the Executive Board of Sunset
Hall, a nonprofit residence for seniors. He has had
extensive experience in chronic disease and long-term
care during his 45 year career, and prior to joining
UCLA he was on the faculties of New York Medical College
and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
He received his BS from Rutgers University, his MS from
Yale University, and his MD from the University of Chicago.
His internal medicine residency was at Montefiore Hospital
and Fellowship in Endocrinology at Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center, both in NYC. He has been Board Certified
in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology-Metabolism, and
Geriatrics, and was elected to both the Endocrine Society
and the NY Academy of Medicine. He is a member of the
American Geriatrics Society, the Gerontological Society
of America, the UCLA Center for Aging, the California
Medical Directors Association, and Physicians for Social
Responsibility.
,
Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University
of California at Santa Barbara, is a nationally recognized
expert on psychological issues relating to racial/ethnic
minority groups, cross-cultural counseling, and the
family dynamics of diverse populations. Three published
articles that exemplify his research include "An
Examination of Individual Factors Associated with the
Academic Success and Failure of Mexican-American and
Anglo Students", "A Culturally Sensitive Model
for Evaluating Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention
Programs", and "Birth Control Low-Income Mexican-American
Women: The Impact of Three Values." Dr. Casas,
is the co-author of the Handbook of Racial/Ethnic Minority
Counseling Research and one of the editors of the Handbook
of Multicultural Counseling. He has served on numerous
editorial boards including the Counseling Psychologist,
the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
and the Journal of Hispanic Behavioral Sciences. He
continues to work as a consultant on varied health,
educational, and drug related projects with a variety
of agencies and institutions including Santa Barbara
County Mental Health Department, the Loma Linda Medical
Center's Diabetes and Pregnancy Program, the Office
of Substance Abuse Prevention, and the National Institute
of Mental Health. Dr. Casas received his BA degree in
Political Science from U.C. Berkeley, and his Ph.D.
in Psychology from Stanford University specialization
in the areas of Counseling and Cross-Cultural Psychology.
is a professor of Psychology
at Illinois School of Professional Psychology. He received
his BA from Brown University, his Ph.D. from the University
of California at Santa Barbara, and completed his clinical
internship at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. Previously
on staff at Mount Sinai in Chicago, Dr. Pytluk is currently
coordinating a treatment program for individual with
eating disorders at Munster Community Hospital, Munster
Indiana. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice
in Chicago, Illinois.
is a researcher at the Asian
and Pacific Islander American Health Forum in San Francisco,
a national nonprofit policy and advocacy organization.
A former Assistant Professor in Counseling Educational
Developmental Psychology at Boston College, Dr. Lowe
is currently conducting community-based research on
health access needs of underrepresented Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders. She is on the executive board
of the Asian American Psychological Association and
the Editorial Board of the Journal of Multicultural
Counseling and Development. Dr. Lowe received her BA
from the University of California Berkeley in Psychology
and her Ph.D. in Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology
from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
is the Executive
Director of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic &
Cape May Counties, NJ where she has served for the last
sixteen years. Ms. Eskin has served on the Board of
the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Services
and was Chair of the Council of Executives. She has
also served as a Board member of the Jewish Social Services
Professional Association and as Chair of the New Jersey
Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies.
Ms. Eskin has been a member of the Board of Directors
of United Way of Atlantic County. She is currently a
member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Association
of Mental Health Agencies. Ms. Eskin received her MSW
from the University of Pennsylvania.
is a seasoned occupational therapist
at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He received
his BA from Clark University and his MA from New York
University. He had previously been on the staff of The
Mount Sinai Medical Center treating patients on their
model spinal cord injury and brain injury units. Upon
leaving Mount Sinai, Jeffrey joined the staff of Israel's
national healthcare company to work in both the Arab
and Jewish sectors of the population where, he provided
home care to stroke and other brain injury survivors
in the Haifa and Acre regions. He also treated a variety
of shoulder and hand injuries in Israel's central medical
center for Haifa and Western Galilee. Jeffrey's recent
work includes therapy for children with developmental
disabilities and delays.
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J.Crew, Inc.
Prior to joining J.Crew in Fall 2001, Mr. Babkow was
General Counsel at Internet Tradeline International.
Prior to joining ITI, Mr. Babkow worked for American
Express in its Travel Related Services division.
Before arriving at American Express, he worked in the
public sector. First as Associate Counsel at the
City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation,
and later as Associate Counsel for the United States
Small Business Administration. Mr. Babkow has a bachelor's
degree from Union College and a law degree from the
Hofstra University School of Law.
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- We are a customer-focused
organization. We believe that as long as we can genuinely
help our users, we will be successful as a company.
- We take great pride in
the professional quality of our work.
- Our assets are our experts,
our relationships with nonprofit help-care organizations,
and our reputation. If any of these is ever diminished,
the last is the most difficult to restore. We are
dedicated to maintaining the highest ethical, intellectual,
and professional standards. Our success will depend
upon adhering to these strict standards.
- Eligibility as a HelpGram
expert depends solely on professional training and
experience without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation,
or any impermissible criterion or circumstance.
- We constantly strive to
anticipate the rapidly changing technology of the
Internet and how we can leverage advances to further
enhance our users' ability to creatively express caring
for their friends and family.
- Integrity, honesty, and
genuine caring are at the heart of our business. We
expect our team members to maintain high ethical standards
in everything they do for the company.
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General: info@helpgram.com
Dan Fisher, Ph.D.
Dan@helpgram.com
(v) 212-202-3558
(f) 212-202-3558
Jerry Weinstein
Jerry@helpgram.com
(v) 212-202-3558
(f) 212-202-3558
Diane Morgan
Diane@helpgram.com
(v)913- 814-0128
(f) 212-202-3558
Ron Papanek
Ron@helpgram.com
(v) 212-367-8423
(f) 212-202-3558
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