Serena Jain

Serena Jain is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher through the University of California, San Diego’s Center for Mindfulness, a Board Certified Integrative Health & Wellness Coach through Duke Integrative Health and the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching, and she holds a BA in Communications from North Carolina State University. Additionally, she has completed Trauma-Sensitive training in mindfulness and meditation at the Oxford Centre for Mindfulness. Serena began yoga and meditation as a young child. Her family is from ...

Penny Pretlow

Penny started with Duke Health in 2015 and has had front-facing and behind-the-scenes roles. She has been part of Duke Health & Well–Being since 2016 and really appreciates the camaraderie of the whole health-focused environment. In her current position as Programs Administrative Assistant, she provides support to the entire team. Her day to day includes focusing on the success of Health Coaching, Mindfulness, and Professional Programs. Penny studied at San Diego State University, majoring in Social Work and Psychology. Training Education

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Koti Pinckney

Koti serves as the Program Specialist on the Duke Health and Well-Being Programs Team. She joined the DHW Programs Team in August of 2020 after graduating from Salem College, where she received her B.A. concentrating in Entrepreneurship. In her role at Duke Health and Well-Being, she works closely with students and instructors for multiple Public and Mindfulness program offerings. Koti also provides support for the Duke Health and Well-Being Coach Training Program. In her free time, Koti enjoys exploring her passion ...

Brian Housle, MS, M.Ed.

Pronouns: He/Him/His Brian Housle began his career as an educator and athletics coach in the secondary education environment, using his creativity and passion for designing courses that used the most current and research-tested approaches to learning. Seeking to apply his enthusiasm for instruction to healthcare, Brian landed at Duke in 2001. His first position within Duke Health was as an exercise physiologist for the world-renowned Duke Diet and Fitness Center, and later as the Wellness Manager. His journey as a certified health ...

Janie Bisson, NBC-HWC

Janie Bisson is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and founder of Integrative Health Coaching Partners LLC, where she practices individual and group coaching, consults with program development & training, and offers one-on-one mentoring for new coaches. She also works as an Instructor for Duke Health & Well-Being and facilitates classes for the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Janie's passion for health and wellness stems from over 20 years as a parent of two children, both born with several food ...