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Here you will meet the amazing people behind the scenes. Each of the Board Members bring a unique perspective to this endeavor. Individually, each plays their own instrument. But when these separate pieces flow together in a complementary harmony, the resulting composition is more than the sum of its parts. This all starts with our “Conductor”.
Bernie Schulman
Jack of all trades. Bernie’s life philosophy has been “why should someone else do for me, what I can learn to do for myself?” His attention to detail, and being able to associate seemingly diverse concepts meant – what he learned “over here” he could apply “over there”. As a General Contractor he had to know and coordinate each trade’s job, but he also knows how to defer to the professional for the details. Whatever he needed to learn, he would go to the library to learn, and then do. Today, the internet helps with that. But, what happens when the information isn’t on the internet?
It is his story of cancer diagnosis, and emergency life altering surgery that revealed to him a great lack of readily available “How to live with it” information for the “new patient” on the internet. Not the technical doctor information, but the “at home life information” that only a person that has experienced a medical intervention can acquire. Quality Life Solutions, Inc. was then created as a Non Profit to bring experienced “patient to patient” information, to the new patient who needs it. His hope is to expand this concept and bring this resource into every area of health recovery where peer to peer information is helpful, needed, or lacking.
Steven H. Simenowitz, Esq.
Vice President
A third-generation attorney, Steve has represented businesses, not-for profits and individuals since 1983. He graduated from Hofstra University of Law in 1982 with a Certificate of Excellence in Commercial Paper and has since published over 200 legal related articles which have appeared in the New York Law Journal, Entertainment Law and Finance, as well as The Music Paper to which he has contributed the popular “Legal Licks” column monthly since 1984. He is an active commercial arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and a much sought after public speaker on law related topics. He served on the Faculty Advisory Board of the Five Towns College for Music and is former counsel to the Long Beach Council for the Arts. He served multiple terms as Vice-President of the Nassau-Suffolk Horseman’s Association, an equine-based NY not-for-profit where he spearheaded legislative change on behalf of the equine industry.
A lifelong horseman, Steve lived for many years in rural Vermont where he ran Sweet Whisper Farms, a draft horse-powered organic maple syrup farm and educational not-for-profit. He relocated to Baltimore in 2007, was admitted to the MD Bar in 2013 and aside from practicing law in MD and NY, he spends time abroad as a scholar-in-residence teaching and lecturing on a diverse variety of subjects.
Larry McWilliams
Treasurer
Larry has spent almost 30 years as a Cost Accountant with a large Government Agency, specializing in cost and price analysis of million-dollar contracts and providing expert financial advice to acquisition and program officials. Prior to this Larry worked six years in the Hospitality industry, managing a country club at the age of 23 and five years in the Automotive industry ending up as a Controller with a large multi-car chain dealership. No stranger to non-profits, for ten years Larry sat on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for an on-site Day Care Center, which included standing up the non-profit, overseeing the competitive hiring process of the vendor and managing a needs-based tuition assistance program. In addition, he was the treasurer for his Homeowner’s Association and the local Cub Scout Pack. Larry believes in giving back to the community. He coached little league baseball for 14 years, was a uniformed scout leader for 22 years, and donates blood to the Red Cross. He enjoys backpacking, running, fitness, cycling, kayaking, and almost anything related to the outdoors.
Marea Schulman
Secretary
Marea’s lifelong motto has been the Winston Churchill quote- “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man”. Marea began riding professionally in 1973. She credits Wisconsin jumper rider and trainer, Fred Schroeder with giving her an amazing early education. Frank Gombolay was also a powerful influence, as well as Thom Hardy in recent years. Over the next 25 years, she divided her time between competing jumpers and hunters at the national level and training horses, ponies, and riders. She also had a brief stint as a racehorse jockey in the late 1980’s.
Wanting to pursue a college degree, Marea took a break from the horse industry in 1997. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2001, receiving a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology, Criminal Justice, Philosophy) from the University of Baltimore.
In 2005 she found her way back to a life with horses when she joined the Garrison Forest School riding community, as a riding instructor, where she worked until 2009. She also taught riding part time at both St. Timothy’s School and Best Intentions Farm, and attended “Master Class” clinics with Olympians Michael Matz, Joe Fargis and Greg Best to further her own equestrian education.
Marea opened and operated Skyline Training Stables from April 2012 to November 2017, where her teaching was focused on inspiring both children and adults to develop compassion, and a desire to learn more about horses than just “horseback riding”. Currently she travels to private farms, where she continues to teach riders and train horses. Form, movement and body dynamics are her foundational building blocks for success.
She lives in Baltimore, Maryland with her wonderful husband and their amazing Giant Schnauzers. They also have 3 horses.
Dr. David Rickman
Medical Advisor
David has been an emergency physician for over 30 years and currently lives and works in rural Oregon. He is the Medical Director of his Emergency Department, and a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Pediatrics, and Wilderness Medical Society.
He enjoys the outdoors, especially hiking with his family and dogs. He has climbed many mountains, including Aconcagua, Denali, and Kilimanjaro, as well Whitney, Shasta, and Rainier. He and his wife took their honeymoon cruise rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, and after summiting Kilimanjaro, rafted the Zambezi River just below Victoria Falls. He is the father of six wonderful children, who have joined him on many of these adventures.
Throughout his career, David has seen first-hand the challenges that those with chronic diseases face. Too often, resources are not available to help people live more comfortably with their diseases and medical devices. He is excited to be a part of delivering real world, common sense solutions.
Gary S. Tublin
Program Developer
Gary has been fortunate to enjoy a diverse and unique career that has spanned the breadth of environmental education, experiential learning, adventure education, training, team and leadership development, and organizational change and development.
While enjoying working with individuals and teams in the outdoors, this also brought Gary face to face with many talented Organizational Development and Management Consultants. He began to form partnerships and engage with them on long term client projects focusing on organizational change and development. These partnerships still continue where Gary brings distinctive components to these projects.
Since 2000, Gary has a long history of working with Outward Bound and other organizations utilizing action learning and experiential methods to promote team development and leadership skills to corporate, government and non-profit organizations. Utilizing proven learning models and mental modes, Gary designs and administers unique developmental programs to global and small business, utilizing a philosophy of adventure and challenge, systems thinking, learning by doing and social and environmental responsibility and character building. A partial list of Outward Bound clients that Gary has worked with include the:
World Bank, IFC, Clark Construction, CIA, OPM, JP Morgan, GE Capital, Under Armour, Merrill Lynch, Marriott Learning Services, Marriott EDP, TerpSys, International Rescue Committee, TRowe Price, BB&T, McCormick, Leadership Baltimore
Gary has traveled extensively over the US and the world, both for work and play. He has worked with executive teams in Canada and Europe. Gary’s other travels include Central and South America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the UK and Canada. These travels have enabled him insights into working with diverse teams addressing areas of cultural differences and global business. Gary has also spent a lot of time in the Challenge Course industry as a builder, facilitator and trainer, training hundreds of challenge course facilitators over his career in both the human and technical sides of the business. Gary continues to facilitate challenge course experiences for corporations, top management teams, and government groups. He is an avid fly-fisherman and also enjoys spending his free time traveling, boating, hiking and biking. When not on the road or in the trees, he enjoys time at home with his wife Dian in Herndon, Virginia.
