The BodyTalk Clinic Team
Rick Roussey
Office Manager
Rick was born in Valparaiso, Indiana and raised in Puerto Rico and Florida. He met Marita in July 1995 while they were working at Children’s Haven (a center for adults and children with disabilities) and they were married in July 2006. As a US Marine from 1983 to 1987, Rick was stationed in several South American countries. He then went on to Coastal Carolina Community College to receive an AA in Criminology while he served in the military. Rick also attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, receiving a BA in Human Development, then Manatee Community College to receive an AS in Respiratory Care. He is currently a full-time firefighter/paramedic of 8 years’ standing with the Sarasota County Fire Department and manages the office at the BodyTalk Clinic.
Marjorie Maffett
Project Manager
Marjorie, 23 years old, worked at the BodyTalk Clinic from November 2006 to June 2008, mainly doing research and illustration, and is now doing freelance work from her new home in Portland, OR. She hails from Northern Virginia, thirty minutes from Washington, DC. She worked as a lifeguard for four years, starting with first-responder and CPR training when she was fifteen. She went on to receive a pool operator’s license, manage pools, and teach swimming lessons to children and adults. Marjorie enjoys gardening, knitting, and re-arranging furniture. She has taken BodyTalk Access, Modules 1&2, Module 3, BodyChemistry, Freefall, and Mindscape, and appreciates being a part of the BodyTalk community.
Beth Seymour
Seminar Coordinator/Receptionist
Beth, 20 years old, has been working as a receptionist at the BodyTalk Clinic since November 2007. She was born and raised in Myakka City, moving to Naples to attend Florida Gulf Coast University after high school. In October 2007 she came to Sarasota to continue her education and plans to obtain her CPA soon. Beth enjoys spending time with family and friends, competing in barrel-racing horse events (a form of rodeo) around the state, and reading.
David Lasocki
Writer/Editor: WordTalk Specialist
Dr. David Lasocki has been publishing his writing for forty years and editing other people’s work for almost twenty. After beginning to learn BodyTalk in February 2007, he developed the concept of WordTalk: allowing a piece of writing to connect fully on all levels, within itself and with its audience. David holds a Ph.D. in musicology and works by day as a music reference librarian. In the evening he emerges as a practitioner of BodyTalk—and, of course, WordTalk.
