PROFILE

I love people and give lifestyle prescriptions (Connectedness

~Resilience~ Movement~Nutrition) to help others’ activate their

bodies to work at their best! -Everyone Happier and Healthier! I am

very involved in our community. I graduated from Arizona State

University with a Bachelors in Education and Art, and attended

several community colleges and BYU, continuing education. I run

the Exploring Art program (Art therapy too) in my community, am a published

illustrator. I continue to teach in the school district. I coach and run

the Special Olympics Unified Program in the White Mountains of

Arizona and Healthy Athletes. I love and have been teaching for over 20 years. We have

a little ranch, where we offer horse and aquatic therapy, sharing

what has helped our children to have success with their mobility.

I met my husband, Loren Merrill, at Arizona State University, where

we graduated together as Teachers. We have 6 children, 2 of the

older ones, we adopted as teenagers, now adults, one in prison

and excelling. We have 4 biological children still at home, 3 of them

with a Neuro Degenerative disease with Cerebral Palsy, Ataxia,

developmental delays etc. Through research and and lots of

practice we have learned to make function out of disfunction. Living

now in fun and function and not frailty and failure! We work with

several non profit organizations/on the board and participate in

public speaking. A lot of our public speaking is with doctors,

teaching others how to make their bodies work at their best through

healing of body, mind and spirit. I work with Lifevantage and the doctors on the Medical Board, Nutrigenomics, Food as Medicine. Doctors are intrigued because we

have learned to activate my children’s bodies who were severe and failure to thrive, and

we have been able to bring them from immobile to mobile, meaning

our bodies are meant to heal. We just have to give them the nutrients they need and use

the right tools. We learn to do hard things and to overcome. Our

children have not been cured, still on fore arm crutches, but they

are upright, happy and their bodies are being activated and working

at their best.

We love to travel and the kids give motivational speeches. And as

a family we promote health and inclusion!

ANNA MERRILL

928-243-3000

[email protected]

P.O. Box 851

991 Taylor Farms Dr.

Taylor, AZ 85939

EXPERIENCE

Exploring Art Program -Snowflake, AZ, 2000-Present

-After school art program in my art studio and volunteer art in the classrooms in

the Snowflake School District. -Teach history of art and all mediums, from clay,

watercolor, pencil, oil, murals, etc.

Teacher/Substitute -Snowflake, AZ, 2005-Present

-Teach all grades kindergarten – high school, also help incorporate inclusion in the

schools/classroom

Board Member with Autism/Special Needs Foundation of the White Mountains –

Show Low, AZ, 2015 -Present

-Serve, public speaking, host events, fundraising for our community

Published Artist and Illustrator -Taylor, AZ, 2012-Present

-Children’s Books/Art Studio/commissioned art

Head of Delegation/Coach Special Olympics Unified AZ, 2011-Present

-Coach and work with 100 + families in AZ, -coach Bocce, Swim, Basketball,

Track, Softball, -promote the Unified/inclusion movement. I love seeing the

confidence, independency, skills, inclusion, friendships blossom amongst the

teammates of all ages and abilities. -from there they incorporate their skills,

independency and confidence into the community/society.

Breakfast of Champions with my family -Special Olympics of AZ Tucson, AZ -2017

-Keynote speaker along with Jaime Whitmore, Gold Medalist in Rio

Olympics, promoting “We can do hard things” and bringing in funding for

Special Olympics at a big breakfast fundraiser along with News Reporters.

Mother/Ambassador for Make a Wish Foundation -2018/2019

-helped to promote through Social Media/videos for Fundraising Event

and Showed up to speak for those with disability and disease to bring in

more funding for others at a big dinner/Auction fundraising event in

Scottsdale.

Lifevantage, -Taylor, AZ, 2015 -Present

I love teaching and promoting health and activation -Nutrigenomics! It’s been a

miraculous journey working with doctors to help my children who were once flat

on their backs, not recognizing they had arms and legs, and now getting them

upright and mobile. It’s my passion to help others to activate their own bodies

with healing techniques. Our bodies are miracles, what we give it, helps it to

repair. They are meant to heal!

Millennial Preschool -Teacher, 2005-2017

Owned/Teacher – Preschool children age 3-6, with all abilities, including

disabilities -loved implementing my skills with physical therapy, occupational

therapy, speech therapy, reading and math, daily living skills with my students.

Taylor, AZ

Holbrook Unified School District, Teacher -2nd and 3rd Grade, 2001-2005

Loved my classes, so many incredible students

Holbrook, AZ

EDUCATION

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Bachelors of Arts in Education, 2001

SKILLS

Public Speaking, Art, Organizing, love people, leader, coach, problem solving,

conflict resolution, inclusive, creative, teaching, learning, planning, passionate,

advocate, Persistent, photographer, mentor, mother, Intuitive, nutrition

REFERENCES

Dr. Amy Leverant -(602) 363-4558 -doctor at Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Dr. Sveta Silverman -(780) 907-3406 -Cancer Pathologist/medical board

Dr. Brett Brimhall -(480) 540-2957 -Chiropractor/medical board/presenter

Doug Durrant – (602) 527-6260 -Fundraising in AZ w/Special Olympics

Rance Pullin -(928) 268-7862 -White Mountain Autism Board w/Special Needs

Dr. Tom Barella -(602) 319-8194 -White Mountain Autism Board and Red Cross

Rubitt Garcia -(602) 920-2170 -Special Olympics AZ

Pam Vogt Swanson -(480) 202-7062 -Lion’s Camp Tatiyee, Special Needs

Board/Camp

Cindy Peterson -(928) 243-1021 -Snowflake School District -Director of Special

Education

Satya Merrill -(480) 861-7348 -Nurse and Sister

David Bowman -(928) 200-8370 -Artist, Author, Illustrator

Scott Catt-(520) 784-1063 Professor at BYU