BRAIN DYNAMICS: TEAM MEMBERS

Mr. Kelly R. Bennett, BS, MS, PhD

Dr. Bennett was born and raised in Los Angeles. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering (UCLA, 1958), a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology (CSULA, 1967), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental Psychology and Learning Disorders (UCLA, 1971). He also attended Princeton Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union Seminary for in-depth Biblical and Language Studies (1962-4), as well as other Universities. His academic teaching experience has been at the graduate and undergraduate levels in both American and Australian Universities. Board registration for psychological consulting is currently held in two States of America (California and New Mexico) and one State of Australia (New South Wales).

He originally trained as an Astronautical Engineer. His first professional position was with Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, as an Advance Design Engineer (1958). The focus was on designs of exotic space systems 25 years into the future, both military and commercial. Traveling was extensive, and he was asked to represent his company as a scientific advisor to the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Finding himself more interested in the complex dynamics of people rather than things, he trained in Clinical and Developmental Psychology, and in 1971 created a broad-based family counseling private practice in Palos Verdes, and later, San Diego, California. He offered community-based self-development courses through local churches, along with teaching at California State University, while performing some corporate consulting. He also managed a business in psychological test development (Life Themes International).

In early 1986, he migrated to Australia. During his 12 years in Sydney, he was known as a people strategist and suitability specialist, consulting in Australia, Fiji, and China with over 75 business organizations and government agencies,including the Australian Department of Defense and the New South Wales Premier’s Office.

While teaching “Assessment in Counseling” for graduate students at Southwestern College, he wrote his most recent book, Too Much, Too Little, Just Right, which shares the wisdom of his counseling years on how to stay out of extremes, to keep a balance in life, and to empower the imagination in personal development.

A professional counselor for 40 years, he carries on a consulting practice and
administers Brain Dynamics  in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with three partners.

Cheryl “Charlie” Romney-Brown

Cheryl “Charlie” Romney-Brown was born in Salt Lake City, Utah of a founding Mormon Pioneer heritage. After moving to San Francisco, she worked in commercial real estate for Caldwell Banker. She later started her own firm. In 1976, she returned to school and obtained her B.A. in Eng-lish. In 1980, she entered a Master's Program at Georgetown University and received her M.A. in English and Liberal Arts. She has completed all course work for a doctorate.

She began writing poetry at Georgetown and was the first student allowed to submit a poetry manuscript in lieu of a dissertation for her masters’ degree. This manuscript was subsequently displayed as part of the exhibit of "William Wordsworth and the Age of Romanticism" which won critical acclaim at the New York City Library.

Ms. Romney-Brown taught Women’s Literature at Georgetown University from 1991 through 1998. Her book of poetry entitled Circling Home was published in September, 1989 by Scripta Humanistica. In addition, her work has been included in the following literary magazines: Whetstone, "Visions, Late Knocking", Ploughshares","Pulpsmith" and the "Maryland Review". Several of her poems were collected in the American Poetry Anthology, 1985.

Deborah Tannen included one of her poems in her best seller You Just Don't Understand. Her work can also be seen in the Museum of American Art’s publication, American Beauties, Women in Art and Literature.

Mrs Mubarak, wife of the President of Egypt, incorporated her work in her opening address at the International Environmental Conference sponsored by the Egyptian government in December, 1989. In May, 1990, She was one of five poets selected to read at the National Zoo in celebration of National Poetry Month. Ms. Romney-Brown has given readings on both the West and East Coasts and was featured on National Public Radio's show "The Poet and the Poem" on October 4th, 1989. She has received several fellowships from The Virginia Center of the Creative Arts.

In addition, Ms. Romney-Brown was a member of President William Clinton's Committee on Women’s issues, "At the Table", "The International Women’s Health Forum" and a member of “the National Council on Brain Injury.” She was a member of "Leadership America", is listed in Who's Who in International Poetry, PEN, the Poets and Writers Society of America, Academy of American Poets and is a founding member of the Folger Shakespeare Library Poetry Board at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. and the Museum of Women in the Arts. The International Museum of Women in San Francisco has awarded her an Inspiring Woman Certificate.

While living in Washington DC, she founded the International Speakers Bureau and Defining Destiny, a Woman's Literary Forum, a group of five-hundred women to whom she brought leading women thinkers such as Betty Friedan and Elizabeth Drew. She also arranged literary programs and interviewed writers for the Smithsonian Associates Program. She has contributed articles to the Washington International Magazine.

Ms. Romney-Brown now makes her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she has founded Women’s Voices and has just finished writing a historical novel, The Secret Covenants, the Mexican Mormon Pilgrimage.

She is also a partner in Brain Dynamics, a leading-edge healing modality in Santa Fe.