Staff
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Carole Lewis
Carole is the national director of First Place 4 Health, the Christ-centered healthy living program and a ministry of Houston's First Baptist Church. A member of the original First Place group that began in 1981, she has seen the program grow from 12 groups in one church to thousands of members at more than 12,000 churches throughout the nation and in many foreign countries.
When Carole attended the First Place orientation in March 1981, she was unsure of where God was leading but knew she needed to make some lifestyle changes. A chance meeting with a friend from her past gave Carole the impetus to determine she did not want to be "fat and 40." She joined a First Place group and soon lost 20 pounds. Learning how to bring balance to her life motivated her to become a First Place leader to encourage others to achieve their goals.
Carole became the national director of First Place in 1987, and is now a popular speaker and author of ten books. Carole leads conferences, Christian spas, workshops and seminars with an emphasis on personal and spiritual balance, fitness, encouragement and temperament analysis. Her audiences know her as warm, transparent, honest and humorous.
Carole and her husband, Johnny, have three children (one deceased) eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. They live in Houston, Texas.
Books: First Place, Choosing to Change, Today is the First Day, Back on Track, The Mother Daughter Legacy, The Divine Diet, A Thankful Heart, Stop It! Living Well, First Place 4 Health.
www.facebook.com/carolelewisYou can reach Carole Lewis at:
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Phone: (800) 727-5223 -
Vicki Heath
Vicki is the First Place 4 Health Director of Leadership Development and is an A.C.E. Certified Fitness Professional and joined the First Place 4 Health staff in 2006. She has been involved in First Place 4 Health for many years and has led both adult and teen groups at her church. Vicki works closely with all of our First Place 4 Health Networking Leaders as they network together to get new groups started in every state. Vicki and her husband, Rob, have four wonderful children. Vicki is also a Body & Soul Instructor and is on our two First Place Aerobic DVD's. She speaks at First Place 4 Health conferences and events and leads Aerobics at our Wellness Weeks each year.
You can reach Vicki Heath at:
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Phone: (843) 224-1960 -
Pat Lewis
Pat is Carole's assistant (no relation) and office manager for First Place 4 Health, and joined the First Place 4 Health staff in February, 1995.
Pat was a member of the original First Place class in 1981, and assists Carole in leading First Place 4 Health groups at Houston's First Baptist Church. Carole and Pat have been friends for many years, sharing in life's joys and struggles of raising families, and the pains of sufferings and losses. While Carole is a gifted and talented speaker, Pat loves the "behind the scenes" work. Pat also was a contributing writer to the Today Is the First Day devotional book.
Pat is a widow, having been married to Bill 44 years. They have three children and six grandchildren.
www.facebook.com/patbursonlewisYou can reach Pat Lewis at:
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Phone: (800) 727-5223 -
Lisa Lewis
Lisa Lewis began her career with First Place 4 Health as a part-time shipping clerk in the order department. She then began maintaining the subscriber database and coordinating high volume mailings for the First Place subscription newsletter.
She coordinated the Today Is the First Day and Living Well devotional book projects and the New First Place Favorites Cookbook from beginning to completion. She also assisted Carole with her book, Back on Track working with those who have taken the Triple Dare Challenge. Lisa now works coordinating First Place 4 Health events and special projects.
Lisa is married to John Lewis (Carole and John's son), and they have three children: John, Hunter and Harper.
www.facebook.com/lisamlewisYou can reach Lisa Lewis at:
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Phone: (800) 727-5223 -
Lisa Cramer
Lisa manages the FP4H inventory and order process. She also coordinates the FP4H program at Houston's First Baptist Church with eight groups running currently. Lisa is Carole & Johnny's oldest child. Johnny and Lisa started preparing all the meals for our Wellness Weeks at Round Top and other locations beginning in 1994. Lisa & Shari (Carole's middle daughter) took over in 1998 and now Lisa and Lisa Lewis have been preparing the meals for the last 4 years. Lisa and her husband Kent have been married for 29 years and have two children, Carl (24) and Katherine (23).
You can reach Lisa Cramer at:
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Phone: (713) 335-6405