Introducing the Management Team

Dennis Maness, PhD, President & CEO

Dr. Maness is the Founder of International Brain Body Institute and Founder of BrainTek Institute. The clinic started in San Diego, California in 2010.

The clinic features technology he has developed which has been utilized by the U.S. Department of Labor, Job Corps, North Carolina State Police, Child Services, public and private schools, hospitals and clinics in five countries.

He has received a letter of appreciation from General Coleman at the Pentagon for his work.

Dr Maness won a Living Legacy Award in 2009 for his technology developments and his humanitarian services.

Today, he has trained over 140 doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in his technology. His technology is regularly used in five countries and has been utilized throughout the world.

We are excited about the new technologies that Dr. Maness has developed that hit the market the third quarter of 2019.

Dr. Maness' music albums are available on iTunes, Amazon and wherever music is sold. Proceeds go to IBBI projects including television, video, Veterans Campuses, children's charities and Educational projects.

Speakers Bureau

Michael P. Tabibian, MD, FAAD.

Michael is Vice President of

International Brain - Body Institute.

Having graduated from UCLA School of Medicine in 1993 with Magna Cum Laude. Dr. Tabibian finished his residency training in dermatology in 1997 where he was trained in general dermatology, dermatologic surgery, and dermatopathology.

He is a fellow member of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology, and the American Society of Mohs Surgery (Practicing Mohs surgery since 2000) and a member of the California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

He currently serves as a Clinical instructor of dermatology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where he trains internal medicine residents doing electives in Dermatology.

Dr Tabibian is Medical Director of Advanced Dermatology Care with offices in Los Alamitos and Agoura Hills, California.

Dr. Tabibian has worked with Dr. Maness on a variety of projects for about ten years.

Linda Summers

Linda Summers has been with us for about one year.

Before coming on board with us, she served as a Patient Coordinator for a Cosmetic Medical Spa, and prior as an Executive Secretary. She hosts her own Podcast, is a Personal Life Coach, Motivational Speaker, Author and is involved in many corporate events.

Linda hosts our talk shows, blogs and is involved in all of our production work.

Linda serves as the IBBI Executive Director, works closely with Dr. Maness managing the operations of IBBI.

She selects the products for our catalog, interfaces with our suppliers, our doctors and health care professionals and is involved in our own product creation from Cognitive Therapy courses, Oral Systemic and oversees all phases of IBBI and their subsidiaries.

She works in all phases of product development of our clinics and spas.

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Victoria DaCosta

Victoria has been with us for

Victoria's education consists of :

SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE/BEHAVIORAL RELATIONSHIP ENTRAINMENT –NFB CERT
SANTA BARBARA, CA-HEALTHCARE COLLEGE COURSES included- Pre-Dental Hygiene, Pre-Nursing, Pre-Medical, and Pre-Dentalall courses were geared to prepare students to pass an entry exam into a specific desired healthcare program for learning custom neurophysics of patient whole healthcare treatment.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY - POCATELLO, ID
BRAINTEK INSTITUTE-Behavioral Relationship Entrainment BrainTek - NFB certification - SD, CA

Her work back ground is :

Golden Life Wellness Center Cert NeuroFeedBack Techn, current EEG 50+ patient hook with Atlantis II model
Customer Healthcare Service Agent, 01/2013 to Current LAS VEGAS, NV
Tangram Integrative Health Solutions, LAS VEGAS, NV

Her work experience with holistic medical and dental professionals has led to the current development of:

Tangram Institute of Health Solutions

A new approach for assessing and treating early warning signs of whole brain-body inflammatory disease.

She seeks ways to improve and record Neurophysics assessment and treatments utilizing the BrainTek™ System.

Victoria's role with IBBI.........

Denise Webster

Denise Webster is an integral part of our management team providing direction regarding breathing, proper nutrition, exercise and body balance.

Denise is also the host of the show 'Passion 4 Prevention'

With over 25 years in health care, Denise has in depth knowledge of nutrition and how nutrition, proper rest and exercise effect the brain and the body.

Passion 4 Prevention is about balance from the brain to every cell in our body.

Your nutrition will effect how you feel, your efficiency, your mood and your outlook.

Denise graduated from The University of San Diego in 1985 with a degree in Business Administration and Management.

She has invested over 28 years working in the wellness healthcare system.

10 years were invested promoting medical & surgical equipment, surgical pre and post op kits, instruments and pharmaceuticals to physicians, hospitals and surgery centers.

She invested many years in the operating room, surgery centers and doctors offices working in what she calls the reactive medical model.

For over 16 years Denise has focused on the preventative medical model.

She is a Certified Sears Wellness Institute Health Educator. She is trained to educate health and prevention to young families, children, pregnant women and seniors.

Over the last 10 years Denise has had the distinct pleasure in getting to know and work with Dr. William Sears who is known as America’s Pediatrician.

Prevention is where it is at! It's all about balance. From nutrition, breathing, proper rest and exercise. Reach for it today.

Visit Denise Webster on this site to find out how stress can affect your brain.

Valerie Logan

Valerie Logan, Chief Operations Officer: BrainTek Institute

Valerie is Co-Founder of BrainTek Institute.

As Vice President and COO, she has overseen aspects of the operations for BrainTek Institute for over ten years.

Valerie was instrumental in developing the software and training program that allowed one of the original TeleWellness software programs allowing BrainTek to supply remote services throughout the world. This software allowed health care practitioners anywhere in the world to use BrainTek protocols. She was highly instrumental in the growth of BrainTek.

She is an award winning art director and leads corporate product development.

Joe Molina

Joe Molina is an integral part of our management team providing his knowledge and support to content and working with the team on our research papers.

Executive Director, Veterans Administration Chamber of Commerce, CSUSM,

Joe Molina is also the host of our program Veterans Creating the Exceptional Life. The show provides weekly solutions to Veterans issues regarding benefits, family issues, settling into civilian life after military, help in starting a business, communications and so much more.

Link to see what we have planned for the Veterans

Television Producers

Michael DeVere, Executive Producer and Director

Michael DeVere, Executive Producer and Director. Over 30 years experience in broadcasting and television.

Director of an Award Winning 6 O’clock TV News Show
Emmy Award Winning Video Editor with an extensive background in Video Post Production for TV Broadcast, Film and Print.

His commercial credits include:

Universal Pictures,
MTV,
Rosie O’Donnell Show
Sesame Street
Estee Lauder
Revlon
Gap
Sanyo
Mitsubishi
And many others.

Michael and Dr. Maness have worked together on a number of projects over the past five years.

Stephanie Sullivan, Producer, Director of Education, and Founder & CEO of Pay It Forward Media.org

Stephanie has enjoyed 17 years in television production.

Her credits include:

· Member of the executive team for Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry,

Son of Legendary Science Fiction Producer, Gene Roddenberry,

whose television series; “Star Trek” changed the face of

television.

· Stephanie has produced and hosted over 60 documentaries

for non-profit organizations and charitable events for the San

Diego Community.

· Founder and CEO, Pay It Forward Media, Media that Matters, a

501c3 non-profit, that serves at-risk, underserved and special

needs youth to help the Community prosper through media.

As Director of Education, Stephanie trains “Opportunity Youth”, ages

16-24, to create and deliver media products to charitable organizations

and non-profit events, while incorporating the Technology and Arts

components of the STEAM model. They receive paid internships and

have potential for part-time jobs working in production!

Her students receive “hands-on” experience in real pre and post production,

scripting and other phases of video production.

Her students are able to work with our Award-Winning team in the studio or

on-location as they learn to work in television production.

Stephanie has worked with Dr. Maness and has been with the team for 5 years.

Reporters and Hosts

Valerie Lucio, Field Reporter and Co-Host

Valerie Lucio, Field Reporter and Co-Host

Is a Brain Institute of America Field Reporter and a Co-Host conducting interviews on a variety of subjects.

Valerie can be seen on location asking people

What keeps you awake at night
What is stressing you out
And other questions that the public is looking for solutions

Valerie can also be seen on the set or on location interviewing guests for Brain~Body Institute of America.

She is quick to ask the the deeper, yet interesting questions that get us to the root of the challenge and to a solution faster without a lot of gobbly-goop and superfluous information.

We are pleased to have her at International Brain Body Institute.

Valerie has worked with Dr. Maness and has been with the team for 3 years.