SomaLife International

Currently maintaining a large and busy medical practice, Dr. White also practices Longevity Medicine with Dr. Donald McLeod at the International Health and Longevity Centres where active development and application of new and innovative approaches to his discipline occurs and has authored two books with Dr. McLeod, "Doctors' Secrets - The Road to Longevity" and "Doctors' Secrets - The Miracle of Antioxidants". Dr. White is the Vice-President of the Canadian Longevity and Anti Aging Academy, a member of the Canadian Andropause Society, the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine, and the President of his local Medical Society. With a national and international reputation in Health Care Economics, Dr. White has lectured extensively in Canada and abroad on a variety of topics related to Hospital and health care management. He has performed numerous operational reviews and studies for governments both nationally and internationally.

Marlies was one of the founders of SomaLife International Inc. in 1998 after having had a successful career with one of Canada’s largest banking institutions. After retiring from banking, Marlies went on to assist her husband in his medical practice as medicine and healthy longevity had always been of particular interest to her and she felt too young and vibrant to retire. Both she and her husband had a vision and together made a commitment to bring knowledge of health alternatives to those who were looking for quality of health in their lives. After much soul searching they felt the only way for people to understand their unique philosophy was to spread the word one person at a time. Her professional financial background, together with 25 years of experience in that area, assisted her in establishing a solid office environment with a good understanding and implementation of office procedures and so, SomaLife was born. From 1998 to the present, Marlies learned all aspects of network marketing, having started from ground zero. Because she had such a solid overview of the company, Marlies was subsequently promoted to VP Public Relations. Marlies has always held the company, and all those in the field involved in the “SomaLife Mission”, close to her heart, giving her full support to the ongoing research into preventing illness, prolonging health and preserving youth throughout adult years. Marlies is a participant in life as an avid Dragon Boater. She loves kayaking, racing her car and has her scuba diving certificate and private pilot's license. Her wish for all of you in the golden years to come is to have good health, success, and to enjoy “Living a rewarding SomaLife”.

David brings an extremely impressive background of network marketing knowledge to SomaLife International Inc. and joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing in early 2004. With over 15 years of experience at the Executive level and his consistent performance since joining the company, SomaLife was pleased to promote David to the position of Chief Executive Officer in March 2006.

With David’s extensive background in business development, he has proven to be a valuable asset in driving company sales and profits. Since he began with SomaLife David has been involved with all aspects of corporate strategy and the day-to-day operations of the Company's business development. He has been the driving force behind many innovative ideas, their further implementation and eventual success.

Prior to SomaLife, David spent 20 years in the automotive industry. He owned and successfully developed many companies before moving into the Network Marketing arena. He has served at every level of Executive management and has also served as a consultant to many companies in the industry including business start-ups for large Fortune 500 companies.

David strongly believes that he has found the perfect company to be associated with for the long term. In August of 2005 he and his family made the decision to move from their home in the United States to Kelowna, Canada to head up SomaLife’s International expansion.

David is an avid golfer who strongly believes that healthy living, together with proper diet and regular exercise, will allow him to achieve a longer, healthier life giving him the quality time he desires to spend with his wife and 2 children.

Michael was born and raised in Australia and in 1982 came to the United States on a tennis scholarship to become the number one ranked N.J.C.A.A. tennis player in the country. Upon graduation, and working in the tennis management field, Michael embarked on a diverse entrepreneurial career that has included such endeavors as conceiving and implementing one of the first sports career job boards, as well as inventing a patented golf training aid.

During that time, however, Michael’s passion had always been network marketing. From entry level Associate to multiple Advisory Board and Master Distributor positions, Michael has experienced and understands the needs of “the field”. This insight and his sports background were a large part of the conception of bringing gHP Sport to the marketplace.

Now, retired from tennis, Michael is an avid golfer and ‘Australian Rules’ footballer. Michael holds a B.A. from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from Florida International University. Happily married for eighteen years, Michael resides in Palm Beach, Florida, with his wife Trish and their two young sons, Cameron (10) and Matthew (8).

Tommy joined the SomaLife management team in 2006, coming in with a strong business background. Tommy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communications from the University of Georgia and he co-founded a multi-million dollar telemarketing company just after graduating college.

Tommy has also co-founded several other traditional businesses which he subsequently sold. He has an extensive background in network marketing and has been one of the top Associates with multiple network marketing companies over the past 15 years.

Tommy has served as VP of Sales and Marketing for two different Publicly Traded network marketing companies and was instrumental in their early success. He brings a vast array of experience in entrepreneurialism, business start ups, and network marketing to the SomaLife Team and was actively a large part of the introduction of gHP Sport to the company’s product offering.

Tommy lives in Atlanta, Georgia and is an avid scuba diver. He also trains in martial arts and weight lifting on a regular basis.

Richard was born in New Westminster B.C. and moved to Kelowna after graduating from Law School at the University of British Columbia. He joined the law firm, Pushor Mitchell, in 1979. Pushor Mitchell is now the largest law firm in B.C. outside the Vancouver/Victoria area and Richard has established a very successful and busy practice during that time.

Richard is happily married to his wife Oneke; he is the father of four children and values his family time above all else. Aside from a busy family life he still finds time to fit in many recreational activities. Outside of his work hours he enjoys sports, including snow & water skiing, ice hockey and endurance training in aquatics, cycling and running. He also participates in triathlons, extreme holiday expeditions and hearty, back-country, wilderness adventures.

He is president of the Kelowna Apple Triathlon Society, which has hosted the Canadian National Championships, and is an ex-officio director of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association and a director of the Wine Festival Society.

As SomaLife's internal legal council, Richard acts as the liaison for all of SomaLife's law firms. He brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to SomaLife and has been an integral part of the company since 1999.

Weston joined SomaLife International 5 years ago in the capacity of managing all IT services. Shortly after joining SomaLife, Weston was promoted to Director of IT.

His comprehensive technical knowledge of computers and systems allowed Weston to design SomaLife’s Data Systems which he still maintains although he has now taken on a much larger role in the company.

Weston continues to develop his area of expertise as it relates to knowledge of the computer industry and in the past he has managed a country wide technical support team for a large telecommunications company. This strong background enabled him to deal with SomaLife’s growing management needs.

Weston spearheaded the team that established SomaLife warehouses in Costa Rica, the United States and Canada and was also hands-on in deploying the necessary systems for these operations to run smoothly from a distance under his management.

Weston has always provided fresh innovative ideas and has been an integral part in the decision making for many of SomaLife's new marketing strategies and business development processes, having always worked closely with the co-founders and C.E.O. in the overall running of the company.

His commitment and team work approach has culminated in his promotion to C.O.O., a position where Weston will be able to utilize his many skills and his comprehensive knowledge of SomaLife to manage both present and future growth.

Weston, and his wife, Julie, are alpine snow skiers and will soon have their daughters, Jaida and Addison joining them on the ski slopes.

Vince is a skilled financial professional and hands-on manager with a record of understanding the “big picture” while building and mentoring accounting teams to provide excellent service. Seventeen years of financial and business experience, including operations and acquisitions, is brought to the SomaLife Executive Team from industries that include retail, oil and gas, forestry and steel distribution.

Joining SomaLife in 2005, Vince was responsible for completing the financial systems upgrade for the company, as well as implementing improved budgeting and financial reporting for the group of companies.

Vince is a member of the Certified General Accountants Association, having attained his designation in 1993 in Vancouver, BC. Always striving to improve his skills, Vince continues to attend seminars and training courses on various business, tax, personal and executive development topics.

A long-time performing musician and guitar teacher, Vince enjoys living in Kelowna with his wife Maria and two children, Jason and Jessica.