PRESS RELEASE:



Expert in Conflict Analysis and Management and the Bestselling Author of On Toby's Terms Charmaine Hammond to appear on Family First with host Randy Rolfe on VoiceAmerica's Radio Network.



Charmaine Hammond, Management Trainer, Consultant, and Bestselling Author of On Toby's Terms, soon to be a major motion picture, to join host Randy Rolfe to discuss life lessons from her dog Toby on Family First on VoiceAmerica's Radio Network this week.



West Chester PA – The Institute for Creative Solutions, Randy Rolfe President, announced today that Charmaine Hammond, speaker and trainer on conflict analysis and management and author of On Toby's Terms, will join Randy Rolfe, host of the Family First radio program on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel http://www.voiceamericahealth.com), this Friday, October 12, 2012, at 1 pm Pacific Time, 4 pm ET.

Some relationships are more difficult than others. Sometimes a friend or even a child can be difficult to handle. They can try your patience and seem incorrigible. Can we learn some tricks from our four-footed friends? Host Randy Rolfe's guest this week on Family First says absolutely! Charmaine Hammond is an international transformational speaker, author, and radio host, helping people live inspired, resilient lives, and she is a leading trainer in corporate North America, helping transform workplaces.

Charmaine Hammond is the award winning and bestselling author of On Toby's Terms and Toby The Pet Therapy Dog – and his hospital friends, and also Bounce Forward. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul - What I learned from the dog. She is now coauthoring a new book GPS Your Best Life. Her book On Toby's Terms is currently in development to become a ma

jor motion picture! Get your whole family to listen in. Charmaine will be sharing Toby's lessons!

To hear the program, click on this link: http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1916/family-first Friday at 1 pm PT, 2 pm MT, 3 pm CT, 4 pm ET, or any time afterwards online, or on podcast or apps.

Charmaine Hammond, MA, BA, is an expert in Conflict Analysis and Management and opened Hammond International Inc. in 1997, a mediation and training company. For the past 8 years she has been speaking and consulting with business and community organizations. Prior to owning her own business Charmaine worked as a Contract Specialist for Government, was the Executive Director of several not for profit organizations, worked with municipal government in their contract management, and served as a Correctional Officer, Child & Youth Care Worker.

Hammond's passion for speaking led her to be the host of three radio shows: "Corporate Conversations with Charmaine,"  "PAWsitive Radio," and "Your Book as a Business." She has been featured on CBC, CTV, Global TV, 820 CHAM, Alberta Prime Time News, in many major newspapers including Metro News National Canada, US and New York, and in various magazines. She also supports many pet and children related charities and events as a result of her work with Toby.

To hear the program, click on this link: http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1916/family-first Friday at 1 pm PT, 2 pm MT, 3 pm CT, 4 pm ET, or any time afterwards online, or on podcast or apps.

ABOUT Host Randy Rolfe, JD, MA:

Randy Rolfe, world ambassador for family http://www.randyrolfe.com), is a family therapist, wellness educator, life balance speaker, and bestselling author of eight books. By age 20, she had traveled in 29 countries and decided to help create a better world through helping families. She earned the top academic prize at the Shipley School and was elected Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied international relations. She earned her law degree at Villanova Law School, where she served on the Law Review Board.

Randy joined a top Philadelphia firm, where she was the first woman attorney ever hired. She and her husband always put family first and raising their two children inspired her to write her first book: You Can Postpone Anything But Love. She founded the Institute for Creative Solutions in 1985 and became a popular TV therapist, "One of the best guest experts ever," said Geraldo Rivera. Her most recent books include: The Seven Secrets of Successful Parents; The Four Temperaments; The True Secret to Weight Loss Is Energy; and Mothers Losing Mothers. Her books have been translated into six languages. She also holds a Masters degree in Theology from Villanova University with honors and is a Certified Nutritionist. For her volunteer work she was elected to the Chapel of the Four Chaplain's Legion of Honor. Her online radio program Family First has over 47,000 listeners per month after just 16 months on the air.