Professional Vitae
Business Experiences
Rev. Veronica’s entrepreneurial capacities have been eclectic spanning decades. A co-owner in
an international fine arts business, she eagerly traveled the world. At the helm of her father’s
firearms profession, she led it out of the red in five months. As the first-born child, that business
was her responsibility, but it wasn’t her heart’s desire. In the faith realm, she inspirationally
headed Invoke the Light Ministries. From fine arts, to firearms, to faith, now as a new author and Resilience Expert, she oversees Shield Maiden Enterprises, LLC, and The Shield Maidens Social Movement.
In addition to the financial turnaround from a six-figured debt in the firearms business, she
bravely fought lawsuits and won them, headed a white-collar crime investigation, survived an
ATF audit, and not one, but four IRS audits owing nothing to the government. With her
organizational and problem solving skills, she could enter any business or home and make sense
out of its chaos. The same applies to her client’s emotions and thought processes zeroing in on
the deeper issues.
As a hospice worker she was a grief companion caregiver to others at St. Mary’s Hospice, and
to three elderly family members. She acted as either their powers of attorney and/or mediator
of countless personal and business matters. Rev. Veronica also traveled to over fifty countries,
including to Sacred Sites for week-long Meditations in Chicken Itza and Tikal.
Rev. Veronica has challenged herself by completing the following: An outdoor vision quest and
shamanic wilderness retreat in the Boundary Waters for five days; conquering her fear of deep
water by snorkeling with the dolphins in the ocean despite a previous near drowning; flying an
ultra-light airplane with a fear of heights; facing claustrophobia in sweat lodges in New
Mexico; and engaging in Anthony Robbins' Turn Fear Into Power Fire Walk.
Rev.Veronica’s dedication to her own personal growth and offerings over the past forty years
has allowed her to live in the present moment with clarity and wisdom in relationship to and
for her clients. She stopped keeping track of her studies after 2015. Plenty below.
What Veronica brings to the table:
Association of Professional Speaker School of Wisconsin Graduate
National Speakers Association Conventions
UWM - Study of Comparative Religion, Humanities courses –
psychology, sociology and art history
Marquette University for Certification in Grief Counseling
Pathways of Light Community Miracles Center Graduate as an
Interdenominational Minister/Spiritual Counselor, and Officiate of
Weddings, Baptisms and Funeral Celebrant of Memorial Services
Course in Miracles - A Foundation for Inner Peace – 4-year study
Ordained at St. Ann’s Church and Healing Sanctuary in Wisconsin
Horizon Home Health Care Hospice Work certification
End of Life Coalitions of Southeastern Wisconsin
Facilitator of Community-Based Grief, Change and Loss Support Groups
Center for Creative Learning – Taking It Lightly, Step Into the Light
and Freedom from Childhood Issues – 3 Experiential Weekends
Woman Within Weekend International Graduate and Facilitated Training
Human Design DNA 7-day course and correspondence courses
Extensive Art Therapy around Memories;
Task Force on Battered Women, 2.5 year study and participation in
Nicolas Groth: Healing from Child Sexual Abuse: Break the Silence;
Working with Adult Perpetrators: Child Sexual Abuse
John Bradshaw - 4 - days Healing the Shame that Binds You; Championing
Your Inner Child; Living in the Growth Process; Incest and Sexual
Addiction; Co-dependency; Resentment/Forgiveness; Building Personal
Boundaries;
Ellen Bass, author of Courage to Heal, Healing from Child Sexual Abuse
Marilyn Van Derbur, author of Miss America By Day Break the Silence
Anthony Robbins – 4-Day Unlimited Power, the Fire walk Experience and
Unleash the Power Within
Ellena Lieberman – Akashic Soul Teachings - Deeper Levels of Spiritual
Perception and Advanced Courses
Nancy Retzlaff - Reiki I and II levels; Sonja Hallbeck - Reiki III
Vianna Stibal – Theta Healing DNA 1 and 2 Certifications, and Advanced
Healing Techniques
Center for Higher Brain Living – Awaken Tier 1, 2 and 3
Dr. Mitchell Gibson - Living Soul and Spiritual Power Series
Barbara de Angelis - Soul Shifts - 7-week series
Jojopah Maria Nsoroma – Living the 2012 Shift; Living a Higher Vibration
of The Dagara Medicine Wheel – Divinity Within, Personal Sovereignty,
Interdependence, Sacred Contracts and Unity Consciousness;
Advanced Energy Healing; Inspiration of Your Calling; Journey Along a
Healing Pathway;
Nick Ortner - Tapping Solution World Summit, EFT Technique
Gregory Rosenberg - Flower of Life and 8-day Meditation course
Pandit Rajmani Tigunait – One-on-One Meditation
Hypnosis & Wellness Training Center – Beginning and Advanced
Hypnotherapy Certifications, Regression Therapy Training;
Dick Sutphen - Satori Hypnosis Weekend;
Gregory Burdulis - The Artist’s Way Intensive 12-week course
Living Your Design, Truth, Fear and the Enneagram
Kabalarian - 9 course Study of Life Analysis Training
Hapacus – The Happiness Journey
Eckhart Tolle and Oprah 10-Week Webinar on A New Earth
Oprah – The Shadow Effect Breakthrough Program
Men's Warrior Group and mixed facilitated shadow release groups
Additional Religious Courses: St. Germaine Discourses; The Kabbalah
Code; The Gospel of Thomas and Mary Magdalene; Conversations with
God - Exploring the Truth Retreat; Nine Portraits of Jesus; Conversations
with God; Exploring the Truth Retreat; Fall-Redemption and Creation-
Centered Spirituality; Science of Light Energy Consciousness; From Spiritual
Seeking to Spiritual Master; etc.
Additional Grief, Loss and Change courses: Ram Dass - Helping the Helper;
The Listening Heart; The Practice of Be Here Now; On Death, Dying, Illness
and Grief; Death is Not an Outrage; Olievera - Loss of a Child; Loss of a
Parent; Men and Grief; Suicide; Adult Children of Alcoholics; Ellen Bass -
Workshop Healing from Child Sexual Abuse; Marilyn Van Derbur - Break
the Silence; etc.
Relationships: Prepare-Enrich Certification for facilitation of couples'
counseling; Laurie Ingraham -14-week in the T.I.P. Process on Relationships
Creating Healthy Relationships; Authentic Relationships; Attracting Your Soul
Mate; Have the Relationship You Want - Targeting Mr. Right; Understanding
Masculine and Feminine Development; Secrets to Getting the Love You Want;
Life: Guilt is the Teacher, Love is the Lesson; Coping with Guilt; Self-Talk;
Getting What You Really Want; Time and Stress Management; Assertiveness
Training; The Action of Manifestation; Unlimited Abundance; Anger
Management Skills; Successful Communication Skills for Women; Conflict
Model Exploration in Communications; Conscious Language; Radical
Forgiveness, The Intuitive Advantage; Enhanced Listening Skills; Mastery of
Emotions; Mastery of Prosperity; Manifesting and Abundance; Process of
Changing Limited Beliefs; Breaking Free From the Baby Boomer Blues;
CNN - Generational Series; etc.
More healing courses: 6-week How to Make Peace with Food; Bach Flower
Remedy courses: Young Living Oils - Releasing Emotional Patterns; The
The Power of Receiving; Bashar; Conscious Healing - Quantum Energy;
Healing with Angels, Receiving Communications with Spirit Guides and
Angelic Messages; Create the Life of Your Dreams; Dream Analysis;
Handwriting Analysis; Feng Shui; Qui Gong practice and study;
Cultivating Health and Wellness; Mysteries of Crystals Revealed; Carolyn
Maas - The Spirit of Archetypes and Sacred Contracts; etc.
Author, Speaking, Marketing Courses: Great Lakes Writers’ Workshops at
Alverno College; Speak with the Voice of Authority; The Power of Your
Voice; Discover The Power of Your Voice; Using Your Words Wisely; When
Your Word Becomes Law; Discover the Storyteller Within You; 21-Day
Transformational Author Teleseminar; 9 Myths of Memoir Writing; Become
a Published Author; Number One Secret to Becoming a Successful Author;
Paths to Publishing and Helping You Succeed as an Author; 3-day Author U
Conference; Get More Media Publicity; Brand Your Business; etc.
Thrive as an Author/Expert; LinkedIn Success; Websites for Authors;
Niche Publishing; Design and Host Your Own Online Courses; Tour; Udemy
Courses and Blog Posts on Medium; Launch That Book!;Graphic Secrets to
Creating Power Point Presentations; Social Media Success for Authors; 10
Smart Ideas for a Slightly Crazy World; 68 Great Tips for Customers; Hay
House Master Class Series - Insider Tips; Marketing Results; Sell Yourself
Without Selling Your Soul; Negotiating Your Way to Better Pay; Women and
Investing; Forward-Thinking Planning; Reinvent Your Career at Any Age; 7
Secrets to Unlocking Your Brilliance as a Woman Entrepreneur; Evolutionary
Goddesspreneur Starter Kit - Business Planning; 7 Things Rich Authors Know;
There's More to Money than Dollars; CrowdFunding; Building Predictable
Revenue Streams From Your Website; There's More to Money than Dollars;
Quantum Leap in Income; Finds Sponsors to Fund Your Book Tour etc.