Elaine J. Brzycki, Ed.M., Co-President of The Brzycki Group and The Center for the Self in Schools, has co-authored six books. She has generated a body of research-based, evidence-based work in positive psychology, human development, and educational psychology to develop the field of mental health prevention. Pioneering the field of mental health prevention techniques, she co-invented the Integrated Self Model(TM), which is transforming education and counseling worldwide-used by pediatricians, psychologists, teachers, and parents. Elaine developed the Champions program to impart positive psychology attributes to adolescents for happy, healthy, and flourishing lives. While earning her Ed.M. at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, she studied with the foremost women's developmental psychologist, Dr. Carol Gilligan. She was inspired by Harvard's Project on Human Potential, which transformed the world's understanding of the potential of humankind. Additionally, she studied at Oxford University and holds a B.A. from Wellesley College.

Henry G. Brzycki, Ph.D. is a renowned positive psychologist with more than 40 years of experience providing leadership at the intersection of education and psychology. He is Co-President of The Brzycki Group and The Center for the Self in Schools, which have pioneered and created the field of mental health prevention. As the leading expert in teen mental health and well-being, Dr. Brzycki invented the Integrated Self Model(TM), which is transforming education and counseling worldwide-used by pediatricians, psychologists, teachers, and parents. Grounded in research-based, evidence-based work in human development, and educational psychology, the model provides 40 attributes to reintegrate the self for optimal mental health. Dr. Brzycki has worked to impact the human condition and helped people of all ages create happy, healthy, and flourishing lives. He has authored six bestselling books, numerous articles, and personal and professional development workshops. Utilized in over 50 countries, his work has led to a new worldwide consciousness about the importance of self-awareness and proactively placing mental health and well-being at the center of a good and thriving life. Dr. Brzycki's innovative counseling and psycho-educational programs pioneered positive psychology and strengths-based counseling methods. He consults to schools, colleges, foundations, and policy makers on how to empower people to realize their full potential. Dr. Brzycki challenges education and psychology scholars and practitioners to expand their boundaries of understanding in order to impact the quality of people's lives.​As former Dean of the School of Education at American Public University, he transformed teacher and counselor education programs to reflect a visionary model of education. In his distinguished academic and scholarly career, Dr. Brzycki served as a core faculty member in the teacher education program at Franklin Pierce University, taught at The Pennsylvania State University, and earned the Teacher of the Year Award at Clarion University (now called Pennsylvania Western University). His degrees include: B.S., Babson College; M.A., Tufts University; and Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University.​Dr. Brzycki has provided leadership to the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA), where he presented his research on numerous occasions. As a researcher and author, Dr. Brzycki has published highly regarded research in peer-reviewed journals and educational psychology textbooks representing future directions in applying psychology to educational contexts. Dr. Brzycki served the U.S. Department of Education as a consultant on personalized learning methods, social emotional learning (SEL), and well-being outcomes. Counselor, teacher, professor, university leader, and thought leader, Dr. Brzycki offers a breakthrough model to transform people's individual lives, teaching and learning best practices, and society.