Dr. Suzie Carmack is on a mission to help leaders, teams, and organizations reimagine what’s possible for their well-being. Named Leader Well-Being Coach of the Year by Finance Monthly (2023) and Alumnae of the Year by the Department of Communication at George Mason University (2018), she is an award-winning coach; best-selling author; published scholar; keynote speaker and performing artist.

Career Highlights

Known globally as a pioneer in bringing yoga and mind-body (somatic) practices into the workplace, Dr. Carmack was personally commissioned by the Pan American / World Health Organization to design and deliver workplace well-being campaigns for their own team (2013-2015). She was also personally commissioned by the U.S. Air Force to design and deliver the first-ever resilience training intervention for senior leaders of the Air Combat Command (2018). She has facilitated 100's of leadership development trainings, retreats and offsite strategy planning sessions focused on leader well-being and team performance, most recently for the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (2025). She has designed health campaigns and enterprise-level strategy plans for the U.S. Department of Defense (2015); the U.S. Parks Service (2016); the U.S. Air Force (2018; 2019; 2020; 2022); the U.S. Treasury Executive Institute (2020-2021); the U.S. Department of Education (2021-2022): and the Health Resources and Services Administration (2022-2024). She was the lead researcher and story-teller for the U.S. Surgeon General's 2020 Report, and she has shared findings from her applied scholarship in best-selling books, multiple peer-reviewed articles, thought (white) papers, strategic plans, technical reports, and online courses. She has trained 1000's of coaches, yoga teachers and yoga therapists globally in her well-being (YogaMedCo) coaching methodology, which was shown to improve physician well-being during the pandemic (Kennedy, et. al., 2024). 

Professional Credentials and Education

Certified as an executive coach (ICF PCC), health coach trainer (NBHWC), and yoga therapist (C-IAYT), Dr. Carmack was named Professor Emerita in Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda by the Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2024. She is a certified facilitator in Myers-Briggs MBTI Type 2, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, MyHardwired Behavioral Profile, and Decision Style Profile. She holds a PhD in Health Communication from George Mason University, as well as advanced degrees in kinesiology (MEd) and theatre (MFA) and a bachelor of arts degree in communication arts from Allegheny College (BA).

Professional Roles:

• As the founder of YogaMedCo, Dr. Carmack has personally trained, coached and mentored 1000's of coaches, thought leaders and entrepreneurs globally in the optimization of their personal and professional well-being, business growth, and leadership development.
• As the Human Dimensions Team Lead at NewBridge Partners, she and her team of certified executive coaches, facilitators, and leadership development trainers provide executive coaching, assessment-based leadership training, team building, and "offsite" strategic planning facilitation to the public and private sectors, with a focus on serving the military and intelligence communities.
• As a Senior Scholar with the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University, she researches the impact of communication, compassion, and coach training interventions on leader, team and organizational well-being.

Author, Best-Selling Books:

• Carmack, S. (2024). Yoga for One: How to Co-Create an Inclusive and Evidence-Informed Practice On and Off the Mat. London: Singing Dragon Publishers.
• Carmack, S. (2017). Genius Breaks: Optimize Your Workday Performance and Well-being. Fairfax, VA: Body Doctrine.
• Carmack, S. (2015). Well-Being Ultimatum: A Self-Care Guide for Strategic Healers – Those Who Live in the Service, Leadership and Healing of Others. Fairfax, VA: Body Doctrine.

Contributing Author (Book Chapters):

• Carmack, S. (2022) Stress Management. In Cheskin, L., et. al. (2022). Weight Loss for Life. Johns Hopkins University Press. 
• Carmack, S. (April 2019). U.S. Physicians’ Burnout: A Systems-level problem in need of a socio-ecological solution. In Sturmberg, J., ed. (2018) Embracing Complexity in Health: the Transformation of science, practice and policy. Springer.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles 

• Carmack, S., Dhillon, K., Courchaine, L., Mullins, J. and Conger, C. (2025)*. Evaluation of the Well-Being Ultimatum Leadership Training Intervention for the U.S. Air Force 37th Training Wing. *In press; due for Release Fall 2025
• Carmack, S., Wilcox, L., Vunuum, S., Shah, Z., Goldberg, D.(2025)*. Co-Creating a Community of Practice: Enhancing Health Worker Well-being at the Systems Level *In press; due for Release Fall 2025
• Schmidt, K, Schultz, C., Carmack, S., Cline, T., and Wolever, R. (2025)*. Evaluation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Preventative Medicine. *In press; due for Release Fall 2025. 
• Kennedy, S., Carmack, S., Li, L., Lin, F. C., Hatch, J. E., Chan, K., ... & Noah, T. L. (2024). Coaching Pediatricians for Wellbeing: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study. Journal of Academic Pediatrics.
• Wolever, R. Q., Cline, T. R., Weiss, J. M., Carmack, S., Schultz, C., Arloski, M., & Lawson, K. (2024). Group Health & Wellness Coaching: development and validation of the required competencies. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 392.
• Ahmadian, M., Carmack, S., Samah, A. A., Kreps, G., & Saidu, M. B. (2016). Psychosocial predictors of breast self-examination among female students in Malaysia: A study to assess the roles of body image, self-efficacy and perceived barriers. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(3), 1277-1284.
• Carmack, S. (2014). Making Sense of Well-being: A mixed-methods study applying sense-making theory to explore the role of interpersonal communication competence and social support in physical, mental, emotional and comprehensive well-being. Doctoral dissertation. (George Mason University).

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