Jeri Ryan is president of the board of stewards of Assisi International Animal Institute , a nondenominational and nonprofit institute dedicated to the well being of all animals, and sponsor of a 10-day intensive series of workshops entitled Animals: Compassionate Skills & Support. She founded Assisi with the express purpose of raising consciousness about animals in order to bring them the respect and reverence due them, thus promoting their status and well being in the world at large. Dr. Ryan is an internationally renowned teacher of beginning and advanced telepathic animal communication workshops and she travels extensively in the United States, Canada and Europe. She also leads workshops on Compassion Fatigue, Reiki, and Healing the Healer, with more to come. A practicing psychotherapist in Oakland, California, Dr. Ryan maintains a very busy private consulting practice helping people and animals improve their bonds and resolve problems. Visit the Assisi website .