VIVE! WELCOMES KATHY MACKINNON, MEd, TO LEAD ITS NEW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFICE IN BEVERLY HILLS

BEVERLY HILLS, CA and BOULDER, CO, DECEMBER, 2006… Vive!, nationally-recognized as one of the most effective family-focused transition programs in the United States, welcomes Kathy Mackinnon, MEd., as the Southern California Regional Director for the fast-growing company. The Vive! mission is to promote the health and wellness of families while transitioning underachieving young people into higher functioning adults. Mackinnon leads Vive’s Southern California team of caring professionals who have expertise in family and adolescent mentoring and coaching. She is personally recognized for her work as personal life coach with a Masters in Education.

"Kathy Mackinnon is an enthusiastic, inspirational addition to the Vive! team and will represent us well in Southern California,” shared Terry Tierney, CEO. “She and our dynamic team of professional Vive! Practitioners should be an invaluable resource to Los Angeles families in crisis. Kathy shares our dedication to coaching people through life’s transitions. We look forward to serving families in this market with passion and commitment in the years ahead.”

Vive! (www.vivenow.com) is a unique, action-oriented program for at-risk teens and troubled young people returning from residential treatment programs. The company’s team of Southern California healing professionals works with troubled families in their home environment to successfully transition the young people back into their real world. In addition, it helps families manage life’s crisis situations and transitions by offering 24/7 support that promotes sustainable, positive outcomes. For more information, contact Vive! at 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 104, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, call 310-691-1100, or visit www.vivenow.com.

About Vive!
Vive! is a therapeutic, action-oriented program that works with troubled youth and at-risk teens and their families in the home environment. The program has been particularly effective in continuing the progress gained in residential treatment programs for the transition home. The program’s success has brought families from across the United States to Vive!. The company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with a Northern California office in Menlo Park and a Southern California office in Beverly Hills. Vive! plans to expand to six additional markets in 2007. For more information, contact Vive! at www.vivenow.com or 800.261.0127 or HoldenMcClurePR at 303.449.2526.

Contact: Susan Holden Walsh, HoldenMcClure PR, 303.449.2526

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