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The Team

Michael Kolpakov

President and CEO

Founder and CEO Michael Kolpakov brought twenty years of astounding international success to the creation of WellnessPro. After receiving his masters in External-Economic Activities at Moscow Institute of Internal Affairs in 1991, Michael founded IDMS US / Transcontinental Enterprises, which carried out logistic services for large international corporations. His marketing brilliance for one customer alone increased sales from zero to forty-million dollars, almost overnight. For Michael Kolpakov, the sky isn't the limit. In January, 2006, he was honored as Academician of the International Academy of Spiritual Unity of the World. His wealth of experience and confident vision for WellnessPro's future ensure that WellnessPro's global growth will be capable, efficient, and rapid.

Tatiana Kolpakov

Executive Vice-President of Marketing

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board

Tatiana has studied at the feet of legendary network marketing leaders, motivational speakers and philosophers. Fifteen years in network marketing, ten years as a practicing anesthesiologist M.D. and absolutely no fear of hard work make Tatiana Kolpakova the ideal choice to spearhead WellnessPro's marketing campaigns. Well-educated, talented and business-savvy, Tatiana has a vision for WellnessPro's unlimited potential and the boundless energy, charisma and people-skills to make it happen. Not only does her medical background give her keen insight into the needs of the customer, her extensive experience in sales, as well as her prodigious creative abilities, give her an astute sense of how to focus WellnessPro's advertising to maximum potential. Her leadership as Vice President of Marketing drives our efforts to individuate the WellnessPro brand from competitors. To say she is an invaluable asset of our team would be true...and, an understatement.

Maria Cziao

Chief Financial Officer

Maria brings more than 10 years of finance and business management expertise. Prior to joining WellnessPro, Maria has served in corporate controller and senior management positions for domestic and international companies in diverse industries including publishing, logistics, and retail/wholesale distribution.  

Maria earned her BA in Economics from the Novosibirsk State University, ranked among the top five best Russian colleges nationwide. Maria holds a MBA degree in Corporate Finance from the Marshal School of Business, University of Southern California.

Dr. William Wheeler

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board

The WellnessPro® product lines are exclusively developed under the supervision of Professor William E. Wheeler, an international nutrition expert who also serves as a scientific consultant and member of the WellnessPro Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. William E. Wheeler has participated in creating over 6,200 different products distributed worldwide with an annual sales profit exceeding $5 billion dollars. With more than 27 years experience in the nutritional industry and as author of 260 scientific publications, Dr. Wheeler has won three Presidential Awards for Excellence in research and is an honorable member of three scientific societies.

Dr. Wheeler's notable accomplishments include:

• Staff Nutritionist for the President of the United States (1976 -1981)
• Staff Nutritionist for the US Olympic Decathlon Team (1996)
• Staff Nutritionist for the US Olympic Snowboarding Team (2002)
• Distinguished Professor of Capital University of Integrative Medicine, Washington, D.C. (2001)

Dr. Wheeler's client roster serves as a testament to his skill. Professional athletes turn to him for advice on dietary supplements, including team members from the Green Bay Packers, the Denver Broncos, the Denver Nuggets, the Seattle Seahawks, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Chicago Bears, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Washington Wizards, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the US Air Force Academy Football Team

Maricela Soto

Distributor Relations

Maricela joins WellnessPro after eight years with Kaiser Permanente.  She brings with her extensive IT knowledge and was a critical component preparing financial updates on multi-million dollar construction projects. Her detailed and intricate knowledge of distribution levels is a rare asset.

Maricela has a strong operations background working with fulfillment, compensation plans, distribution planning, and financial customer relations.