Dharlene Marie Fahl is a certified tea specialist through The Specialty Tea Institute of America, and a supporting and active member. She has walked the tea fields in China and sipped tea in some of the finest tea shops in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as tea shops across America and Canada. Dharlene Marie has also visited The Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina, the first American tea plantation. She was in the inaugurating class (2008) of the American Tea Masters of America program in San Diego.

Dharlene Marie was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She has lived in San Diego since 1990 where she currently resides with her two teenage children.

Ms. Fahl is an entrepreneur and approaches everything she does with a universal, collaborative, and cooperative spirit. She is a CEO Space graduate and lifetime member. She has been a member of Mark Victor Hansen’s Inner Circle and trained and travelled with Mark for two years.

Dharlene Marie is currently the CEO (Chief Empowerment Officer) of Lean Teen Self-Esteem, a FREE self-empowerment program for overweight teens and tweens. She is also creating the SELF SUCCESS Foundation to bring together people of like minds and similar missions.

As an inspirational speaker, Ms. Fahl has a message for everyone. She will customize her presentations for all groups, organizations, churches, societies and non-profit organizations.

Romantic and spiritual poetry is also Dharlene’s passion. She features it daily on Facebook, and will publish Shades of RED—“Poetry for the Everyday Lover” in 2011.