Preston Fields has over 20 years of experience as a health care professional and educator. He has helped clients and students achieve specific health and academic goals through customized programs and ongoing assessment. As a health coach, Fields has helped diabetic clients lose significant weight and improve blood glucose control. As an academic tutor, he has improved many students' grades from C's to A's and increased standardized test scores. Fields also has experience as a counselor providing psychological treatment and case management.

1. PRESTON FIELDS
19126 Olympic Crest Drive
Santa Clarita, California 91351
(818) 253-5365
fieldspreston@yahoo.com
www.linkedin.com/prestonfieldscoachtutor
Measurable Results
Over 20 years experience in providing direct health care and educational services, in clinical and private settings, to clients
ranging in age from adolescent to older adult. Demonstrated successes in developing and instituting customized health
improvement and education programs based on holistic team approach. Helped individuals with health problems and
students achieve specific and focused goals through process of evaluation, documentation, analysis, modification, and re-
assessment, leading to significantly reduced health care costs and increased academic grades and test scores.
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATOR
Management & Team Leadership ♦ Health Care Consultations ♦ Health Psychology Research
Private Academic Tutoring ♦ Editing of Educational Journal Articles
Collaborative Treatment Plans ♦ Comprehensive Bio-Psychosocial Assessments
CAREER TRACK & PERFORMANCE
HEALTH COACH 2007 - Present
COACH2HEALTH Santa Clarita, CA
Provide a variety of health and wellness services to clients over the telephone and internet. Empower clients
to facilitate healthy lifestyle changes through directive, individualized, structured programs, with ongoing
assessment of goals and subsequent modifications. Utilized tracking tool to ensure adherence of diabetics to
treatment plans. Collaborate and liaise with physicians and clients to implement team coaching approach.
 Guiding diabetic clients past emotional roadblocks to lose 25% to 35% of total body weight, maintain
weight loss for greater than one year, and improve control over blood glucose levels by 40% to 50%.
 Developed and implemented a customized nutritional and exercise program following bariatric surgery
that improved maintenance of weight loss by 40%.
ACADEMIC TUTOR 2008 -
Present
STUDYPROS Valencia, CA
LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CENTER
Valencia, CA
Provide private in-home and center-based tutoring (as part of an after school program) to elementary, middle
and high school students in a variety of subjects, including mathematics, English, and science. Created
special program to manage test anxiety and learn more effective study skills. Edited educational journal
articles for publication. Taught general science hands-on summer course to elementary school children.
 Improving 75% of students’ grades in mathematics (through Algebra II) and English from C’s to A’s.
 Optimize strategies to increase students’ scores by 10% to 15% on standardized college entrance exams
such as the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.
 Designed and implemented curriculum for students with learning disabilities to achieve 20% to 30%
higher CAHSEE test scores.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 2008
THE TUTORING CENTER Valencia, CA
Ensured optimal delivery of unique “Rotational Approach to Learning” services, combined with a system of one-
to-one instruction. Played an integral role in the development of a new strategic marketing plan.

2.  Increased student enrollment by 10% through interactive marketing of center’s services to local private
schools, public schools, and religious organizations.
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Preston Fields, PhD
COUNSELOR 1993 -
2007
APTIMA BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL GROUP Encino, CA
BASTA ISIDRO AND ASSOCIATES
Northridge, CA
Conducted intensive customer-directed psychological treatment with clients ranging in age from 12 to 92
years old and exhibiting a variety of mild to severe mental disorders. Acting as a supervisor and team leader,
guided licensed professionals to improve effectiveness of interventions. Teamed up with rehabilitation
departments in skilled nursing facilities to promote holistic approach. Provided ongoing case management
services. Educated clients and health care professionals about the psychological factors of diabetes.
Conducted comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments of teens through older adults. Handled all office-
related administrative responsibilities including scheduling patients, insurance verification and billing,
bookkeeping, collections, quality assurance, and providing progress reports to managed care companies.
 Closely collaborated with psychiatrists to form effective psychodynamic-medical team approach that
decreased depression and anxiety levels by more than 40%.
 Designed and implemented cognitive-behavioral psychotherapeutic approach that improved mood in
more than 50% of participating geriatric patients.
 Marketed to increase patient enrollment by 15% in diabetes treatment and management program for
Encino Tarzana Hospital.
Previous positions include:
ASSOCIATED COMPREHENSIVE THERAPIES, INC. -- Independent Living Skills Instructor
THE HELIX GROUP – Clinical Director
ENCINO TARZANA HOSPITAL – Diabetes Specialist
CLINICAL CONSULTANTS -- Psychotherapist/Evaluator
CPC WESTWOOD HOSPITAL – Mental Health Worker
EDUCATION
PhD – EDUCATION ♦ University of California, Los Angeles ♦ 3.92 GPA
MA – COMMUNITY/CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ♦ California State University, Northridge ♦ 3.93
GPA
BA – PSYCHOLOGY ♦ University of California, Los Angeles ♦ 3.40 GPA
ASSOCIATIONS & VOLUNTEER WORK
Psi Chi Honor Society
UCLA Psychology Alumni Association
City of Los Angeles Volunteer Award
Coach of Sons’ Pony League Baseball Teams
COMPUTER COMPETENCIES
MS Word ♦ MS Excel ♦ QuickBooks ♦ Medicare insurance billing ♦ SPSS statistical programs

3. REFERENCES AND FURTHER DATA PROVIDED UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL
INTEREST
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