As an expert in the field of death and dying, Mr. Rosen was the former head of the Social Work Department at Hospice Hawaii. He is the present Director of the non-profit organization For A World We Choose Foundation (501c3). As a licensed nutritionally oriented psychotherapist (Hawaii Social Work license #192), Mr. Rosen presently has a private practice on the Big Island of Hawaii. He accepts Medicare, Medicaid, HMSA, Medquest and AlohaCare as well as sliding scale. As a student, he received his Masters Degree in clinical Social Work from the California State University at Sacramento. His book-length master's thesis,"The Health Risk Factors and Policies of the National School Lunch Program" was a pioneering expose on the under-recognized health dangers of the U.S. government-administered school lunch programs. He went on to author four legislative reform bills for the Hawaii State Senate and House to help improve school lunches. As a health and mental health professional, he is a licensed independent social worker in both Hawaii and New Mexico. He is also a certified nutrition counselor and licensed massage therapist. As an educator, he was on the teaching faculty of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Hospice, Grief Counseling, and Death Education Program at Northern New Mexico Community College. As a writer, his publishing credits have primarily been in the fields of health, mental health and spirituality. He has been published in national magazines such as Whole Life Times, Yoga Journal, Meditation Magazine, Evolving Times and others. As a ghost writer, his writings have been presented at the United Nations Third International Conference on Health and the Environment. As a spokesperson, he has appeared on numerous television and radio shows speaking on the subjects of conscious living/conscious dying, holistic health and practical spirituality. As a spiritual aspirant, he was initiated by Sant Darshan Singh (1921-1989) in 1975 and presently seeks spiritual guidance from the present living spiritual teacher, Sant Rajinder Singh. In addition to the above, Mr. Rosen's professional milestones have included being personal assistant, nutritionist, massage therapist and vegetarian chef for actor/director Danny DeVito and other entertainment industry stars; produced and hosted the Los Angeles-based radio show Health-Choice; and performed as a professional drummer throughout the U.S. He presently lives in Pahoa, Hawaii.