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Executive Director
Janet Kahn
ihpc@ihpc.info

IHPC Board of Directors
Sheila Quinn
Pamela Snider
Peter Martin
Sherman L. Cohn
Marc Diener
Janet Kahn
Leonard A. Wisneski

IHPC Steering Committee
Candace Campbell
Marc Diener
Russell Greenfield
Aviad Haramati
Janet Kahn
Peter Martin
Sheila Quinn
Pamela Snider
Micheal Traub
John Weeks

Federal Policy Task Force
Janet Kahn
Candace Campbell
David O'Bryon
Kathleen O'Connor
Michael Traub
Leonard A. Wisneski

Advisory Council

Meet the ACCAHC Chair and Executive Committee

Reed B. Phillips, DC, PhD, ACCAHC Chair
International Council on Chiropractic Education (ICCE)
President, Southern California University of Health Sciences

Elizabeth Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA ACCAHC Executive Committee
Past President, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM)
Provost/VPAA, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pamela Snider ND, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Executive Director, ACCAHC
Executive Committee, IHPC

Jan Schwartz, LMT, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Vice President Education Cortiva Institute Inc. Immediate Past-Chair, Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)

Don Warren, ND, DHANP, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Past President, Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME)
Director, Centrepointe Naturopathic Clinic

John Weeks, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Project Director, National Education Dialogue (NED)
Publisher, Writer: The Inegratorblog News and Reports

Meet the ACCAHC Membership

ACCAHC's core membership consists of representatives of the licensed CAM disciplines, their college associations or councils, and their accrediting agencies.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Elizabeth Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA ACCAHC Executive Committee
Past President, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM)
Provost/VPAA, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
http://www.ccaom.org
http://www.actcm.org
egoldblatt@actcm.edu

Catherine Niemiec, JD, LAc
Alternate: Vice-President, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM)
President, PIHMA College & Clinic
http://www.ccaom.org
www.pihma.edu
cniemiec@pihma.edu

Interdisciplinary CAM Universities

Morgan Martin, ND, LM
Interim Representative: Bastyr University
Chair, Midwifery Program
http://www.bastyr.edu
http://www.bastyr.edu/academic/profiles/default.asp?RPID=14
mmartin@bastyr.edu

Chiropractic Medicine / Interdisciplinary CAM Universities

Reed Phillips, DC, PhD, ACCAHC Chair
International Council on Chiropractic Education (ICCE)
President, Southern California University of Health Sciences
ccei@earthlink.net
www.scuhs.edu
reedphillips@scuhs.edu

Chiropractic Medicine

Frank Zolli, DC, EdD
President, Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC)
Dean, University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic
http://www.chirocolleges.org
http://www.bridgeport.edu/pages/3239.asp
zolli@bridgeport.edu

Joseph Brimhall, DC
President, Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE)
President, Western States Chiropractic College
http://www.cce-usa.org
http://www.wschiro.edu
jebrimhall@wschiro.edu

David O'Bryon, JD, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Executive Director, Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC)
Chair, Education Task Force, IHPC
http://www.chirocolleges.org
obryonco@aol.com

Naturopathic Medicine

Don Warren, ND, DHANP, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Past President, Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME)
Director, Centrepointe Naturopathic Clinic
http://www.cnme.org
dbwarren@cyberus.ca

Paul Mittman, ND
President, Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC)
President, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
http://www.aanmc.org
http://www.scnm.edu
p.mittman@scnm.edu

Direct Entry Midwifery

Sonia Ochoa, MD (Mexico)
Professional Member, Midwifery Education
Accreditation Council (MEAC)
Director of Distance Studies, Midwives College of Utah
http://www.meacschools.org
http://www.midwifery.edu
distancedirector@midwifery.edu

Morgan Martin, ND, LM
Chair, Naturopathic Midwifery Department
Bastyr University
http://www.bastyr.edu
http://www.bastyr.edu/academic/profiles/default.asp?RPID=14
mmartin@bastyr.edu

CAM and Conventional Academic Medical University Partnerships/ International

Stephen Myers, ND, MD, PhD
Director, Australian Center for Complementary Medicine Education and Research (ACCMER)
University of Queensland and Southern Cross University School of Natural and Complementary Medicine
http://www.accmer.edu.au
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/ncm
smyers@scu.edu.au

Massage Therapy

Jan Schwartz, LMT, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Vice President Education Cortiva Institute Inc. Immediate Past-Chair, Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
http://www.cortiva.com
http://www.comta.org/about.html
jschwartz@Cortiva.com

Dawn M. Schmidt, LMP
Commissioner, Secretary, Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
Director of Education, Cortiva Institute–Brenneke School of Massage
http://www.comta.org/about.html
http://www.cortiva.com/locations/brenneke
dawns@brennekeschool.com

Cynthia Ribeiro, NMT, NCTMB
Chair for ACCAHC, Council of Schools
Member, Board of Directors
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
CEO, Win Therapy
http://amtamassage.org/membership/commission.html
http://amtamassage.org
cribeiro@wintherapy.com

Whole Foods Nutrition

Suzzanne Nelson Myer, RD, MS, CD
Suzzanne Myer Consulting LLC
Board Member, Washington State Dietetic Association
Founding Director, Dietetic Internship and MSDPD Bastyr University
http://www.eliminationdiet.com
myer3663@msn.com

Traditional World Medicines and Modalities Sub-Committee

Vivek Shanbhag, ND (MD, Ayu-India)
Board Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association Director, Ayurvedic Academy and Natural Medicine Clinic and Wellness Spa
http://www.ayurveda-nama.org
www.ayurvedaonline.com
drs@ayurvedaonline.com

Task Force Members

Patricia J. Benjamin, PhD
Delphi Response Task Force
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
http://amtamassage.org
pat_benjamin@sbcglobal.net

Advisory

Lixin Huang, MS
President, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
President, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
http://www.ccaom.org
http://www.actcm.org
lixinhuang@actcm.edu

Yi Qiao, MPH, LAc
Clinic Director, Former Academic Dean
Emperor's College
yi@emperors.edu

Staff

Pamela Snider ND, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Executive Director, ACCAHC
Executive Committee, IHPC
plsnider@comcast.net

John Weeks, ACCAHC Executive Committee
Project Director, National Education Dialogue (NED)
Publisher, Writer: The Inegratorblog News and Reports
http://theintegratorblog.com/site
kimballweeks@yahoo.com