Council Members
The ACIH Council members are those organizations related to integrative healthcare disciplines that have an accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education, have a recognized certification or testing organization, and are licensed for professional practice in at least one state.
Membership is limited to three categories of organizations: Councils of Colleges or Schools, Accrediting Agencies, and Certification and Testing Organizations. In addition, the Chair of the AIHM Traditional World Medicines or Emerging Professions Council and the AIHM Individual Colleges Council sit on the ACIH Council. Members and their reps are listed below.
Councils of Colleges
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (CCAHM) - Stacy Gomes, EdD, MAEd
Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) - Mike Mestan, DC
Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) - MK Brennan, Cal Cates, Director
Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) - JoAnn Yanez, ND, MPH, CAE
Accrediting Agencies
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) - Mark McKenzie, LAc, PhD (China), MSOM
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) - Dale Healey, DC, PhD, Chair & Dawn Hogue, Executive COMTA Director
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) - Joni Olehausen, ND, Dan Sietz, JD
Certification and Testing Organizations
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) - Norman Ouzts, Jr., DC
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) - Iman Majd MD, MS, EAMP, LAc, Mina Larson, MS, MBA, CAE, Executive Director
North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE) - Fraser Smith, BA, MATD, ND, CNS
Traditional World Medicine & Emerging Profession Council Chair
Individual Colleges Council Chair
Founding Members
David O'Bryon, JD, CAE, Elizabeth Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA, Pamela Snider, ND