ACCAHC Special Interest Groups (SPIGs) are established to foster a regular pattern of interdisciplinary activity between executive staff and key board members for ACCAHC member groups. Meetings enable participants to learn from each other and better identify and foster action which is aligned with ACCAHC’s core mission.
Council of Colleges/Schools Special Interest Group (CC SPIG)
American Massage Therapy Association-Council of Schools
- Karla Karapetian, Industry Relations Program Manager
- Cherie Monterastelli, RN, MS, LMT
Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
- Karen E. Howard, Executive Director
- Patricia Wolfe, ND, Member
Association of Chiropractic Colleges
- David O'Bryon, J.D. Executive Director
- Frank Nicchi, DC, MS, President
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- David M. Sale, JD, LLM, Executive Director
- Elizabeth Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA, Past President
Traditional World Medicine - Observer
- John Kepner MA, MBA, Executive Director, International Association of Yoga Therapists
Accrediting Agencies Special Interest Group (AA SPIG)
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
- Kate Henrioulle, Executive Director
- Bernadette Della Bitta Nicholson, MS, CMT, Commissioner
- Melissa Wade, Chair
Council on Chiropractic Education
- Joseph Brimhall, DC, Past-President
- Sandra Mooney, CPA, President
- Lee Van Dusen, DC, Executive Director
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
- Marcia Prenguber, ND, Chair, Board of Director
- Daniel Seitz, JD, MAT, Executive Director
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
- JoAnne Myers-Ciecko, MPH, Executive Director
- Holly Scholles, CPM, LDM, MA, Board Member
Representatives of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) sometimes participate in Accreditation Agency SPIG activities
Certification and Testing Organizations Special Interest Group
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Horace C. Elliott, Executive Vice President
- Mark G. Christensen, PhD, Assistant Executive Director and Director of Testing
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
- Christy Schumacher, BS, NCTMB
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Kory Ward-Cook, PhD, MT (ASCP), CAE, Chief Executive Officer
- Bryn Clark, LAc, DiplOM, Immediate Past Chair
- Tess Hahn, OMD, LAc, DiplAc, Chair
North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners
- Christa Louise, MS, PhD, Executive Director
North American Registry of Midwives
- Ida Darragh, CPM, President and Director of Testing
Traditional World Medicine - Observer
- Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT, International Association of Yoga Therapists
Student Organizations Leaders Special Interest Group
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Patty Fullin, Co-President, American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine–Student Organization Council (AAAOM-SOC); Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, Racine Wisconsin campus
- Jolene Habeck, AAAOM-SOC, Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU), Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Jim Pastore, Northeast Atlantic Regional Director, AAAOM-SOC; Tai Sophia Institute
Chiropractic
- Courtney Centrelli, Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA), National Vice Legislative Chair, New York Chiropractic College
- Peter Hicks, SACA National Vice Chair, New York Chiropractic College
- Betsy Sue Robinson, PhD, SACA National Chair, Texas Chiropractic College
Naturopathic Medicine
- Cheri King, President/Founder, Naturopathic Medical Student Association (NMSA), National College of Natural Medicine
- Sara Knuth, Student Representative, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, National College of Natural Medicine
- Julia O'Sullivan, National Co-Chair, Philosophy Track, NMSA; Agency Liaison, Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Project, University of Bridgeport
- Kelly Simms, NMSA coordinator for Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Observer
- Angela Amos, Port Townsend School of Massage
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