Executive Planning Committee

Samantha Simmons, MPH
Conference Chair
Executive Director, Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine

Angela Senders, ND, MCR
Assistant Dean, School of Research & Graduate Studies
Chair of Mental Health Program, National College of Natural Medicine

Barry Oken, MD, MS
Professor, Depts of Neurology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering
OR Center for Complementary & Alternative in Neurological Disorders

Benjamin Marx, MAcOM, LAc
Research Associate
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Beth Howlett
Director of Communications
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Charles Elder, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine, Northwest Permanente, KPNW
Affiliate Investigator, Kaiser Center for Health Research

Christiane Brems, PhD, ABPP
Dean, School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University

Clyde B Jensen, PhD
Senior Executive
Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine

David Riley, MD
Founder
Integrative Medicine Institute

Heather Schiffke, MATCM
Associate Dean of Administration
Helfgott Research Institute, National College of Natural Medicine

Heather Zwickey, PhD
Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Professor of Immunology
Director, National College of Natural Medicine, Helfgott Research Institute

Lynne Shinto, ND, MPH
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Integrative Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University

Mitch Haas, DC, MA
Associate Vice President of Research
University of Western States

Pamela Potter, DNSC, RN, CNS(BC)
Associate Professor
School of Nursing, University of Portland

Reza Antoszewska, ANP-C
Cancer Survivorship, Integrative Cancer Care, Mind/Body Pain Management
Legacy Health

Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH
Assistant Director
Helfgott Research Institute, National College of Natural Medicine

Rosalia Messina, MHA
Associate Vice President for Community Relations
University of Western States

Scott Mist, PhD, MAcOM., MS, MA
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University