NUNM is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) corporation organized under Oregon law. The university is governed by a board of directors whose members serve three-year terms and represent the general community. The board oversees the organization and exercises management through the president. NUNM’s day-to-day operations are performed by the president, administration, faculty and staff.
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chair, Adina Matasaru, JD
Vice Chair, Noel Snodgrass, DC
Secretary, Leah Hollon, ND
Treasurer, Winston Cardwell, ND, MSOM
President, Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM
Directors
Sonia de Quateli Doi, MD, MA, PhD
Ron Brey, MA
Hector Olvera-Alvarez, PhD
Daniel Assisi, EdD
Michael Cronin, ND
Directors Emeriti*
Nancy W. Garbett, MEd
Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM
Michael G. Manes, DLitt
Steven P. Marsden, DVM, ND, MSOM
Corey Resnick, ND
Constituency Representatives*
Faculty Representative, Gaia Mather, ND
Staff Representative, Joan Conte, MA
Senior Student Representative, Ryan Hofer
*Non-voting members
Administration
Office of the President
President, Chief Academic Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM
Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration Chief Financial Officer, Gerald Bores, MBA
Vice President of Health Centers and Auxiliary Operations, Nora Sande, MBA, CASP
Vice President of Human Resources, Kathy Stanford, MS
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Mark Johnson
Director of Development, Carrie Baldwin-Sayre, ND
Director of Helfgott Research Institute, Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH
Chief of Staff and Community Relations, Iris Sobottke, MA, NCC
Administrators Emeriti
President Emeritus, William J. Keppler, PhD (2003–2007)
President Emeritus, David J. Schleich, PhD (2007–2019)
Staff Emerita, Marilynn Considine (2008–2019)
Staff Emerita, Sussanna Czeranko, ND (2008–2019)
Staff Emerita, Laurie McGrath (1988–2017)
Staff Emerita, Andrea Smith, EdD (1991–2017)
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Mark Johnson
Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation Officer, TBA
Office of the Chief Academic Officer
Chief of Staff and Community Relations, Iris Sobottke, MA, NCC
Academic Support Coordinators, Joan Conte, MA; Kathleen Dillon, MA
Finance and Administration
Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration | Chief Financial Officer, Gerald Bores, MBA
Vice President of Human Resources, Kathy Stanford, MS
Human Resources Generalist, Fox McGregor
Payroll and Benefits Manager, Alison Pillette
Accountant / Student Transactions, Susan Wilkes
Accounts Payable Specialist, Valerie Striplin
Health Centers Billing and Credentialing Manager, Gina Gossage
Health Centers Billing Lead, TBA
Director of Security, Mike Hale
Campus Security Officer, Keith Casper
Director of Facilities, David McAllister
Facilities Lead, Thomas Coward
Garden Coordinator, Ellen Donald
Information Technology Manager, Steven Fong
Information Technology Coordinators, Frank Zhang
Health Centers Operations
Vice President of Health Centers and Auxiliary Operations, Nora Sande, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Jessica Nagelkirk, ND
Director of Health Centers Operations, Renee “Rae” Wright
Staff Physician, Elyse Ortiz, ND
Operations Coordinators, Marjorie Besaw, Mary VanZant
Medicinary Quality Assurance Supervisor, Jennifer Brusewitz, ND
Medicinaries and Store Manager, Jennifer Baier, ND
Medicinaries Assistant Manager, Margaret Havlik, ND
Medicinary Service Representatives, Briana Gabel; Teresa Gryder, ND, Lisa Shultz, LAc, Bryce Sussman-Gaedke, Jennifer Kemnitz
Store Representative, Shantelly Miles
Front Desk and Medical Records Supervisor, Robert D’Almeida
Patient Services Representatives, Samuel Besen, Amanda Bailey
Medical Records Coordinator, Elizabeth Olsen
Medical Records & Referrals Assistant, Michelle Gee
Laboratory Director, Sonia Kapur, PhD, HCLD
Laboratory Technology Specialist, Tammy Vogel, MLT
Laboratory Phlebotomist, Sunny Shrestha
SIBO Center Coordinator, Nichole Alvarado
Community Engagement and Patient Services Manager, Ada Grey Catanzarite
Information Center Manager, Carolee Barrus
Information Center Lead Coordinator, Belle-Suzanne Raymond
Information Center Coordinators, Emily Chanar, Linn Novitski
Senior EHR Support Analyst, Jeanna Smith, MSN, MATP
EHR Support Analyst, Esmeralda Castillo
Helfgott Research Institute
Director, Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH
Research Administrator and IRB Liaison, Courtney Jackson
Research Coordinator, Anders Gunderson, MS
Research Investigators,Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo PhD (Affiliate), Ripu Jindal, MD (Affiliate), Cathryn Booth-LaForce, PhD (Affiliate); Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH; Lita Buttolph, PhD, DSOM, MS; Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH (Affiliate); Nina Callan, ND, MS; Jamie Corroon, ND, MPH; Andrew Erlandsen, ND; Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo, PhD; Joshua Goldenberg, ND; Ripu Jindal, MD; Jeanette Johnstone, PhD (Affiliate); Blake Langley, ND, MSOM; Yvonne Lin, PhD (Affiliate); Andrea McBeth, ND (Affiliate); Christine McClure, ND, MS (Affiliate); Scott Mist, Lac, PhD (Affiliate); Barry Oken, MD, PhD (Affiliate); John Phipps, PhD, MS; Savita Rajurkar, PhD; Adam Sadowski, ND, MS; Erica Sharpe, PhD; Mark Sodders, DSOM (Affiliate); Amala Soumyanath, PhD (Affiliate); Fred Stevens, PhD, PharmD (Affiliate); Deanne Tibbitts, PhD (Affiliate); Michael Traub, ND (Affiliate); Heather Zwickey, PhD; Gene Bowman, ND, MPH; Annie Wentz, MPH, PhD; Brenna Bray, PhD; Anuja Chhabra, PhD; Alexandra Vita, PhD
Library
University Librarian, Noelle Stello, MSLIS
Associate Librarian, Christina King, DSOM, MLS
Office of Admissions
Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Elizabeth Hayward
Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Courtney Nyseth
Recruitment and Admissons Coordinator, TBA
Admissions Counselors, Hannah Hitz, Nicole McGee
Admissions Coordinator of Communications, Events and Visits, TBA
Office of Financial Aid
Director of Financial Aid, Sally Kalstrom
Financial Aid and Federal Work-Study Counselor, Christina Fong
Office of Advancement, Continuing Education, Alumni Services and NUNM Press
Director of Development, Carrie Baldwin-Sayre, ND
Career Service Manager, Emma Britton
Director of Instructional Design Technology, Justin Fowler, EdD
CE Coordinator, Jennifer Peterson, PhD
Managing Editor, NUNM Press, Iris Sobottke, MA, NCC
Office of Instructional Design and Technology
Director of Instructional Design and Technology, Justin Fowler, EdD
Instructional Technology Coordinators, Gabe Lopez, Jack Russell
Office of Marketing and Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications, Rebekah Phillips
Marketing and Communications Manager, Peter Szymczak
Office of Student Life
Dean of Students, Rachael Allen, MS
Director of Academic Success and Access, Morgan Chicarelli
Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion, Ayasha Shamsud-Din, MSEd
Office of the Registrar
Registrar, Kelly Garey
Associate Registrar, Chris Ballard
Registrar’s Office Assistant, Colin Anderson
College of Naturopathic Medicine
Dean, College of Naturopathic Medicine, Kelly Baltazar, ND, DC
Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Clinical Affairs, Dee Saunders, ND, MSiMR
Graduate Medical Education Coordinator, Noelle Rivera
College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Dean, College of Classical Chinese Medicine, Andrew McIntyre, MSA
Assistant to the Dean, Jeaneth Villegas, MA
School of Undergraduate & Graduate Studies
Dean, School of Undergraduate & Graduate Studies, Andrew Erlandsen, ND
Executive Director, IPSL Global Institute, Thomas Winston Morgan, MA
Director of Programs, IPSL Global Institute, Arianne Newton
Assistant to the Dean, Annie Clarke
Faculty
College of Naturopathic Medicine
Full-Time Faculty
Tammy Ashney, Associate Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2009
Amy Bader, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2000
Kelly Baltazar, Director, College of Naturopathic Medicine; Assistant Professor; ND, Bastyr, 2005; DC, National University of Health Sciences, 2006
Richard Barrett, Professor; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1986
Lai Chim Chan, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2014
Bracey Dangerfield, Assistant Professor; PhD, Maharishi International University, 1992
Daniel DeLapp, DC, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 1986; MAcOM, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 1996; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Maleah Ermac, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2010
Megan Golani, Associate Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2012
Richard Lok, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2009
Gaia Mather, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1990
Katherine Patterson, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2010
Anna Peterson, Associate Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2011
Nancy Scarlett, Professor; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Tom Walton, Associate Professor; DC, Western States Chiropractic College, 2010
Kimberly Windstar, Professor; MEd, California State College, 1982; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1991
Adjunct Faculty
Ryan Bradley, Director of Helfgott Research Institute; ND, Bastyr, 2003; MPH, University of Washington, 2009
Jennifer Brusewitz, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2000
Loch Chandler, ND, MSOM, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2001
Cole Chatterton, MBA, George Fox University, 2003
Catherine Darley, ND, Bastyr University, 2002
Elizabeth “Liz” Davidson, ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2012
Lysanji Edson, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1996
Leslie Fuller, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2009
Steve Gardner, DC, Western States Chiropractic College, 1977; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1994
Jennifer Gibbons, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1998
Mary Grabowska, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1993; MAcOM, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 1994
Beverly Harger, DC
Sonia Kapur, PhD, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, 1994; MSc, Panjab University, 1986
Terrance Manning, ND, National University of Natural Medicine 2016; MA, St. John’s College, 2011
Glen Nagel, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1993
Jessica Nagelkirk, Assistant Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2012
Emma Neiworth Petshow, ND, National University of Natural Medicine, 2018
Elyse Ortiz, ND
Jonathan Ortiz, PhD, American University
Heidi Peterson, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1999
Rebecca Principe, ND
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, Professor; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1978
Dee Saunders, Director, Graduate Medical Education; Assistant Professor; ND, MSiMR, National College of Natural Medicine, 2015
Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2005
Meghan Sperandeo, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2013
Jillian Stansbury, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1988
Lisa Taulbee, ND, National College of Natural Medicine 2010
Brice Thompson, ND, National University of Natural Medicine
Amanda Watters, ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2015
Katherine Zieman, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1993
Heather Zwickey, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1998
College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Faculty Emeriti
Rihui Long, Professor Emeritus, Master of Medicine (China), Chengdu University of TCM, 1984
Full-Time Faculty
Xiaoli Chen, Professor; Master of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (China), Chengdu University of TCM, 1987, 1994
Kenneth Glowacki, Associate Professor; MSTOM, DACM, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, 2002, 2016
Daniel Silver, Assistant Professor; MTCM, Five Branches Institute, 2006
Brandt Stickley, Associate Professor; MSTCM, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2001
Adjunct Faculty
Luke Adler, MATCM, Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, 2007
Loch Chandler, ND, MSOM, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2001
Kendra Dale, MSOM, National College of Natural Medicine, 2011
Lauri Elizabeth, MAc, National College of Natural Medicine, 2015
Turtle Farahat, MSOM, National College of Natural Medicine, 2014
William Frazier, MA, Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, 2001
David Frierman, Certificate of Completion, San Francisco College of Acupuncture, 1989
Heiner Fruehauf, Founding Professor; PhD, University of Chicago, 1990
Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1999
Rebecca Groebner, MAc, National College of Natural Medicine, 2011
Harry King, MSOM, Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley, 2010
Pikshan Ko
Manfred Kubny, PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians University, 1994
Heather Nichole Lambert, ND, MAc, National College of Natural Medicine, 2013
Andrew “Andy” McIntyre, MSA, Bastyr University, 1994
Paul Messersmith- Glavin, MAcOM, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2004
Joshua Paynter, MSTOM, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, 2001
Christine Pearson, MSOM, National College of Natural Medicine, 2012
Youping Qin, Master of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (China), Chengdu University of TCM, 1999, 2002
Laurie Regan, PhD, Harvard University, 1991; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Nancy Scarlett, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Katherine Souza, ND, MAc, National University of Natural Medicine, 2018
Tamara Staudt, ND, MSOM, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1998
Brice Thompson, ND, MSiMR, National University of Natural Medicine, 2018
Edythe Vickers, Diploma, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 1986; ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1987
Susan Wilmoth, MAcOM, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2007
School of Undergraduate & Graduate Studies
Full-Time Faculty
Chelsie Falk, Associate Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2013
Kimberly Queen, Assistant Professor; DC, University of Western States, 1997; MS, University of Bridgeport, 2015
Adjunct Faculty — Graduate Studies
David Allderdice, ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2008
Alexander Bear, MScN
Ryan Bradley, Director of Helfgott Research Institute; ND, Bastyr University, 2003; MPH, University of Washington, 2009
Emma Britton,
Elona Casady, MPH, Boston University, 2001
Lauren Chandler, MSW, Portland State University, 2007
Dulcie Childs, MS, University of Alabama, 2015
Andrea DeBarber, PhD, University of Newcastle, 1997
Taleen Der-Gharizian,
Shu Farmer,
Kira Freed, MScN, National University of Natural Medicine
Megan Golani, Associate Professor; ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2012
Wendy Hodsdon, ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2007
Greta Jarvis, MScN, National University of Natural Medicine
Alina Karki, PhD
Patricia Kaufman, PhD
Andrea McBeth, ND, National University of Natural Medicine, 2017
Thomas Morgan, MA, Portland State University, 1994
John Phipps, PhD, University of Michigan, 2012
Katie Picksworth, ND, National University of Natural Medicine
Cory Pressman, MA, Washington State University, 1994
Savita Rajurkar, MDAM, Graduate Diploma in Naturopathy (India), College Of Naturopathy, 1996; ND, Indian Board of Alternative Medicines, 2000; PhD, Tilak Maharashtra University, 2007
Lisa Regan-Vienop, MPH, Tulane University, 1993
Iman Ridda, MD, MPH, PhD
Ian Rubin, MA, Goddard College, 2006
Nancy Scarlett, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Laura Scher, EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2012
Erica Sharpe, PhD
Jane Smith,
Amala Soumayanath, PhD, University of London, 1987
Madeleine Tuson-Turner, ND, MSiMR, MScGH, National College of Natural Medicine, 2011, 2015, 2016
Heather Zwickey, Professor, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1998
Adjunct Faculty — Undergraduate Studies
Sherry Bonekat, MS, Concordia University, 2016
Dulcie Childs, MS, University of Alabama, 2015
Bracey Dangerfield, PhD, Maharishi International University, 1992
Shehab El-Hashemy, Professor; ND, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2004; MBChB, Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University, 1994; MEd, University of Toronto, 2017
Jason Tobin, MFA, University of Texas, 2015
Megan Golani, ND, National College of Natural Medicine, 2012
Dana Johnson, MS, Durham University, 2012
Lindsay Marshall, MA, Oregon State University, 2012
Nancy Scarlett, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Nicole Toussaint, PhD, Portland State University, 2013
Anna Peterson, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1997
Heather Zwickey, Professor, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1998
Library
Christina King, Instructor; DSOM, National College of Natural Medicine, 2009; MLS, Emporia State University, 2014
Noelle Stello, Assistant Professor; MSLIS, University of Illinois, 2005
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