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ACHS Board of Directors

ACHS’s Board of Directors is responsible for establishing policies to ensure the quality, integrity, and effectiveness of student learning programs and services and the financial stability of the institution. Once the Board reaches a decision, it acts as a whole.

Members of the Board

View ACHS’s current Board of Directors including biographical information online here. ACHS’s Board of Directors consists of the following members: 

Dr. Wanda Nitsch, BS, MS, PhD

Board Chair, Public Member

Stacy Conrad, BBA, MS, CPA

Public Member

Nicola (Nikki) Martin, BS, MS, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP

Public Member

Patricia Y. Talbert, Ph.D., MPH, MS, CPHA, CHES®, cGPHN

Public Member

Norman S. Bloomberg, BS, MBA

Public Member

Clyde B. Jensen, Ph.D

Public Member

Dorene Petersen, BA, DIP.NT, DIP.ACU, RH (AHG)

Founding President

Faculty Advisory Council

The Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) is composed of the Chief Academic Officer, program deans, and faculty representatives from across ACHS departments. This council collaborates on academic program development, academic policies, and curriculum enhancement, ensuring faculty perspectives remain central to shaping our academic programs.

Current membership includes:

  • Tiffany Rodriguez, PhD, CAO
  • Ashley Chou, EdD, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness & Library Services
  • Amanda Lattin, MAT, Dip. Aroma., MH, RA, Dean of Aromatherapy
  • Lori Holdren, PhD, Dean of General Education
  • Judith Thompson, ND, Dean of Herbal Medicine
  • Patricia Kaufman, PhD, LDN, CNS, MBA, Dean of Integrative Health & Nutrition
  • Dana Dragone, MS, RD, DCN, Faculty
  • Lisa Warman, MLS, Faculty, Director of Peer Tutoring Center
  • Andrea Pryce, ND, Faculty
  • Lorraine Young, ND, Faculty
  • Julie Moreschi, MS, RDN, LDN, Faculty

ACHS Program Advisory Councils (PACs)

ACHS’s close ties with the aromatherapy, herbal medicine, holistic nutrition, and holistic health industries is key to our success and high quality. We want our students and graduates to have a worthwhile experience as a student that then transitions to the workplace. Leaders, educators, and employers in the holistic health and wellness industry have a strong self-interest in helping holistic health education improve and in helping students succeed. Well-trained competent graduates not only are more effective employees, salespeople, and ambassadors, they reduce compliance costs and liability exposure and help advance the industry. 

One of the most effective ways of providing a link between industry and colleges is through the ACHS Program Advisory Councils (PACs). ACHS PACs are essential to successful programs and play an important role in guiding, strengthening, and improving existing programs. Learn more about our Program Advisory Councils online here.

Aromatherapy Department

  • Mikki Anderson, Cert. Aroma.
  • Paula Begel, AAS, LMT
  • Rob Brown, BA
  • Lora Cantele, RA
  • Meredith Cheshire, RA
  • Mindy Green, AHG, RA
  • Diane Osgood, BA, PhD

Herbal Medicine

  • Dr. Shanti Albani, ND
  • Nathan Brennan, BS
  • Denise Cusack, MIFPA
  • Dr. Jason Dave, BS, NMD
  • Mindy Green, AHG, RA
  • Sarah Hassler, BS, MS
  • Roy Upton, RH (AHG)
  • Sarah Vito, BA, MA

Integrative Health & Well-Being

  • Jeff Dorsett, MSHS Director of Research and Science
  • Kevin Finnegan, MS, Senior Medical Consultant
  • Bianca Toscano, ND, IFMCP
  • Christi Louderback, NC, BCHN
  • Lisa Powell, M.S. CAM, BCHN
  • Cindy Ross, Ph.D., DNM

Download more information about our expert advisory council members online here.

ACHS Institutional Review Board

Institutional Members

  • Patricia Kaufman, PhD, Dean of Integrative Health & Well-Being
  • Ashley Chou, EdD, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Library Services
  • Deryl Gulliford, Professor
  • Santiago Lorenzo, PhD, Professor

 

Public Member

  • Oleg Maksimov, PhD, Research Scientist

ACHS Committees

Academic Standards Committee

  • Tiffany Rodriguez, Chief Academic Officer, Chair
  • Prisca Bermudez, Dean of Academic Services
  • Jennifer Morrison, BA, Registrar
  • ACHS Program Deans
  • ACHS Faculty


Ex-Officio Members:

  • Tracey Abell, BS, MS, President

Admissions Committee

  • Troy Jenkins, Director of Enrollment Management, Chair
  • Amanda Heller, BS, MBA, Director of Enrollment Services
  • Amy Swinehart, BA, Senior Admissions Advisor
  • Molly Sykes, BA, MS, Senior Admissions Advisor
  • Jessica White, BS, MS Admissions Advisor
  • Asheley Taylor, MSW, Admissions Advisor
  • Kandaka Long, BS, Admissions Advisor
  • Program Deans

Financial Aid Committee

  • Kashae Craven, BA, MSA, Director of Veteran Student Services & Financial Aid Auditing Advisor, Chair
  • Hailey Reynolds, Senior Financial Aid Advisor


Ex-Officio Members:

  • Tracey Abell, BS, MS, President

Financial Standards Committee

  • Amanda Sparks, AAOT, Director of Student Accounts & Business Operations, Chair
  • Amrit Athwal, BS, Student Accounts Specialist
  • Jeneen Thompson, AA, Student Accounts Specialist
  • Tracey Abell, BS, MS, President