Andy Aryapour (Advisory). Andy is a respected creative director and product designer with more than 20 years experience who owns and operates Aryapour Design.
Brenda Barry. Brenda Barry has over 20 years' experience in workforce development and education reform, particularly in developing strategic connections between education and business entities. Brenda owns a national consulting firm specializing in education reform, workforce preparation, and economic development. The firm, CMR Ventures, Inc., implements its mission in multiple ways including research, evaluation and direct support to schools and intermediary organizations.
Daniel Beider. Daniel is the founder and Principal and Managing Director of Paramount Lodging Advisors. He has been recognized by NAI Global Hotels with the Fitzpatrick award and the Global Vision award during his tenure, and was a consistent top performer and multiple member of the Gold Club, which recognized collaborative brokerage.
Shay Beider, M.P.H., L.M.T. Shay is the founder and Executive Director of Integrative Touch for Kids. She lectures, teaches, practices and publishes internationally in the field of pediatric massage and integrative healing therapies for children of all ages and abilities. Shay has been an investigator on several touch and massage research studies. In 2003, Shay was awarded the Women's Studies Achievement Award by UCLA.
Marc Bleaman, J.D. (Advisory). Marc is the founder of the Bleaman Law Firm, P.C.. His wife, Sandy Coronado Bleaman, serves as the Deputy Director for Integrative Touch for Kids.
Karen Boulanger, M.P.H. Karen's career has included massage therapy, holistic health, education, and public health research. She is currently the Practice Section editor for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. Karen provides care to children and pregnant women at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital and is a PhD Candidate at the University of Iowa studying community and behavioral health.
Michael Curtis, M.A. (Advisory). Michael has more than 20 years experience as an Executive Director for non-profit organizations. He is a certified instructor of infant massage and teaches in the field internationally. Micahel supports charitable causes in the community including victims of the Chernobyl nuclear incident.
Peter DuBois. Peter is currently the Executive Director for the California Dental Association and has been a long time supporter of causes that are beneficial to the health and well-being of children.
Stacy R. Harmon. Stacy has been an Executive Assistant to the CEO’s and CFO’s of major corporations. She is a member of the International Association of Administrative Professionals and is an active volunteer for the Children's Advocacy Center.
Peggy Holt. Peggy is a behavioral therapist with more than 20 years of experience who currently works at Canyon Ranch. She teaches a variety of workshops including change and peak performance workshops and recently co-authored a book on peak performance with the Medical Director from Canyon Ranch.
William Kelley (Advisory). William is the Chief Financial Officer for Diamond Ventures, Inc., one of the leading real estate development, investment, and venture capitalist companies in Arizona. Previously, William served a vice president of finance for the Venture West Group, Inc. and provided development services to Bourn Properties, Inc. Among his many other accomplishments, he has served on many governmental committees and was the treasurer for former Congressman Jim Kolbe.
Allison Krizner (Advisory). Rev. Allison Krizner is an Interfaith Minister and licensed massage therapist. She has been involved in the growth and development of ITK since it’s inception. Allison has a wealthy of experience working with children and adults who are at the end of life.
Katie Landherr, M.D. Katie is a medical doctor who is a graduate of the Program of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. This program is under the direction of Andrew Weil, MD and is constructed to bring an Integrative approach to the field of allopathic medicine. Katie, along with her husband Shawn A. Tassone, is a co-founder of La Dea Women's Health in Tucson, AZ.
Jamie Lakin Kelley, R.P.T.. Jamie is a registered play therapist who uses play therapy techniques and unconditional acceptance to support children and families in need. She has served on several non-profit boards and currently is the chair of the Tucson Event Planning Committee for Integrative Touch for Kids.
Karen Overgaard, LPN. Karen is a recognized expert in the field of holistic nursing with over 35 years of clinical nursing experience. In addition to her work as a primary care nurse with Dr. Lawrence Rosen, Karen is a certified instructor of infant massage, yoga, fitness and dance and is a Reiki Master.
Penelope Thomason (Advisory). Penelope serves as the Volunteer Director for Trinity Care Hospice, the oldest and largest non-profit hospice in Southern California and the first to be licensed by the state of California.
Ruey Chang, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Chang is a pediatric cardiologist and director of the pediatric exercise laboratory at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is interested in exercise physiology and preventive medicine. His research includes exercise rehabilitation, physical activity assessment, and newborns with congenital heart disease.
Gwen Glew, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Glew is a pediatric fellow in the Department of Genetics and Developmental Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. She attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and did her residency in pediatrics at the University of Washington. She got a Master in Public Health degree at the University of Washington. She has also worked as a pediatrician in Puerto Rico and she has two small children. She is currently specializing in developmental and behavioral pediatrics with the goal of caring for children with special needs and developmental delays. Her current research projects involve bullying, autism, cerebral palsy, and massage.
Sanford Newmark, M.D. Dr. Newmark is a physician with 24 years of experience in pediatrics. He practiced as a general pediatrician in Tucson for 14 years, with a special interest in Behavioral problems such as ADHD and Autism. He then completed a 2 year fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona under the leadership of Dr. Andrew Weil. He is the first graduate of this program to be in general pediatric practice in the United States. For the last 5 years he has been the Director of the Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine, a consulting practice for children with a wide variety of medical issues. In January of 2009 he joined Whole Child Wellness, an integrative Pediatric practice in the San Francisco area.He has written 3 academic textbook chapters in the field of Integrative Pediatrics and lectures on the treatment of autism and ADHD. He also is an active faculty member of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
Lawrence D. Rosen, M.D. Dr. Rosen is a board-certified general pediatrician committed to family-centered, holistic child health care. He practices primary care integrative pediatrics in northern New Jersey. Dr. Rosen also serves as Section Chief of the Division of Pediatric Integrative Medicine at the Hackensack University Medical Center. He is the Program Chair of the AAP's provisional Section on Complementary, Holistic and Integrative Medicine, and he chairs the Integrative Pediatrics Council. Additionally, Dr. Rosen authors the world’s first integrative pediatrics blog, “the whole child.”
David M. Steinhorn, M.D. Dr. Steinhorn is the medical director of the Judith Nan Joy Integrative Medicine Initiative at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Steinhorn's specialties are critical care (pediatric intensive care unit), pediatric palliative care and integrative medicine. Dr. Steinhorn lectures widely on palliative care, humanistic medicine and the care of critically-ill children.
Cathy Parsons, RN
Sandy Coronado Bleaman, MA
Diane Smith, LCSW
Eric Mackey, LMT
Tina Roche, RN, LMT
Allen Smith, Musician
Jamie Lakin Kelley (Chair)
Sandy Bleaman, Rachelle Lee, Lynn Friedrichs, Katie Griffin, Rachelle Lee, Morgan O’Crotty, Jane Starbuck
Lesley Beider (Chair)
Dana Sackar, Margaret Adess, Jennifer Cosnowsky, Jennifer Netzky, Lauren Rosen, Kelly Rubin, Jackie Shear
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“Daniel” was a special boy. He had been born with a rare genetic anomaly that caused his body to be overtaken by cholesterol. He was only four years old, but his health was rapidly declining.
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is higher in children with special healthcare needs than in the general pediatric population. Some of the most commonly used practices include prayer, massage, and specialty vitamins/supplements. Parents who use CAM for themselves are more likely to access CAM for their child.