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Board of Directors & Advisors
| Healing Journeys Advisory Board |
- Jeanne Achterberg, Ph.D.
- Ernie Bodai, M.D.
- Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
- Jeremy Geffen, M.D.
- Caryle Hirshberg
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- Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D.
- Dawna Markova, Ph.D.
- Wayne Muller, M.Div.
- Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
- Marty Rossman, M.D.
- Marion Woodman
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Jan Adrian, M.S.W., Executive Director
As a survivor of three primary cancers (breast cancer and ocular melonoma) and several recurrences, Jan wanted to focus on healing the whole person instead of just curing the body. She created the Cancer as a Turning Point, From Surviving To Thriving™ conference to address this need. She is the founder and director of Healing Journeys. She was previously the co-director of the Center for Health Awareness in San Jose, CA.
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Lloyd Barde
Lloyd Barde attended his first Healing Journeys conference in Marin County in 1999 and has been at each conference since. As founder of Backroads Music, Lloyd hosts the music table sales, providing music by artists who are presenting at the conference, as well as an array of music for healing and fine listening. He also offers his own “Journeys into Dance” and “Journeys of the Heart” guided meditations with Elizabeth Rose Raphael, hosts concerts & events in the Bay Area, and does much work in music related endeavors, from journalism to artist representation, and from producing CDs to DJ services. Additionally, Lloyd has been a long-time student of personal disarmament, dance and movement, and an ever-deepening spiritual practice to accompany his own ongoing healing journey. Lloyd has always felt a strong commitment and passionate connection to Healing Journeys, and is extremely proud to join the Board.
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Sally Blumenthal-McGannon
Sally has been consciously dealing with dying for over 30 years professionally. First, as a nurse, death was the enemy in Pediatric ICU. As she became involved in healing and Therapeutic Touch, her fear transformed and she learned to appreciate the role death provides each of us in embracing life. Now she has the privilege and joy of working with families facing life threatening illnesses. Her clients remind her that each day counts, life is precious, and death is a major part of the journey. She believes the Healing Journeys’ conferences are appropriate not only for those dealing with illness, but for anyone with a heart. She is honored to become a part of this amazing organization.
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Fran Haynes, M.F.T.
Fran has had a long career as a special education teacher, Middle School Counselor, and Marriage and Family Therapist with a transpersonal perspective. She attended the very first Healing Journeys’ Conference and felt connected and committed to continue a relationship with the organization. She chaired the conference in Sacramento and went on to become a Board Member. Fran also invented the Sugar Plump Fairies, which is a group of outrageously dressed people who draw attention to themselves to raise awareness and funds for nonprofit organizations, including Healing Journeys.
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Nancy McKay, M.Div.
Nancy attended the first Conference in 1994, in Monterey while she was still in treatment with an experimental vaccine for metastatic melanoma. What she learned and felt there supported her hope for a full recovery. She is now cancer free. She told the story of her own journey with cancer at the Sacramento Conference in 1995, just two weeks before the end date of her prognosis. Nancy is a minister in the United Church of Christ, having served a parish for 10 years. Now she provides one-on-one spiritual direction and teaches a laying on of hands and prayer healing process in churches. “Love heals,” she says, “and we get to cooperate with the source of love!”
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Catherine Prevost
Catherine Prevost was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996. During the months of surgeries, treatment, and healing, Catherine refocused her priorities and dedicated her life to being of service to others. This is reflected in her personal life as well as her professional career. She works as an advocate for breast cancer awareness while supporting friends and their families as they navigate the cancer trail. Following 20 years in successful business-to-business sales, Catherine found her passion in coaching people for career satisfaction. Her business, Next Phase Careers, provides clients with the tools and support to successfully transfer existing skills to different jobs and industries. Catherine believes humor is the great equalizer and is never reluctant to offer smiles, hugs, and the occasional bad joke! Her favorite quote is by Oscar Wilde: “Life is too important to take seriously.”
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Terri Reasoner, Ph.D., Board President
Terri came to Healing Journey’s via her mother’s battle with breast cancer and through her own experiences of dealing with a unique neurological disease. Terri has been in the field of adult education for over 15 years and hopes to apply her passion for education, learning, and multiple ways of knowing through whole body engagement to transform illness into healing. She recently received a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Integral Studies where she focused her studies on the body’s ability of turning pain into wisdom.
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Lynne Singer, Immediate Past President
Lynne found her deep desire to help people leading to a lifetime of volunteer involvement, including educating about the oneness of all life through the Creative Initiative/Beyond War Foundation, hosting international exchange students, creating a drug and alcohol education program at the local high school, and supporting her husband, Jerry, through his journey with prostate cancer. In 2002, after attending and volunteering at a number of Cancer as a Turning Point conferences in the Bay Area, Lynne and Jerry uprooted to Seattle to be closer to family. Lynne chaired the steering committee for the 2004 Seattle conference and joined the Board in June 2004.
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Shariann Tom, Board Secretary
A 4-times Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor, Shariann Tom attended her first Healing Journeys’ conference in 2001. She was moved by the power of 1000 people in one room sharing a common bond. “It was healing to my heart, in addition to my body, mind and spirit,” she remembers. This experience helped set her on the path of dedicating her energies to aid the healing of others. She is also an entrepreneur, business consultant, executive coach, life coach and author with her companies, Innerworks Solutions and An Unexpected Journey. The latter company is focused on assisting cancer patients and their support team.
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Dennis Driver, Human Resources Advisor
Dennis has 30 years of professional experience, currently serving as Vice President of Human Resources at Theravance, a biopharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco. Dennis was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004. Following treatment and serious personal introspection, he decided to devote himself to helping others who are facing similar challenges.
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