Directors are elected for a period of three years and can run for an additional three-year term. The Nominating Committee issues a call for nominations each fall and recommends a slate of nominees to the membership. Terms begin January 1st of each year.
Board of Directors
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Larry Stoler, MSSA, PhD, DCEP
President
Larry is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified Chilel™ Qigong teacher practicing at WholeHealth Chicago, a pioneering center for integrative medicine. Larry and his colleagues have created a viable model of wellness and healing that integrates energy and natural medicine along with orthodox approaches.
Larry continues to pursue a lifelong interest in healing. His work, using energy psychology and Qigong healing principles, teaches people the tools of master healers. Larry also has diagnostic TFT training and is an advisory board member of David Feinstein’s Energy Psychology Interactive. He has taught energy psychology and Chilel™ Qigong in Israel, Europe and the United States.
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Gregory Nicosia, PhD, DCEP
President-elect
Greg was raised in South Hampton, Long Island, NY and graduated Union College in Schenectady NY with a BS. in mthematics and psychology and received MS and PhD in psychology from Rutgers University.
He began full time teaching in 1975 at Wilson College and moved to Pittsburgh and Chatham College in 1979, the same year he became a licensed psychologist in PA and began a private practice where he established a mobile medical diagnostic company called Advanced Diagnostics in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. In the 1990s he studied EMDR and proceeded to facilitate and teach with Francine Shapiro in major cities throughout the U.S. He also conducted the first quantitative EEG studies of EMDR and published a paper concerning the relationship of EMDR and hypnosis. After studying with Roger Callahan, Fred Gallo and Greg began teaching a two part TFT curriculum that they designed. Later having evolved a simpler form of TFT, Thought Energy Synchronization Therapy, that had broader applications. They taught extensively in the United States and Canada and led a team of trainers including Victoria Britt, Sheila Bender and John Diepold.
Greg joined the ACEP board in 2001 serving first as membership director and later as director of research. He advocated for certification in energy psychology in the early days of ACEP.s history and led the Certification Committee in the development and implementation of ACEP’s certification program.
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Debby Vajda, LCSW, DCEP
Secretary
Debby Vajda is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Corvallis, Oregon. She has been practicing energy psychology for ten years and is trained in TFT, EFT, TAT, BSFF, Allergy Antidotes, and NeuroModulation Technique, among others. She is an ACEP certification consultant, a member of the Certification Committee, and is the certification coordinator. She is also the developer and past-coordinator of the Energy Therapy Network of the Mid-Atlantic States.
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James Klopman, MBA
Treasurer
Jim Klopman has been a successful manager and entrepreneur in the textile industry for 20 years. Then he took a mid-career retirement to spend more time with his family. That left him with free time to explore the wold of human energy systems. Jim believes organizations also have their own energy systems that reflect their success or failure. He is currently writing and researchiing what he has discovered.
Jim has been a board member for several years. His main responsibilities has been advising the AcEP presidents and board on management and organizational dynamics.
Jim is based in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Gina Ryan, MSW, CAE
Executive Director
Gina Ryan was appointed executive director of ACEP in January 2007. During the course of her career she has been CEO of international, national, and state not-for-profit associations and foundations, mainly in the health and social service sectors. Her association management firm, CEO Pathways provides consulting and administration services for startup organizations that strive to make a difference for the common good. She began her career as a medical social worker after earning a masters degree in social work from Saint Louis University.
Gina is affiliated with the American Society of Association Executives, the New York Society of Association Executives, the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, and the National Association of Social Workers. She earned the certified association executive designation (CAE) in 1993. She is based in the New York City area.
Gina loves art, music, international travel, books, and the beauties of nature. She is passionate about her four little grandchildren and maintaining ties with lielong friends from coast to coast.
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Maria Becker, MD, FRCP-C
Ethics & Professional Affairs
Maria is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Ontario, Canada. She is trained in psychodynamic, cognitive, EMDR, and energy psychology therapies including EFT, Seemorg Matrix and TAT. She has developed her own model of intervention, AAL (Awareness-Acceptance-Letting go).
Maria works as a youth psychiatrist in student health services at Brock University in Ontario. She particularly enjoys practicing energy group psychotherapy. She lectures widely on energy psychology to parents, mental health professionals and psychology students at the university.
She is co-founder of the Niagara Stress and Trauma Clinic and the Niagara EMDR and Energy Psychology Professional Network. She designed early-intervention programs for infants and crisis intervention for children and adolescents. In addition to ACEP, she is a member of the Institute of HeartMath and ISSSEEM. She is based in ST Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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Mary Jo Bulbrook, EdD, RN, CEMP/S, CHTP/I
Humanitarian Aid
Mary Jo is an expert in the worldwide application of energy medicine to health professionals, lay people and the poor. Her background in energy therapy and education spans 30 years, paralleling her distinguished university career. She is a medical intuitive and mental health practitioner/instructor. She left the university to take Healing Touch and Transform Your Life through Energy Medicine (TYLEM) throughout the world, following spiritual guidance. She launched energy programs in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Peru, Canada and throughout the USA.
Mary Jo has been an inspiration and leader in the field of energy therapies since 1970s. Over the years she has taught and supported many in their development as beginning and expert practitioners and instructors in energy work.
Mary Jo is based in Carrboro, North Carolina. Visit her site at www.energymedicinepartnerships.com.
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Dawson Church, PhD, CEHP
Research Fund Development
Dawson Church, the ACEP research fund development director, has edited or authored many books, and collaborated with many best-selling authors, including Larry Dossey, Caroline Myss, Bernie Siegel, and others. He founded Soul Medicine Institute (www.SoulMedicineInstitute.or) to research and teach energy psychology techniques. He is the author several scientific studies of the effect of energy psychology on physical healing, psychoses, and athletic performance. His newest book The Genie in Your Genes, (www.GenieBestseller.co) pioneers the field of epigenetics, (control of genes from outside the cell), explaining the remarkable self-healing mechanisms now emerging from energy psychology.
Dawson is based in Fulton, California
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John Freedom
Research
John is a life-long student of healing, consciousness and energy medicine/energy psychology. He holds a master’s level certification in NLP, with additional training in EFT, TFT, EMDR, HBLU, Seemorg Matrix Work, Focussed Expressive Therapy, acupuncture detox, and other techniques.
John is a former radio talk-show host, editor of an alternative monthly, and volunteer mediator. He has taught seminars in EFT and related topics throughout the U.S. and in Europe. He is a long-time meditator, and a student of Tibetan Buddhism and A Course In Miracles. John makes his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he enjoys hiking, reading and playing piano.
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Mary Hammond, MA, LPC, DCEP
Membership Recruitment & Retention
Mary is an Oregon therapist, trainer, consultant, and writer. Her training includes expressive therapies, eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) Part II and many energy psychology models. She develops work which combines her background in human and child development, addictions, play therapy, the sacred feminine with the energy psychotherapies. She has been on the board of the Northwest Addictions Studies Institute, Oregon Play Therapy Association, co-founded the Northwest Play Therapy Institute and the Dynamic Energetic Healing® Institute. She loves to write, walk, develop community, travel, and participate in her children and grandchildren's lives.
Mary is based in Salem, Oregon. To learn more about her work, visit www.onedynamicenergetichealing.org.
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Betsy Muller, MBA, CEHP
Communications
Betsy Muller is a holistic business coach, certified energy health practitioner, certified energy coach, and speaker. Her company, The Indigo Connection LLC, is dedicated to providing women and holistic entrepreneurs with coaching for prosperity, application of spiritual leadership principles and health-enhancing energy balance tools. She is an accomplished practitioner and teacher of EFT. Her passion is integrating positive energy and spiritual healing into real world life and business applications.
After decades working in a variety of traditional business and health care management settings, life changed in 2001 when she discovered energy psychology techniques at a conference in Switzerland. Since then, her passion has been to help others enjoy balanced and purposeful lives by integrating energy modalities into life and business applications.
Betsy’s work experience has included group medical practice management, healthcare sales & marketing, human resources, government affairs, real estate planning, wellness education, financial management and biochemical research & development. Past employers include PPG Industries, Southwest General Health Center, BP Oil Company and OsteoMed II/New Medical Awareness Seminars, (Dr. Sherri Tenpenny’s medical practice and related products/seminars).
Betsy earned a BA in chemistry and an MBA in systems management. She is a certified medical office manager and an ordained minister. She makes her home in Strongsville, Ohio.
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Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP
Annual International Energy Psychology Conference
Bob is passionate about promoting the creative potential and generative powers of individuals and organizations to maximize sustainable performance and well-being. He is a licensed psychologist and coach in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He is clinical member of AAMFT and an approved consultant for the ASCH.
He is author of Tools for Transforming Trauma and Posttramatic Stress Disorder: A Clinicians Guide. He has organized 11 conferences on trauma, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Brief Therapy, training over 10,000 therapists. He is diagnostically trained in TFT. He has spent the last eight years as co-developer of Attractor Field Techniques.
Bob has presented numerous workshops internationally on Ericksonian therapy and treating trauma, energy psychology as well as numerous workshops for businesses. He balances work with playing guitar in a rock-and-roll band. He is based in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
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Nilhan Sezgin, PhD
International Affairs
Nilhan Sezgin is a clinical psychologist from Ankara, Turkey. She has worked in constructing developmental and mental assessment tools for Turkish children & adults, and adaptation of worldwide intelligence assessment tools to the Turkish population. She has organized workshops and supervision groups with the cooperation of the Turkish Psychological Association for psychologists on principles of energy psychology & EFT since 2002. She presented a paper, “Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Two Techniques On Reducing Test Anxiety: EFT And Progressive Muscular Relaxation” (co-authored by Özcan B.) at the Toronto EP Conference in 2004. She is currently an associate professor at Ankara University.
Nilhan makes her home in Ankara, Turkey.
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Carole Stern, RNC, MS, DCEP
Education
Carole is a psychologist and certified psychiatric mental health nurse. In addition to a maintaining a private practice, she is founder and executive director of The Stern Center for Developmental Health, which serves six counties in estern Pennsylvania and provides in-home services for children and adolescents at risk for out-of-home placement. Carole specializes in trauma-related disorders and Reactive Attachment Disorders and has developed a specialized trauma and Reactive Disorder family-based program.
Carole is trained in traditional therapies including cognitive behavioral and Gestalt as well as mind-body therapies including biofeedback, Core-Somatics, Feldenkrais and Reike. She is also trained in EMDR, TFT, DX, EFT, and Theraplay.
Her passions are travel and world cultures, skiing, and quarter horses. She is based in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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