I am a licensed acupuncturist in private practice in Portland, Oregon since 1993, whose work is informed by licensure as a massage therapist from 1977 to 2017, and an interdisciplinary B.A. in Dance/Movement Studies and Health & Healing from Naropa University. My professional credentials include a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, diplomate status conferred by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists and certificates of advanced study from the Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Harbin, China and the World Health Organization International Acupuncture Training Center at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing, China. I presently serve as  Associate Medical Director at CHP Group and have served as chair of the Board of Trustees of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine and as a member of the Integrated Medicine Advisory Group to the Oregon Health Authority.