Governing Board
Chair: Amy Kahn, PhD (Public Member)
Members at Large
Catherine Niemiec, J.D., L.Ac., President
Marie Yahner, M.S.O.M. (Alumni Member)
Mark Johnson, CPA (Board Member)
Robert “Kirby” Woods, M.S.O.M. (Alumni Member)
Administrative Staff
President:
Catherine Niemiec, J.D., L.Ac.
cniemiec@pihma.edu
Administrative Manager | Assistant to the President:
Marilee Whitfield
mwhitfield@pihma.edu
Chief Marketing Officer | Chief Regulatory Officer:
Jonathan Lindsey
jlindsey@pihma.edu
Academic Staff
Dean of Academic Affairs | Academic Advisor:
David Myrick, MSOM, Dipl.Ac., Dipl.C.H. (NCCAOM), L.Ac.
dmyrick@pihma.edu
Admissions:
Lisa Dunn
ldunn@pihma.edu
Registrar:
Judy Drayer
jdrayer@pihma.edu
Financial Aid:
Crystal Aguirre
caguirre@pihma.edu
Chief Legacy Officer:
Dan Bedgood, M.S.O.M., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), L.Ac.
dbedgood@pihma.edu
Acupuncture Chair:
David Myrick, MSOM, Dipl.Ac., Dipl.C.H., (NCCAOM), L.Ac.
dmyrick@pihma.edu
Asian Bodywork Chair:
Brian Skow, MS, LMT, AOBTA(R), CP, DiplABT
bskow@pihma.edu
Clinic Chair:
Lesley Johnsen
ljohnsen@pihma.edu
Herbal Medicine Chair:
Marie Yahner, M.S.O.M.
myahner@pihma.edu
Homeopathy Chair:
Carli Auer, CCH
cauer@pihma.edu
Research Chair:
Howard Major, EdD, MLS
hmajor@pihma.edu
Western Sciences Chair:
Michael Iliescu, MD
miliescu@pihma.edu
Clinic Staff
Front Desk Staff:
Sarah Millers, Kalife Gentry, Aniko Pinter, Damita Alexander, Fabio Connelly
Foundation for PIHMA Research & Education
Research Director:
Jianying He, MD, PhD
jhe@pihma.edu
National Library of Traditional Medicine
Librarian:
Aniko Pinter, MLS
apinter@nloftm.org
Library Director:
Howard Major, EdD, MLS
