Carl Hammerschlag is a master storyteller and internationally recognized author, physician, speaker, and healer. A Yale trained psychiatrist, he has spent more than twenty years working with Native Americans. For fourteen of those years, he was Chief of Psychiatry at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center. Those experiences profoundly changed and enriched his life, which is chronicled in three critically acclaimed books: The Dancing Healers, The Theft of the Spirit,and Healing Ceremonies. Carl is one of the world’s leading proponents of psychoneuroimmunology (mind/body/spirit/connection), and he brings a wealth of legends and unique insights to bridge the worlds of science, spirit and culture. Carl is a faculty member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and is a 1998 National Caring Award recipient, which honors “the 10 most caring adults in America."  For more information about Carl Hammerschlag: see www.healingdoc.com

Peter Kelly is an Infectious Diseases Specialist with the Arizona Department of Health Services where he serves in the Office of Bioterrorism and Epidemic Preparedness and Response. Prior to joining the Department of Health Services, he was Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Maricopa Medical Center for 27 years. Peter is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and he has held a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona College of Medicine since 1972. He has authored numerous articles, case reports, and abstracts and has a long-standing interest in and has published on the diagnosis and management of valley fever. Peter has served as a member of the Arizona Tuberculosis Advisory Committee and the Communicable Diseases Advisory Council.

Susan Borra is Senior Vice President and Director of Nutrition at the International Food Information Council (IFIC) in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit organization that communicates sound, science-based information on nutrition and food safety to health professionals, educators, government officials, media, and consumers. At IFIC, Susan directs communications programs, executes public affairs strategies, and manages nutrition and food safety issues. As immediate past president of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), she sought “a new conversation with consumers about the role that nutrition plays in people’s health and well-being, and that of their families.” She received the President’s Circle for Nutrition Education Award, given jointly by ADA and its Foundation, in 1985 and 1995. In 1999, the IFIC Foundation created the Susan T. Borra Nutrition Communications Fellowship in her honor. 

Barbara Coombs Lee is President of Compassion in Dying Federation, a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding and protecting the rights of the terminally ill. She practiced as a nurse and physician assistant for 25 years before beginning a career in law and health policy. As a private attorney, counsel to the Oregon State Senate, a managed care executive, and Chief Petitioner for Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, Barbara has championed initiatives that enable individuals to consider a full range of choices and be full participants in their health care decisions. She has been recognized with a national health Policy Fellowship, Boeringer Ingeheim Foundation, an American Jurisprudence Award for outstanding performance in the study of medical law, and a National Health Lawyers Association scholarship for outstanding achievement. For more information on Barbara Coombs Lee’s work: see www.compassionindying.org

Kimberly Young is director of the Center for Online Addiction. She is an internationally known researcher, author, and speaker on the impact of technology on human behavior and is considered the “world’s foremost Cyberpsychologist” by the media. Kimberly has testified in both state and federal courts regarding her pioneer research and before the Child Online Protection Act Congressional Committee. She has published numerous articles about e-behavior and authored two groundbreaking books related to online behavior: Caught in the Net and Tangled in the Web. Kimberly’s work has been featured in hundreds of newsprint publications worldwide, and she is a frequent media commentator on radio and television programs. For more information about Kimberly Young and her work: see www.netaddiction.com

John Molina is a nationally known physician, surgeon, and dynamic speaker on culture and medicine, alternative medicine, and healthcare in underserved communities. Having grown up in Guadalupe, of Apache, Yaqui Indian and Hispanic descent, John saw the plight of a people who suffered because of cultural and socio-economic barriers, and it instilled in him a desire to make the world a better place for those less fortunate. In 1995, he opened Las Fuentes, a community-based health and research clinic in Guadalupe, specializing in integrative medicine and offering alternative therapies such as meditation, energy healing, and acupuncture. John has published numerous articles on health care in minority and underserved populations. Presently, John is pursuing a law degree to prepare him to work for improvement of the health care system. To learn more about John Molina’s work: see www.lasfuentes.org