Board Members
Hilary Garivaltis – President
Hilary Garivaltis, Current Executive Director of the National Ayurvedic Medical Associations, Founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, has more than 18 years of experience in teaching Ayurvedic daily living tools and Ayurvedic therapy techniques. She received her training at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine with advanced training in India from the Rishikesh College of Ayurveda and the Jiva Institute. She continues to train with the world’s leading teachers in the United States and in India and is working hard to establish Ayurveda as healthcare option to citizens of the U.S.
Hannah King – Administrative Assistant
Hannah King grew up on the North Shore and has a background in Animal Sciences from the University of New Hampshire. She currently works as a tutor for children who are both homeschooled or attend public school remotely. Hannah believes strongly in holistic healing and medical freedom and has worked on a number of bills behind the scenes seeking to protect those rights. Her passion is all things animals and plants and she is working towards integrating holistic healing and spiritual communication through dog training, as she currently has a small dog walking business.
Committee for Protection and Access to Complimentary and Alternative Health Care
Carol Bedrosian is the publisher of Spirit of Change Magazine, a free holistic publication for New England since 1987, reaching an audience of 100,000 readers twice a year in print, plus a weekly e-newsletter and an alternative practitioner directory and holistic calendar of events for New England on www.spiritofchange.org. Carol resides in Congressional district 2, in the beautiful Blackstone Valley.
Anne Fish brings to the Steering Committee a life-long interest in health care coupled with a career in marketing management at both Fortune 500 and Big Four accounting companies. A student of Jin Shin Jyutsu for 25 years, she now devotes her time to organizing classes and workshops in the practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu throughout the Northeast. In addition to Jin Shin Jyutsu, she has trained in numerous alternative and complementary therapies including cranial sacral therapy, reconnective healing and Reiki. She lives Marlborough, MA
Clark Reddick, is a stress relief and recovery specialist – maintaining continuous board certification in Developmental Alphabiotics since 2012 and level II certification in Biomagnetic Pair Therapy. A long time student of Macrobiotics, and Homeopathy Clark has studied with Micho Kushi, Dr. Virgil Chrane Jr., Moises Goiz, David Graston and Jerry Kantor. He has been helping others live more naturally for 25 years. “You are the only one who can heal you. It’s a journey worth taking.” – www.alphabioticsboston.org
Deborah Strafuss, RMT, CDP, SCR™ is the owner/practitioner of Crystal Reiki, a member of the Shibumi International Reiki Organization and the International Association of Reiki Professionals. She is an advocate for personal wellness and health, provides Reiki sessions to individuals, training and support to those seeking to learn Reiki and educational workshops for the public. She is working to develop programs to aide veterans and those with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Hilary Garivaltis, Current Executive Director of the National Ayurvedic Medical Associations, Founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, has more than 18 years of experience in teaching Ayurvedic daily living tools and Ayurvedic therapy techniques. She received her training at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine with advanced training in India from the Rishikesh College of Ayurveda and the Jiva Institute. She continues to train with the world’s leading teachers in the United States and in India and is working hard to establish Ayurveda as healthcare option to citizens of the U.S.