MINDD - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Environmental Chemist & CEO Quick Silver Scientific
Dr. Shade is an Environmental Chemist and founder and CEO of Quick Silver Scientific. He is a globally recognized expert on mercury and liposomal delivery systems. He has lectured and trained doctors in the U.S. and internationally on the subject of mercury, heavy metals and the human detoxification system. Dr. Shade developed the patented liquid chromatographic mercury speciation technology used at Quicksilver Scientific while conducting his Ph.D. dissertation work with advisor Robert Hudson at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This technology was used to create the Mercury Tri-Test.
Dr. Shade's current focus is on the development of cutting-edge, lipid-based delivery systems for nutraceuticals, such as liposomes and micro-emulsion systems to address the growing need of high quality, affordable detoxification solutions.
Dr. Shade has a diverse spectrum of interests and experiences, ranging from traditional Scottish stone masonry and geology to open-ocean sailing and marine chemistry. This diversity is the key to harmonizing theoretical development and practical application for true alchemical solutions
Dr Elisa song is a board-certified, Stanford -, NYU-, UCSF-trained holistic pediatrician. She founded Whole Family Wellness (formerly Whole Child Wellness), an integrative pediatric practice in Belmont, CA - one of the first and most highly regarded holistic pediatric practices in the country. Dr Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids - dedicated to empowering parents to take charge of their kids' health … naturally!
Dr Song is a holistic pediatrician, integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, holistic nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. She is also a lecturer for the Center for Education and Development in Clinical Homeopathy (CEDH), Academy for Pain Research, Institute for Functional Medicine, and Holistic Pediatric Association, among others.
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- President and CEO of the RIMLAND Center
Dr. Mumper is President and CEO of The RIMLAND Center. Her general pediatrics practice is Advocates for Children. Advocates for Families is her practice devoted to the care of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental problems. She graduated magna cum laude from Bridgewater College with a degree in General Science. She attended the Medical College of Virginia, did residency training at the University of Massachusetts and University of Virginia, and was invited to serve as Chief Resident of Pediatrics at UVA. Dr. Mumper has written book chapters about allergy, immunology and behavioral and developmental pediatrics published in the book "Pediatrics" published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.. During the past five years, she has conducted clinical research at the Rimland Center and published five peer reviewed articles in the medical literature.
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- Member of the Mindd Board
MBBS (Hons Qld) FRACGP, graduated from the University of Queensland with 2 nd class Hons in 1975; 2 years as junior RMO at Royal Brisbane Hospital; 1 year as Senior RMO at Atherton Hospital, Nth Qld. He commenced in solo Private Family Practice in Clayfield, Brisbane in 1979. He later formed a multi-disciplinary clinic in Clayfield some 11 years ago. Dr Golik gained his fellowship in the RACGP in 1982; and is a member and occasional lecturer of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. His special areas of interest and passion are Autism, ADD/ADHD/ASD, Musculoskeletal medicine, Dietary and lifestyle therapy, Thyroid conditions, Chelation therapy and the Metabolic Syndrome. Biomesotherapy forms a significant part of the therapeutic approach of his Clinic. He has attended the Bill Walsh Outreach/Training since 2005 and has attended the MINDD conferences since 2005.
Leila Masson is an integrative Paediatrician who combines Allopathic Medicine with a nutritional and biomedical approach to help her patients attain optimal health. She received her medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, did her paediatric specialist training at the University of California at San Francisco. She received her Masters in Public Health from Harvard University and her Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Leila has worked in the US and Europe and volunteered for 2 years setting up a clinic in Pakistan, before moving to New Zealand, where she has lived and worked for the last 12 years. Leila has a busy practice in Auckland, specializing in a holistic approach to children's health problems, including allergies, asthma, behaviour problems, autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. Dr Masson is a member of the Mindd Scientific Advisory Board
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- Asst Professor Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director TRANSCEND Research Program
Dr. Martha Herbert, author of The Autism Revolution, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, a Paediatric Neurologist with subspecialty certification in Neurodevelopment Disabilities at the Massachusetts General Hospital, a Principal Investigator and an affiliate of the HST-MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. She is director of the TRANSCEND* research program, a multimodal brain imaging and biomarker research program. Her background in paediatric neurology, evolutionary biology and history of science has influenced her orientation toward systems biology, brain connectivity and brain-body interrelationships. Her research program includes studying what makes some autistic brains unusually large, how the parts of the brain are connected and coordinated with each other, and how we can develop measures sensitive to changes in brain and body function that could result from treatment interventions. She ran the first study of the emergence of medical and brain symptoms in young infants at high risk for autism, and is building a research platform for studying the relationship of brain metabolism to brain signalling abnormalities.
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- Doctor of Chiropractic
- Founder and Director of Optimum Health Essentials Pty Ltd
Dr Matthew Bourke is the founder and director of Optimum Health Essentials Pty Ltd. Matthew specialises in Applied Kinesiology, Neuro Emotional Technique, Neurolinguistic Programming (Master Practitioner), Positive Psychology, Peak Performance, Functional Biochemistry and Breath Enhancement Training. He has worked in Europe and Australia and studied Vedic philosophy and meditation in India. Matthew has been a member of the Mindd Foundation Scientific Advisory Board since 2009.
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- Neurologist, Herbalist, Urban Farmer
Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child (Simon and Schuster, 2016), which has been translated into ten languages. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and many more. Board certified in adult and child neurology as well as pediatrics, Dr. Maya completed the University of Arizona's Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, and now serves on their faculty. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers in Ecuador. In her book and her practice, she offers an integrative and spiritual approach to allow moving beyond chronic health problems in children and adults. She also founded the Terrain Institute, where she teaches Terrain Medicine™, an earth-based program for transformational healing.
Dr Michael Fenech is renowned internationally for his research in nutrition and genetic toxicology and for developing the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay which is a gold standard method used internationally to measure DNA damage in human cells. His key goal is to determine the nutritional requirements for DNA damage prevention. He was awarded the Flinders University's Convocation Medal in 2007, the Alexander Hollaender Award (USA) in 2008 and the honorary title of Adjunct Professor (University of South Australia) in 2009 for his leadership/contributions to environmental/public health sciences internationally. His publications have been cited 6,500 times (917 times in 2008, 890 times in 2009) and his H-index is 41.
Dr. Nancy O'Hara is a board-certified pediatrician. She was the Assistant Medical Director for Defeat Autism Now! Physician Training and the Physician Mentoring Director for Defeat Autism Now! in Europe. She is now a partner at the Center for Integrative Health. Prior to her medical career, Dr. O'Hara taught children with autism. She graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society from the University of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine. She earned a Master's Degree in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. After residency, chief residency and general pediatric fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. O' Hara was in private practice for seven years. Since 1999, she has dedicated her practice to the integrative and holistic care of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and autistic spectrum disorders.
Ingrid Villata is a qualified language teacher and a practising Landscape Architect. Her work experience over the past 22 years includes private residential projects as well as working for both Randwick Council and Holroyd Council in Sydney. Ingrid also designed garden makeovers for Boral and created kitchen gardens for several primary schools. Her passion for holistic health was ignited by her European parents, growing up with an awareness about feeding your body unprocessed, fresh food. The household vegetable garden was and still is overflowing with herbs and vegetables. Freshly picked bitter green radicchio is a staple part of her diet!
Jeanette Padilla is a speaker, educator and Functional Medicine Health Coach. She has a passion for helping people to heal naturally and live life optimally.
Jeanette has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with her more recent studies in Functional Medicine Health Coaching.
Combining functional nutrition, positive psychology, and mind body medicine with delayed food sensitivity testing, Jeanette helps people get results fast, often when people have given up hope or seemingly tried everything.
After struggling with her own health challenges, Jeanette discovered that true health is about getting to the root cause of the problem. Her programs and signature system give you the tools and support to take back your health, with a completely personalised wellness plan and symptom-prevention road map.
She partners directly with clients and health care practitioners to minimise inflammation and its often-debilitating symptoms.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Founder and CEO of KR Strategy
Kathryn Ritchie is the Founder and CEO of KR Strategy, an international strategy execution firm. Her primary area of expertise lies in igniting the potential of companies seeking to strengthen performance in the face of market disruption and change.
Kathryn is a widely recognized leader in strategy having pioneered the KR Strategy Execution Method©. Working with a refreshingly participatory and systems based approach, Kathryn enables organizations to clarify and prioritize objectives and then, with the synergy of alignment, successfully execute their agreed strategy.
As an expert in organizational effectiveness and change management, Kathryn is client-focused and has worked across industries and the globe, including Australia, Asia, Europe and North America, helping companies unleash their performance potential.
Kathryn earned an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, was awarded the Chairman's prize for excellence and leadership and holds an applied science Bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology. Kathryn has been an active board member in the Education, Arts and Not for Profit sectors. She currently also holds positions on The Foundation Board for University of NSW (Australia), Library For All, a social entrepreneurial organization driving literacy in developing countries.
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- Is Director of the Natural Health
Leah Hechtman is Director of The Natural Health and Fertility Centre, Sydney and has been in practice for over 20 years. She specialises in fertility, pregnancy and reproductive healthcare for men and women.
She specialises in fertility, pregnancy and reproductive healthcare for men and women. She has completed extensive advanced training and is currently completing her PhD through the School of Women's and Children's Health (Faculty of Medicine [UNSW]).
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Member of the Mindd Board
Leslie is the Executive Director of Mindd Foundation which she founded in 2005. She has over 35 years of experience in strategy, advertising, marketing, film and event management across New York, Los Angeles and Sydney.
In 1997 Leslie became a mum which began her campaign for more informed healthcare for children. In 2004 she began seminars on kids health that officially became Mindd Foundation in May 2005. Leslie has a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and a Masters in film from the Peter Stark Film Producing Program from the University of Southern California.
Rachel Arthur is a respected and widely published Australian Naturopath specialising in integrative nutrition and with over 20 years experience in both the clinic and the classroom. Rachel has become one of Australia's leading nutritional educators, delivering post-graduate training & mentoring to allied health care professionals and doctors alike. Rachel is regularly asked to speak at key conferences such as those organised by MINDD, ACNEM, NHAA, AIMA & the Australian Osteopathic Association. She also contributes work to authoritative texts including all 4 editions of the award-winning: Herbs & Natural Supplements - An Evidence Based Guide (Elsevier), all the while still maintaining a very busy private practice, Rachel's ongoing enthusiasm for the field and for education make her presentations both inspiring and empowering experiences for attendees and frequently attract excellent feedback.
S. Jill James, PhD is a nutritional biochemist who has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. She has over 20 year's research experience in abnormal folate metabolism and disease susceptibility. Her research has focused on defining gene-nutrient interactions that increase susceptibility to cancer, Down Syndrome and most recently, Autism.
Dr. James was a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Director of the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute for many years. She received her B.S. degree Phi Beta Kappa from Mills College, and her Ph.D. degree in Nutritional Biochemistry from UCLA.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Mindd Board
- Founding Director of Leadership
Vanessa is a founding Director of Leadership coaching firm AltusQ and more recently the founding Director of the Wellness Strategy a company facilitating organisational wellness programs. Vanessa has also served on the board of a division of RailCorp (now Sydney Trains) for 3 years as a non-executive Director and coaches Boards and CEO's on strategy, wellness and leadership.
Vanessa's core competencies include strategic partnerships, leadership development, organisational change, organisational wellness transformations, coaching skills development, cultural transformation and vision and strategy setting.
Vanessa is a registered psychologist; a coach trainer and supervisor to EMCC quality standards, an Accredited Certified Meta Coach (ACMC) through the Institute of Neuro-Semantics; Organisational Development Resources (ODR) Practitioner and Train the Trainer; Certified Leadership Circle 360 Assessment coach, holds a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology from UNSW and a post graduate degree in Applied Psychology. She is also the mother of three young boys and a persistent inventor of nutritious food that her family and friends love to eat!