Diana Fried, M.Ac., L.Ac., M.A. (Film and Latin American Studies), Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM) - Executive Director
Diana has many years of experience and training in emotional/trauma healing work, along with years of work in international grassroots community development (Oxfam America), including travel and work in Mexico, Central America and Africa. She graduated from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture (1999), had a private practice in Maine, and is a certified Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist trained by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA). Diana is a certified Qigong instructor, has studied Sound Healing, numerous Buddhist meditation practices, Zero Balancing and Plant Spirit Medicine. She was on the staff of Spring Hill in Massachusetts and is trained in Critical Incident Stress Management. She is also a video producer, writer and has worked as a media consultant. Diana received her B.A. from Bowdoin College.

Dean Johnson, L.Ac - Webmaster

Gretchen Lorenson, AA - Administrative Assistant, Trainings Coordinator
Gretchen has had a variety of job experiences and scholastic endeavors leading her to her current work with AWB as well as her studies of East Asian Medicine at Southwest Acupuncture College in Albuquerque, NM. She has participated in community service, outreach and development programs throughout her life including Habitat For Humanity (Philadelphia, PA), The Martin Luther King Jr. Action Project (Sudbury, MA), Colorado Creative Education (Paonia, CO) and a variety of shelters, food banks, soup kitchens and other service organizations. Gretchen has committed herself to ensuring access to healthcare to all peoples in a manner that encourages community support, growth and development.

Sarah Tewhey BS, MSOM - Executive Assistant, Program Coordinator
Sarah is a graduate of Southwest Acupuncture College in Albuquerque and holds a B.S. from Lesley University in Mind-Body Studies with a concentration in female neuroscience. She completed two years of study at The Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico and studied Tibetan Buddhism in Kathmandu, Nepal with Naropa University. Sarah's non-profit involvement has included work with children through The Main Idea in Denmark, Maine, the BUILD program in Boston, Massachusetts and La Familia in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She co-coordinated AWB's New Orleans Program in 2006 and is currently the coordinator for AWB's Veterans Project. She is committed to bringing integrative healthcare into under-served communities around the world.

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