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Meet the Board of Directors

Lora Cantele, RA, CSRT, MIFPA, AAS - President (2009-2010)
Lora Cantele, is a Registered Clinical Aromatherapist, Swiss Reflex Therapist, manufacturer of aroma-therapeutic products for her company Enhancements Aromatherapy LLC and Director/Board Certified Educator of the Penny Price Academy of Aromatherapy-USA. Lora is a writer and speaker in the field of aromatherapy. Lora conducts specialty aromatherapy workshops for a variety of hospital support groups, health and wellness fairs and women’s expos. Lora is featured regularly as
the Aromatherapist-On Call for Aromatherapy Thymes Magazine.

Lora is a consultant in clinical aromatherapy. She received her certification from the Australasian College of Health Sciences and has completed additional studies with many international leaders in the field including Shirley, Len and Penny Price in the U.K. and France. Lora is one, of only three, certified U.S. practitioners of Shirley Price’s Swiss Reflex Therapy. She obtained her Associate Degree in Applied Sciences at the International Academy (Chicago).

Her mission is to empower her clients by teaching her them how to achieve and sustain good health and well-being through the use essential oils, herbs, relaxation, simple exercises and good nutrition. She views herself as an educator first and foremost.

“I am very excited to be working with the AIA. The goals of AIA and my own nicely coincide with each other. As many natural health care providers will tell you, most of them have become professionals in the natural health arena by having gone through their own health challenges, only to overcome them by natural means. I am no different. What I have learned from my journey is that there is a NEED for aromatherapy and other natural health practices to become more integrated into mainstream medical and dental. As professionals dedicated to our industry, it is up to all of us to do what we can to move aromatherapy forward in the healthcare industry. I am proud to be among the professionals associated with this organization and I am thrilled to help in it’s development and with its mission. I encourage others who seek a professional organization dedicated to the science, increased research and education in aromatherapy.”

Articles by Lora have appeared in publications such as the NAHA Aromatherapy Journal and Aromatherapy Thymes Magazine, Woman Newspapers Group (IL) and Quintessential Barrington magazine (IL). She has been interviewed by Today’s Dietitian and on the Cathi Watson radio program.

Nancy C. Graves, BS, MBA, CA - Secretary (2008-2009)
Nancy Graves has been studying the healing arts for over 10 years. With a Bachelors of Science from Penn State University and an MBA from Pepperdine University, she brings forth both a scientific and business perspective to her services for AIA. She is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, Kundalini Yoga Instructor and a Reiki Master Instructor. Trained in an array of Energetic Healing modalities, she currently also provides support for a local nursing care facility.

“The Alliance of International Aromatherapists has an important purpose in bringing together a community of professionals whose interest is to set a high standard of service through education, scientific research and esteemed private practice so that the value of aromatherapy can be recognized more strongly as a natural, affordable approach to health care. I am proud to be an active part of this awesome, avant-garde organization.”

Bev Day, MBA, CFE, RA - Executive Director, Treasurer (2009-2010)
Bev Day is a Registered Aromatherapist, aromatherapy and business educator, seminar leader, and co-founder of AIA. For over ten years, her passion for the holistic health care field has lead her to study natural health topics and in particular aromatherapy. She is grateful to be part of this growing wave of aromatherapy awareness and enthusiasm.

Bev has created seminars for business, government, and the public since 1990, including financial analysis programs for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("N.A.I.C."). Bev draws business expertise from owning and operating businesses and from her 22-year career with the Colorado Division of Insurance. During her journey from field examiner to Chief of Financial Affairs, Bev learned what makes successful companies tick and what causes companies to fail. She has been able to translate what she saw as an examiner/auditor into everyday business success strategies and strives to apply this knowledge to AIA activities.

Debbie Freund, RN, CCAP- Director (2008-2009)
Debbie Freund has been using essential oils for 20 years in private practice and is the owner and founder of Scents & Scentsibility, Ltd.. She is certified in clinical aromatherapy with Dr. Jane Buckle and is a member of the AMTA. She has used essential oils the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , the US World Cup and the Goodwill Games in 1992 in Seattle. Debbie is an experienced aromatherapy educator and has lectured extensively on the subject in the US and abroad. She spends her time writing, teaching and traveling and brings much experience to the AIA board. Her belief in the importance of aromatherapy education and assisting people to achieve professional goals makes her especially suited to this position.

Nicola McGill, LLSA, MIFA, NCBTMB - Director (2009)
Nicola McGill began her training as an Aromatherapist at the London School of Aromatherapy, in the UK, where she studied for a year and received a Diploma in Holistic Aromatherapy. This enabled her to become a professional member of the International Federation of Aromatherapists. She furthered her education in Complementary Healthcare by attending the Anglia Polytechnic University, and received a Diploma in Manual Lymphatic Drainage. In 2003 she received a diploma in Morrell Reflex Touch following training at the Morrell School, again in the UK. Prior to leaving the UK, Nicola became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor with the International Association of Infant Massage

She now operates her Complementary Therapy practice at the Whole Health Wellness Center in Boulder Colorado where she offers her clients Aromatherapy treatments to help maintain their physical and emotional health and well being by using the powerful healing properties of Natures Magical gifts, Essential Oils.

My passion for “True Aromatherapy” and the quest to further my knowledge and understanding grows with each new client I work with. My Goal is to promote and educate people on the many benefits and the safe usage of Essential oils. It is a truly wonderful therapy that deserves to be recognized as a natural complement to other therapies both complementary and orthodox. However, I am strongly in favor of regulating the profession and ensuring that Aromatherapy is practiced in a safe effective manner. Aromatherapy and its use in everyday life is becoming more and more popular with the General Public. If it is to grow and become an integral part of ones healthcare choice then standards need to be set in education and training, research needs to continue and Aromatherapists all over the world need to come together and support organizations like the AIA so that we can become respected Therapists with a voice full of passion and commitment to our modality.

Eileen D. Cristina, CMP, ACA - Director (2009-2010)
Eileen Cristina, owner of Kneading Wellness since 1996 in Lititz, Pennsylvania; has a practice of advanced clinical aromatherapy, is an advanced therapist of Barnes’ Myofascial Release and provides essential oils and hydrosols for health care facilities, businesses, educational institutions, natural markets and individuals.
   
Eileen graduated in 1996 from the Owens Institute of Massage and Holistic Sciences in Wilmington, Delaware and has completed 300 hours with Myofascial Release Seminars of Paoli, Pennsylvania. She is an Advanced Clinical Aromatherapist, reaching Level III with Essential Oil Resource Consultants, Robert and Rhiannon Harris. Other aromatherapy studies have been with Phillipe Mailhebiau, Len and Shirley Price, and Jeanne Rose. Through the University of  Maryland School of Medicine she has studied Clinical Botanical Medicine in with Eric Yarnell, ND; Kathy Abascal, BS; and Dr. James Duke. At Tai Sophia in 2006, she completed an intensive of herbal medicine and plant identification with Michael Moore.

Eileen served on the Editorial Committee of The International Journal of Aromatherapy, from 2000 to 2006. She has also had articles published in ABMP’s Massage and Bodywork Magazine, International Journal of Clinical Aromatherapy, and Home Health Care Management and Practice. She teaches clinical aromatherapy to student nurses at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing enrolled in a CAM elective and introductory aromatherapy at Lancaster School of Massage.

"Holding high standards for myself and my work is an asset I bring to the AIA Board of Directors and the membership. The Alliance of International Aromatherapists is a beacon for the profession that melds the varied aspects of aromatherapy with an emphasis on responsibility, education and research."

Lisa Davis, RA - Director (2009-2010)
I am a Registered & Certified Aromatherapist. I work with Adults, Children and Animals, working with emotional and physical issues. I have been registered as an Aromatherapist since November of 2004 under the Aromatherapy Registration Council. I started my studies of Aromatherapy in 2002, finishing my Master Diploma course with Australasian College in 2005. I am a 3rd degree Reiki Practitioner since 2003.  As of August 2008 I finished a diploma course with Caroline Ingraham, learning the use of essential oils and herbs with animals. I am currently working on a certificate as a veterinary assistant through Penn-Foster School. I plan to use this knowledge to further my understanding of animals, allowing me to work more effectively with the essential oils and herbs.

For the last 6 years I have spent my professional and personal time making formulas to help with different ailments on a physical and emotional level. I have worked with people on a one to one basis as well as formulating for the general public. I have also worked in a veterinarian office helping cats and dogs with allergies, skin conditions, and other maladies. I’ve taken my experience and opened my own aromatherapy business as of January this year, working with people and animals.

I fully believe in AIA’s vision, as it is my own vision. AIA is committed to opening the eyes, ears, and hearts of everyone to an ancient and healing way of life. After experiencing the healing benefits of aromatherapy, it is so sad to hear how the general public view “aromatherapy.” I am proud to be part of a team dedicated to raising the consciousness of people everywhere. I look forward to a day when people look to a natural way of healing before using the synthetics. I believe there is room in this world for both and we will be a better place when more people have that understanding.