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AIA Representatives are available to serve you. They can help you with questions about AIA and membership. Representatives also have educational programs about aromatherapy and AIA. We invite you to attend these programs.

Positions are available at the state and regional levels. If you are interested in becoming an AIA Representative please contact Lisa Davis. If you are interested in becoming an AIA International Representative please contact Lora Cantele.

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Lisa Davis RA
National Representative
Lisa is owner/practitioner of Elemental Wholeness. She works with people and animals one on one, making blends for the individual. Her vision is to educate people so they can take control of their own health and well being. She has been a Registered Aromatherapist since 2004 and has over a 1,000 credit hours in aromatherapy training. She is currently finishing her diploma course in Animal Aromatics with Caroline Ingraham, and is also taking a Veterinary Assistant Course, to gain further knowledge and understanding of how the animal systems work, so she may use essential oils more effectively with animals. She has been 3rd degree Reiki since 2003 and just learned EFT last year.

“My love and respect with essential oils started in 2003 with my first on-line course. For the first time in my life, using essential oils I was able to take my dogs for a walk at sunset without coming home with a dozen or so mosquito bites. As I learned more about the therapeutic side of aromatherapy, I knew I found my passion. For the last four years I worked at a store, selling essential oils, herbs, etc. as well as working with clients one on one, it has been very rewarding for me. I started Elemental Wholeness at the beginning of this year. I am very excited to be a regional director, I feel privileged to be able to work with an organization with such high standards and a sincere love for aromatherapy."

Vacant position

Nancy L. d'Angelo, CA
Mountain Regional Representative
Nancy is a clinical aromatherapist, and an essential oils formulator and blending expert. She owns and operates Julia Rose Botanicals, LLC, and provides expert essential oils guidance and education for those in the community and in the aromatherapy industry.

Ann Wooledge
Regional Representative
Lincoln, Nebraska

402-489-1885
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Ann Wooledge, RN, CCAP
Central Regional Representative
Ann is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, first and foremost she says, as well as a Critical Care Registered Nurse, and the Owner/Formulator of Wingsets Aromatherapy.  She is also now enrolled in the master’s degree tract for holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health.  Ann’s sojourn into the world of aromatherapy started with her own and her family’s issues with rosacea and eczema.  She completed the certification program for health professionals through Jane Buckle in November of 2006.
 
Ann says that she is now focused on research, her own and others, to prove to the medical establishment and hospitals the better choices they have for the rampant infections now seen in the hospital and the huge possibilities for wound care.   “I realize that the medical establishment wants clinical proof of the efficacy of any oils I might recommend.  In order to do that, we need to join together as a force to improve medical care in this country and I think AIA is a very good starting point.”

Ann and her husband, Warren, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.   They both enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren, organic gardening and kayaking.

Katharine Koeppen
State Representative
Dallas, Texas

214-522-3666
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Katharine Koeppen, RA
Texas State Representative
Katharine, founder of Aromaceuticals, is passionate about plants and has been practicing clinical aromatherapy for nearly fifteen years. She is one of the few practitioners to have received the title of registered aromatherapist (RA) from the Aromatherapy Registration Council and is also nationally certified in therapeutic bodywork. Katharine is a popular instructor and speaker on the subject of aromatics and healing, and her audiences have included community support groups, nurses, psychotherapists, massage therapists and naturopathic physicians.

I would like to encourage friendship and networking opportunities via electronic and new media, since Texas has a membership spread widely throughtout a large state. We can all benefit from knowing each other and working toward the common goals of aromatherapy awareness and education. Ideally, I would like to see monthly conference call meetings for members to discuss current issues facing their practices and businesses, and to encourage community outreach efforts in order to build both aromatherapy awareness and AIA membership.

Jodi Baglien
Regional Representative
Osseo, Minnesota

612-802-9483
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Jodi Baglien
Mid-West Regional Representative
Jodi Baglien is certified in Clinical Aromatherapy through Australasian Herbal College, (2002), in Shiatsu Therapy from CenterPoint Shiatsu School in Minneapolis, (2006) combined with a 20+ years of classes and in depth training in Spirituality and Healing.

Jodi’s business - Inner Scents, is a blend of - Healing Services Shiatsu integrated with essential oil treatments from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, Inner Scents oils – professional quality essential blends sold online and in Holistic Clinics in the Twin Cities area, and workshops and classes. 
Jodi shares her passion for healing with essential oils by teaching Aromatherapy through Integrative Health and Healing programs with local Community Colleges and directly to practitioners. Her focus is to teach the skills necessary to confidently and safely integrate essential oil treatments into your care plan for clients, family and self care.

Jodi believes in inspiring others to find joy and balance in their lives, and to take responsibility for their own health. 

Donna Whyte-English
Regional Representative
Huntington, Massachusetts

413-537-3634
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Donna Whyte-English, MSN, FNP, BC, CCAP
Northeast Regional Representative
Donna is a certified clinical aromatherapist and family nurse practitioner living in Western Massachusetts. Donna came to aromatherapy over 10 years ago after many years of dabbling in different complementary and alternative therapies in her 30 years of nursing practice. Donna became certified through RJ Buckle associates in 2005, and 2 years ago opened her clinical practice, Holistic Aromatics. Donna’s aromatic interests include emotional and spiritual healing, behavior management in dementia and animal aromatics. She has just received approval to begin a clinical trial examining the use of aromatherapy in dementia agitation in 3 nursing facilities in New England. She spends her leisure time making jewelry, including unique beaded aromatic necklaces and outdoors hiking, snowshoeing, and kayaking.

“I have found my passion! I love aromatherapy and feel as if I have come home! My own direct experience, personal growth, transformation and healing using essential oils and has been amazing, and I am grateful to my teachers and those that I have encountered in the professional aromatherapy world. I continue to be blessed to witness the powerful but subtle effects of oils in my family and friends, and the clients in my practice. I’d like to help establish a network with other colleagues in my region with the purpose of support and mentoring as well as community education. I know that together we can reach more people together than individually. I look forward to serving the AIA as a regional representative."

Victoria Bender
State Representative
Townsend, Massachusetts

Cell: 978-621-4820
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Victoria Bender, CA
Massachusetts State Representative
Victoria Bender is a certified Aromatherapist, and honors graduate of the Australasian College of Health Science currently re-enrolled there as an Aromatherapy master’s student, member of the Mind & Life Institute, American Botanical Council, and Noetic Science Institute.  She is a yogi who also specializes in macrobiotic nutrition, meditation instruction and is a relaxation specialist for the weary, sad and stressed out.  She helps her husband run their business, Bender’s Relaxation Station, in the old historic district of Townsend, Ma.  Her shop specializes in therapeutic sleep systems, hydrotherapeutic spas, pools and aromatherapy.  Victoria came to love and appreciate the decompressing benefits of essential oil therapy and meditation during her many years as corporate VP of sales in the high stress environment of perishable commodity distribution.  She is now dedicated to educating the masses on the benefits of living a more genuine, balanced and heartfelt life through the use of nature’s most essential botanical commodities. 

Victoria is honored to represent AIA and views the alliance as playing a critical role in the future of the world’s compelling move toward compassionate, centered living and the ever increasing respect for mother earth and her precious bounties.

Lora Cantele
International Representative
Woodstock, Illinois

815-814-1444
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Lora Cantele, RA, CSRT, MIFPA, AAS
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.

“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."

Marlene Mitchell
Canada Representative
Ottawa, Ontario

613-448-2965
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Marlene M. Mitchell, C.A.
Canada Representative
Marlene Mitchell is the Principal and Director of International-Certified Aromatherapy Institute. Her Aromatherapy programs are approved by the Alliance of International Aromatherapists, National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy and The Natural Health Practitioners of Canada. Marlene is the Regional Representative of Canada with the Alliance of International Aromatherapists.  Marlene started her holistic journey in 1992. She had a mystical experience and a burning desire to shape her life as well as to help creation.  

Marlene started her journey by earning certification in Shiatsu from a Japanese Shiatsu Master who learned from the founder of Shiatsu "Tokujiro Namikoshi Sensei."  She graduated from a Certified Standard and Advanced Aromatherapy program in Canada, became a Certified Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified in Color Therapy, Color Psychology, Crystals and Gemstones and Vibrational healing from the Color Therapy Institute.  She has also graduated from the Dr. Edward Bach foundation for Bach Flower Essences Certification.

"The values that guide me as an individual are my quest for expansive knowledge in the Complimentary Health field and to receive top notch knowledge.  I love helping clients and students by putting forth this knowledge to them and using my passion of providing the best knowledge the best I can.  My mission statement is: "My purpose is to express my communication skills, wanting to succeed and passion for Complimentary Therapies which includes Aromatherapy by successfully teaching for over 15 years Complimentary Therapy courses and by learning Complimentary Therapies for over 15 years to be a successful harmonious health coach and have a beautiful relationship with myself and others."

Jennifer Jefferies
Australia Representative
Riverwood, New South Wales

Mobile 61 4122368 12
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Jennifer Jefferies, ND
Australia Representative
Jennifer Jefferies is a Naturopath and an Aromatherapist.
- Member AIA (Alliance of International Aromatherapists)
- Teacher/Member IAAMA (International Aromatherapy and Aromatic Medicine Association)
- Member ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society)
- President HKIFNA (Hong Kong International Federation of Naturopathic Aromatherapists)

Today I work primarily as a professional speaker taking aromatherapy to the corporate market around the world. It is my aim to raise the profile of aromatherapy amongst the mainstream population. I view my position with the AIA as one where I can work between members in Australia and the US so that we can all network and learn from each other.