Leadership

IANDS Board of Directors and Staff

Details: Last Updated: Tuesday, 29 May 2018 11:47

Executive Committee of the Board

	Bob Frank President Conference Committee Residence: California Occupation: Author, Business Consultant, Hypnotherapist Joined the board in 2013
	Sandra Martin Vice-President Media/Public Relations Residence: Virginia Occupation: Author, photographer, gardener & retired Literary Agent Joined the board in 2016

	Robert Mays, BSc Treasurer Finance, Technology & Website Committees Residence: North Carolina Occupation: NDE researcher (consciousness, veridical perceptions), retired Senior Software Engineer, retired science teacher Joined the board in 2009
	Linda Truax, MA Secretary Conference, Marketing Committees Residence: Texas Occupation: Retired US Army Joined the board in 2014

Other Board Members

	Jacqueline Arnold, MSLS Residence: Colorado Boulder IANDS & Bees Group Leader Joined the board in 2016
	Beverly Byers, RN, Ed.D. Occupation: Professor of Nursing, Lubbock Christian Univ. Founded: Oceans Spa & School, Lubbock, TX Joined the board in 2017
	Delaine Deal, BA Conference Committee Residence: Colorado Occupation: Events Coordinator Joined the board in 2010
	Ned Matinnia Social media facilitator Residence: Colorado Joined the board in 2016
	Chuck Swedrock, IANDS Groups Coordinator B.Sc. in Computer Science; M.B.A.; ACISTE LC Technology & Groups Committees Residence: Arizona, Co-facilitator of Tucson & Central AZ IANDS Occupation: Retired Information Technology Specialist Served on the board 2005 - 2010 Rejoined board in 2017

	Rebecca Valla, MD Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Board Certified Psychiatrist Joined the board in 2015
	Linda Vos, BFA Marketing Committee, Graphics Design Residence: Virginia Occupation: Principal, Vox, Inc. Joined the board in 2013

Staff

	Susan Amsden, BSc, IANDS Business Manager Editor Vital Signs; New Groups Mentor Durham IANDS - Group Facilitator Occupation: Business Specialist ACISTE Life Coach Joined the IANDS staff in 2015
	Marybeth Maranuk, BA Marketing, Office, IANDS Groups Support Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Retired CPM, Property Management Joined the IANDS staff in 2008

Committees

Janice Holden, Ed.D
Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies
Past president of IANDS
Residence: Texas
Occupation: Professor of counseling at the University of North Texas in Denton
Served on the board from 2000 - 2006
Dr. Holden is an NDE researcher who also supervises doctoral students conducting NDE research.

Bruce Greyson, M.D
Research Director; Consulting Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies
Residence: Virginia
Occupation: Professor of psychiatry
Served on the board 1981-1992
Served as editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies from 1982 - 2008 (26 years!).

	Anne Archer Butcher, MA Marketing Committee Residence: South Carolina Occupation: Marketing, PR, Communications Joined the board in 2015
	Nancy Clark, Ph.D. International Groups Coordinator Residence: Arizona Occupation: Executive director, Arizona Integrative Therapies, psychotherapist, author, international lecturer Served on the board 2006 - 2012
	Diane Corcoran, RN, PhD President Emerita Chair of Education and Research Committees Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Nurse, Educator, Retired Army Colonel, currently doing legal nurse consulting Joined the board in 2004 - 2017 Past IANDS president and board member, written several articles on NDEs for health care professionals; currently sponsoring research on combat related NDES.
	Debbie James, MSN, RN, CCRN, CRS Conference & Education Committees Residence: Texas Occupation: Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Served on the board 1995-2008; Rejoined the board in 2011-2017 National conference coordinator from 1996 - 2006, 2010
	Bob Siress Groups Representative; A/V Committee Residence: California Occupation: Proprietor, Siress Enterprises, Inc Joined the board in 2010-2016
	Yolaine Stout, B.A. Chair of the Integration/Support Committee Past president of IANDS Residence: California Occupation: Self-Help Writer, Life Coach, Nonprofit Consultant 17 years experience in non-profit leadership and development. Honors graduate UC Berkeley. 25 year educator in Austria and the United States.