Leadership

IANDS Board of Directors and Staff

Details: Last Updated: Sunday, 28 October 2018 16:31

Executive Committee of the Board

	Bob Frank, EMBA President Conference Committee Occupation: Author, Business Consultant, Hypnotherapist Residence: California Joined the board in 2013
	Diane Corcoran, RN, PhD Vice-President Chair of Education and Research Committees Occupation: Nurse, Educator, Retired Army Colonel, currently doing legal nurse consulting; Residence: North Carolina Joined the board in 2004 - 2017 Past IANDS president emeritas, author articles on NDEs for health care professionals; currently sponsoring research on combat related NDES.

Scott Taylor, Ed.D.
Treasurer
Occupation: Professor at South Central College
Small Business Management
Residence: Minnesota
Rejoined the board in 2018

Other Board Members

	Jacqueline Arnold, MSLS Boulder IANDS & Bees Group Leader Residence: Colorado Joined the board in 2016
	Beverly Byers, RN, EdD Occupation: Professor of Nursing, Lubbock Christian Univ. Founded: Oceans Spa & School, Lubbock, TX Residence: Lubbock, Texas Joined the board in 2017
	Joan Fowler, MBA Technology Committee Occupation: Reconnective Healing Trainer & Healer Residence: Silver Springs, Maryland Joined the board in 2018
	Nicole Gruel, PhD in Transpersonal Psychology, ACISTE Life Coach ISGO™ Lead Facilitator Residence: Newport, Australia Joined the board in 2018 (ISGO™=IANDS Sharing Groups Online)

Jose Hernandez, Artist, Experiencer
Spanish Translation Task Force, Groups Cmtes
Summerland, BC, CN
Joined the board in 2018

	Yvonne Kason, MD Family Physician & Psychotherapist (retd) Education Committee Toronto, Ontario, CN Joined the board in 2018
	Rev David Maginley, MDiv, Chaplain Publicity, Marketing Halifax, Nova Scotia, CN Joined the board in 2018
	Ned Matinnia Social media facilitator Residence: Colorado Joined the board in 2016
	Chuck Swedrock, BSc Computer Sci; MBA; ACISTE LC IANDS Groups Coordinator; Technology & Groups Committees IANDS Sharing Groups Online (ISGO™) Coordinator Co-facilitator Arizona IANDS Groups Occupation: Retired Information Technology Specialist Residence: Tucson, Arizona Served on the board 2005 - 2011, rejoined 2017
	Linda Truax, MA Mgmt, Major USA (retd) Secretary (acting), Conference & Education Cmtes Residence: Texas Joined the board 2014
	Rebecca Valla, MD Education Committee Occupation: Board Certified Psychiatrist Residence: North Carolina Joined the board in 2015
	Linda Vos, BFA Marketing Committee, Graphics Design Occupation: Principal, Vox, Inc. Residence: Virginia 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
Past President of IANDS
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!).

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

Katie Connolly, CPA
Media Council
Residence: Colorado
Occupation: Certifiied Public Accountant
Served since 2017

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

Robert Mays, BSc
Former Treasurer
Finance, Technology & Website Committees
Residence: North Carolina
Occupation: NDE researcher (consciousness, veridical perceptions), retired Senior Software Engineer, retired science teacher

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.

Majorie Woollacott, PhD
Director of Research
Professor of Neuroscience, University of Oregon
Researcher in the field of rehabilitation, cognition & meditation