Executive Committee of the Board
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Janice Holden, EdD, LPC-S, ACMHP - President (2020) Residence: Texas Occupation: NDE researcher; Professor Emerita of Counseling, University of North Texas, Denton (1988-2019) Experience: IANDS member, 1985-present; IANDS Board, 2000-2006; IANDS Secretary, 2003; IANDS President, 2004-2006; Dallas-Fort Worth Friends of IANDS founder and leader, 2002-present; Editor, Journal of Near-Death Studies, 2008-present; IANDS Board, 2020-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Roberta Moore, MA, MBA - Vice President (2020) Residence: Florida Occupation: Videographer; retired educator Experience: IANDS member, 2000-present; Producer, NDE videos for healthcare professionals and veterans; IANDS Board member, 2019-present. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Robert Mays, BSc - Treasurer (2020) Residence: North Carolina Occupation: NDE researcher (consciousness, veridical perceptions), retired Senior Software Engineer, retired science teacher Experience: IANDS member; Finance, Technology, & Website Committees; IANDS Board member, 2020-present; IANDS Past Treasurer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Susan Amsden, BSc - Secretary (Interim, 2020) Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Business specialist; IANDS Business Manager, 2015-present Experience: IANDS member; Editor, Vital Signs; New Groups Mentor; Durham IANDS Group Facilitator; IANDS Board, 2018-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Other Board Members
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Jacqueline Arnold, MSLS Residence: Colorado Occupation: Retired librarian, Certified LTC Ombudsman, Certified Medicare Counselor, Volunteer Senior Services Counselor Experience: IANDS member, 2015-present; Boulder IANDS & BEES Group Leader, 2015-present; IANDS Board, 2016-present; IANDS Bequests & Special Gifts Chair, 2017-present; Interim Vice-President, 2019; IANDS Conference Chair, 2020; IANDS Conference Co-Chair, 2021 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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David Bennett, ACLSC, ACSGC — Local Groups Coordinator (2019) Residence: Virginia Experience: IANDS member, 2002-present; Past leader Upstate NY IANDS, 2004-2015; Virginia Beach IANDS Board, 2016-present; IANDS Board Member at Large, 2019-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Diane Corcoran, PhD, RN Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Nurse, educator, legal nurse consultant, author of articles on NDEs for health care professionals, sponsor of research on combat-related NDES; retired U.S. Army Colonel Experience: IANDS member; IANDS Board, 2004-present; IANDS Past President; Education Committee co-chair, 2020-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Debbie James, MSN, RN, CCRN, CRS Residence: Texas Occupation: Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Experience: IANDS Board, 1995-2008, 2011-2017, 2020-present; IANDS Conference Coordinator, 1996-2006, 2010; IANDS Conference Co-Chair, 2021; Education Committee Co-Chair, 2020-present; Ethics Committee Co-Chair, 2020-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Janet Melcher, PhD, LISW-S Residence: Ohio Occupation: University of Cincinnati School of Social Work 1990-present; UCS SSW BSW Field Coordinator Experience: IANDS Board, 2020-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Chuck Swedrock, BSc, Computer Science; MBA; ACISTE Life Coach Residence: Arizona Occupation: Retired Information Technology Specialist Experience: IANDS member, 1996-present; IANDS Board, 2005-2011, 2017-present; IANDS Groups Coordinator, year-year; Arizona IANDS Group co-facilitator, 2010-2018; IANDS Sharing Groups Online (ISGO™) Coordinator, 2018-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Martin Tanner, JD Residence: Utah Occupation: Attorney Experience: IANDS member; Salt Lake City IANDS Board of Directors; IANDS Board, 2020-present; IANDS Governance Committee chair, 2020-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Rebecca Valla, MD Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Board Certified Psychiatrist Experience: IANDS member; IANDS Board, 2015-present; Ethics Committee co-chair, 2019-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Staff
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Susan Amsden, BSc Residence: North Carolina Editor Vital Signs; New Groups Mentor Durham IANDSGroup Facilitator Occupation: Business Specialist; Experience: Joined the IANDS staff in 2015; IANDS Board, 2018-present This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Jim Fly, BMEd - Volunteer Residence: North Carolina Occupation: Retired Information Technology Specialist |
Committees
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Bruce Greyson, MD IANDS co-founder; IANDS Past President; Consulting Editor, Journal of Near-Death Studies Residence: Virginia Occupation: Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry Experience: IANDS Board, 1981-1992; Editor, Journal of Near-Death Studies, 1982-2008 (26 years!) |
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Marjorie Woollacott, PhD Director of Research Occupation: Professor Emerita of Neuroscience, University of Oregon Researcher in the field of rehabilitation, cognition, & meditation This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Katie Connolly, CPA Media Council Residence: Colorado Occupation: Certified Public Accountant Served since 2017. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Nicole Gruel, PhD in Transpersonal Psychology, ACISTE Life Coach ISGO™ Lead Facilitator Residence: Newport, Australia Board 2018-2019. (ISGO™=IANDS Sharing Groups Online) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Yolaine Stout, BA Chair of the Integration/Support Committee Past president of IANDS Residence: California Occupation: Self-Help Writer, Life Coach, Nonprofit Consultant 17 years of experience in non-profit leadership and development. Honors graduate at UC Berkeley. 25-year educator in Austria and the United States. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |