Advisory Board

The American Medical College of Homeopathy’s Advisory Board is comprised of leaders in Homeopathy. We are so happy to have their knowledge and expertise at AMCofH.

Paola Brown

An engaging speaker and established author, she earned a BA in English education and an MA in curriculum and instruction from Arizona State University, graduating summa cum laude, before spending more than a decade teaching English at the high school and college levels. 

Her latest project, Teach Me Health & Homeopathy, is a comprehensive and engaging homeschool curriculum for families to teach children homeopathic principles, building them a solid foundation for life.  

As president and founder of Americans for Homeopathy Choice,

Paola advocates for the growing number of mothers and other homeopathy users who want to protect their right to choose homeopathy.

Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, Paola was also a health instructor with Care for Life, a nonprofit organization working to develop sustainable communities in Mozambique. Learn more about Paola and her work at: PaolaBrown.com

Kim Elia

Kim Elia is the former Director of Nutrition at The Heartwood Institute in Northern California. He has been studying homeopathy since 1987 and graduated from the New England School of Homeopathy in 1990. Kim was in clinical practice with Dr. Paul Herscu, author of The Homeopathic Treatment of Children, Pediatric Constitutional Types. Kim was the principal instructor and developer of the four-year classical homeopathy program at the Hahnemann Academy in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. He has lectured extensively on the subject of Homeopathy, nutrition and ther topics, throughout North America, Japan, China, India, Europe,

Israel, Central America and Australia. Kim has also taught at SCNM (The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine), NCNM (The National College of Natural Medicine), Bastyr University, The National College of Naturopathic Medicine as well as The University of Bridgeport. He has worked in the clinic at the University of Bridgeport and at CCNM (The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine) seeing new patients as well as overseeing student cases in their clinic.

Additionally, he has taught at the Pacific Academy of Homeopathic Medicine, The Texas Institute of Homeopathy, The Colorado Institute of Homeopathy, The Homeopathic Academy of Southern California, the Vancouver Academy of Homeopathy and many other schools, institutions and conferences throughout North America.

He is currently a teacher the CCHM (Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine) and The Academy of Homeopathic Education. He is a regular presenter at the Join American Homeopathic Conference as well as being a regular keynote speaker for many conferences on Homeopathy and Nutrition.

Jackie Marshall-Szewczykowski

My journey into the Health and wellness field started with my own health challenges. As a child, I suffered from eczema and severe problems with respiratory disorders of Asthma, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia. I was taking drugs and puffers daily for years to control symptoms and was hospitalized once or twice a year. In my early twenties, my health problems had reached a crescendo. Tests were showing that I had lost lung capacity and Medical Doctors recommended a more intense drug regime. They suggested that by my sixties my health could deteriorate to something as serious as emphysema.

Shane McCamey

Director of Training and Business Development, Boiron USA (1994-present)
Pharmacy and medical educator 700+ trainings: including Introduction to Homeopathy, Manufacturing of Homeopathic Medicines, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Research in Homeopathy, Business and Benefits of Homeopathy in Pharmacy, Homeopathy for the Home Cold & Flu/First Aid and Acute Care/Nursing, etc

Capitol Drugs Integrative Pharmacy (1988 – 1994)
Los Angeles, CA pharmacy manager

Author, 50 Favorite Homeopathic Prescriptions for First Aid; Health Notes Online: Homeopathy for Pharmacy

Pacific Academy of Homeopathic Medicine, Berkeley CA (1991-1994)
600-hr program, 3-year
Tutors:  Jo Daly, RSHom, Lynn Amara, CCH (Roger Morrison MD, Rajan Sankaran MD, Jeremy Sherr Lac, Lou Klein CCH, Durr Elmore ND).

Deborah Monlux CCH

I manage a thriving homeopathic practice in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY, seeing clients during the long span of time in their lives as a trusted practitioner for whole families.   This model of health care is reminiscent of the traditional family practitioner of a year ago who took time to know the history of each family member and followed up with their needs over time. It proved for us to be an excellent option for parents as there’s room to make long-term health improvements with less emergency intervention. 

Identifying the need for essential preparation for the Council for Homeopathic Certification Exam,

I developed a support and practicum course called the Homeopathy Bootcamp training emerging homeopaths how to prepare for their board exams and realize their full potential as certified classical homeopaths. I facilitate the course to prepare for exams twice annually and present shorter workshops in between the Bootcamp sessions focused on individual domains. I earned the title of CCH, Certified Classical Homeopath from the Council for Homeopathic Certification after attending the School of Homeopathy New York, graduating in 2005. I had my start by lecturing at the New York City Whole Life Expo, Holistic Moms Network, and New York Edgar Cayce Center, serving on their board for 3 years. 

In addition to my homeopathy practice and teaching, I live with my husband, enjoy my young grandchild, and play fiddle with the Catahoula Cajun Band. 

More about Deborah at: www.wellchosen.info

Dr. Kirk Slagel

Dr. Kirk has an extensive career history that began in 1977 while attending college at Illinois State University. As an outdoor enthusiast he quickly became involved in the ISU Outdoor Program, which jettisoned his interests to become an outdoor professional. This path lead to nearly 20 years of outdoor program management, leadership training, trip leadership, skill instruction, backcountry travel in numerous disciplines, and wilderness medicine.

In 1989 he moved to New Hampshire to work as a Wilderness EMT Instructor/Trainer, ambulance attendant and Member of the White Mountain Backcountry Rescue Team.

He acquired numerous certifications in safety, wilderness and emergency medicine and in 1994 Dr. Kirk completed a Master of Education in Educational Leadership. His medical interests eventually culminated in the pursuit of Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine in 1996, which he completed at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2000. Upon graduating Dr. Kirk created a Medical Education Director position with the U.S. Distributor of a German Isopathic/Homeopathic Company located in Glendale, AZ. As the Medical Director he regularly published articles, consulted and traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas instructing classes and presenting at medical/dental seminars, in addition to his part-time medical practice

He is an accomplished leader with a career track of developing and combining experience in management, leadership, education, healthcare and wellness, Waldorf classroom and professional instruction, personal and sports coaching, wilderness medicine and outdoor recreation. 

He has a noted background in administrative and operations oversight with high caliber team leadership qualifications across multiple industries. Proven success in overseeing the development and execution of medical instruction, academic, outdoor education, wellness programs, and one-on-one client and patient services. 

He is the father of three children who are happily pursuing their own various interests and careers.

Dr. Kirk was a former Wilderness and Emergency Medicine Instructor/Trainer with numerous certifications in safety, CPR, wilderness and emergency medicine. He has a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, Master of Education, and Bachelor of Science. He currently serves as the Arizona Medical Advisor for the German Symbiopathic Isopathic/Homeopathic products, provides wellness coaching services and continues to pursue his outdoor interests as a Sales Lead at REI, Chandler, AZ. 

He is the author of “The Six-Sided Circle: an adventure in creating self-direction”

Mike Swain

I had a career in  IT, only dabbling in natural medicines with limited success. When a colleague used Homeopathy to cure his family and friends during the 2014 flu season, I  was immediately curious and asked him to send me any information he could on Homeopathy. I then sought any information I could find myself about Homeopathy. After six months of intense personal study, at the end of which I was able to clear a stubborn foot problem that had lasted for well over a year that doctors could not help. And it only took two weeks! Soon after that, I enrolled in George Vithoulkas’ International Academy of Classical Homeopathy

(IACH) where I studied classical homeopathy. Since graduating from IACH and receiving my CHC certification, I have become fascinated with all aspects of Homeopathy – its medicines, theology, science, and history. I am convinced that if people were to know the truth about homeopathy and experience its healing powers, then homeopathy would finally become mainstream medicine. I hope that we are at a point in history where that is happening, and I am excited to have the chance to be a part of it.

Dana Ullman, MPH, CCH

Dana Ullman, MPH, CCH, is one of America’s leading advocates for homeopathy. He has authored 10 books, including The Homeopathic Revolution: Why Famous People and Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy, Homeopathy A-Z, Homeopathic Medicines for Children and Infants, Discovering Homeopathy, and (the best-selling) Everybody’s Guide to Homeopathic Medicines (with Stephen Cummings, MD). Dana also created an e-course How to Use a Homeopathic Medicine Kit which integrates 80 short videos (averaging 15 minutes) with his famous ebook that is a continually growing

resource to 300+ clinical studies published in peer-review medical journals testing homeopathic medicines. This ebook combines the descriptions of these studies with practical clinical information on how to use homeopathic medicines for 100+ common ailments. This ebook is entitled Evidence Based Homeopathic Family Medicine, and it is an invaluable resource. Dana has been certified in classical homeopathy by the leading organization in the U.S. for professional homeopaths.

He is the founder of Homeopathic Educational Services (https://homeopathic.com), America’s leading resource center for homeopathic books, tapes, medicines, software, and correspondence courses. Homeopathic Educational Services has co-published over 35 books on homeopathy with North Atlantic Books.
Dana writes a regular column for the wildly popular website, www.huffingtonpost.com 

Elizabeth Wells

Elizabeth Welles is a writer and storyteller, a teacher, consultant and guide. As a child, she started journal writing and meditating, and at the age of nineteen, she took her first formal homeopathy and hands-on healing class along with her mom, who taught yoga and meditated an hour-a-day. That early training, a lifetime of meditation, natural curiosity, and her compassionate communication skills are the foundation of Elizabeth’s outlook on life.  Elizabeth has studied all varieties of meditation—Vipassana, Metta, mindfulness, mantra and Eastern Vedic meditations, contemplative mystical traditions—

and other forms of meditation and spirituality, in a practical and grounded way. Her meditation practice and her interest in the esoteric arts, and all things creative, have taken her to Japan, Europe, Nepal, and India several times. Her books and programs are all about creativity and peace, and the comfort of the human heart. 

Author of:

– Journaling for Well-Being & Peace 
– Women Celebrate: The Gift in Every Moment
– Tiny & Jo, a novel

Creator of:
– Meditation for Relaxation — a guided imagery CD-mp3
– The Sleep Package: Sleep, Rise N Shine — guided imagery mp3, video and pdf
– How to Rest in 4 Easy Steps — an online course about resting when worried, anxious, and grieving
– COJOME to Eat, Write & Relax — workshop
– OASIS, Opening A Space for Inner Serenity — programs for companies and organizations
– The Four Wisdoms of Creativity — workshop and keynote 

Elizabeth is a partner with Awakening Wholeness, an organization that serves veterans and underserved populations in recovery. She does online event planning, and she has been a speaker for The Parliament of the World’s Religions. As a health consultant, her online dispensary, Wellevate, delivers over 17,000 professional-grade supplement brands that people love, with quality they can trust.She is certified in Cranio-Sacral Therapy, and healing, and is a minister. A former macrobiotic-vegan chef, she has studied essential oils since childhood. To relax, she can be found creating delicious delicacies or whipping up essential oils blends for facial body-care products or to relieve stress and pain.

As a storyteller, Elizabeth has performed in venues from NY to LA, on stage, in television, film, and on the radio. As an inspirational speaker, she speaks on creativity and stress reduction, journaling and meditation, rest and grief, and the power of food as medicine.You can find out more about Elizabeth at www.elizabethwelles.com  Contact:  welizabethwelles@gmail.com.

Kimberly Whittle

Driven by a series of healthcare challenges in her family that began more than a decade ago, Kimberly embarked on a journey to search for solutions. She immersed herself in deep research, utilized a multitude of Regenerative Whole Health approaches and therapies, joined several nonprofit provider professional organizations, and regularly attended their conferences. Kimberly found tremendous success in the prevention and healing of chronic conditions through a personalized integrated approach, including natural, integrative health and medicine, functional medicine, and personal lifestyle wellness practices in collaboration with caring practitioners.

As a result, Kimberly formed KnoWEwell to pay it forward and make it easier for others facing their own health crises, and to pay it back to the professional organizations and providers that helped her family heal. KnoWEwell is her ikigai: the integration of her entrepreneurial spirit, professional experiences, and passion to inspire and empower WELLthier Living™ – happy, healthy, abundant, purpose-filled living.

KnoWEwell’s mission is to transform healthcare by inspiring and empowering individuals with today’s Regenerative Whole HealthÔ knowledge, resources, and technology to proactively prevent harm, address chronic diseases and create WELLthier Living for themselves, their family, humanity and the planet.

Kimberly is a loving mom to five sons and a compassionate leader with a unique and diverse background. She has more than 20 years of experience with entrepreneurial business development and operations, consulting, Big Four external audit and advisory, and the Fortune 100. Kimberly’s broad range of capabilities includes cross-cultural relationship management; strategic business and operations design, change management and organizational transformation; large-scale, multi-disciplinary project management development and execution; corporate governance, risk, and compliance; accounting, and financial reporting; vendor sourcing and outsourcing; and information technology implementation management. Kimberly was honored as a 2021 Top 100 Visionary in Healthcare by the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare and ‘10 Best CEO of 2020’ by Industry Era Magazine.