Amanda Lattin BA, MAT, Dip. Aroma, MH, RA - Vice President

Amanda Lattin is a trained chemist, teacher, and practicing herbalist and aromatherapist. Amanda earned a BA in chemistry from Huntingdon College, and an MAT with a concentration in chemistry from Lewis and Clark College, before earning her diplomas in both Herbal Studies and Aromatherapy from the American College of Healthcare Sciences. She is a Registered Aromatherapist through the Aromatherapy Registration Council.

Amanda has almost 20 years of experience as a professional educator. She has developed and taught curricula on chemistry, biochemistry, and essential oils at several institutions including the College of Botanical Healing Arts, the Traditional Roots Institute at the National University of Natural Medicine, and the American College of Healthcare Sciences. Amanda is currently a professor and the Aromatherapy and Spa Management Program Chair at the American College of Healthcare Sciences.

She founded her herbal and aromatherapy consulting practice, Terracina Aromatics and Herbals in Portland, Oregon, in 2007, designing its line of therapeutic aromatherapy products. Amanda has serviced hundreds of clients with aromatherapy and herbal consults and has collaborated widely with other holistic and allopathic healthcare providers to bring aromatherapy and herbal supports to their clients.

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Marian "Marnie" Reven PhD, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, CNE, RA - Secretary

Dr. Marian “Marnie” Reven is a passionate leader, change agent, and lover of life with her husband and family in the Appalachian region of the US. Marnie is a Professor of Nursing at West Virginia University, and both a Certified and a Registered Aromatherapist. She is an advanced graduate of Aromahead Institute and completed teacher training in aromatherapy at the Aromatic Wisdom Institute. Currently, Marnie serves as chair of the AIA Research committee where she leads a growing group as they review and share the latest in aromatic and essential oil research. Additionally, Marnie serves on other committees and taskforces and enjoys finding and recruiting new talent.

 Since January 2020, Marnie has enjoyed her experience with the AIA Board serving as both Director and Secretary at the executive level. Marnie serves as secretary in other organizations and brings excellent writing and computer documentation skills. She has a talent for picking up on details and has been published at several levels including peer-review journals and a textbook. Marnie founded and is president of the Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce (ARQAT) where she leads a group of energetic and talented professionals into the future of aromatic research and reporting quality improvement. The future of aromatherapy is bright and Marnie invites you to join in the adventure.

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Amanda May-Fitzgerald, AAS, RA™, BS in IHS - Treasurer

Amanda May-Fitzgerald, RA™, BS in IHS, is a passionate integrative health consultant specializing in aromatherapy and herbal product formulation. She strongly believes in the beautiful connection of art and science in nature, inspiring a holistic approach that bridges the gap between self-care and health care for her clients. With 10 years of experience in integrative health, she has developed a strong skill set in product formulation and supporting trauma survivors. Her most crucial passion project is developing research reporting guidelines for aromatic-focused research with the Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce (ARQAT) to further contribute to the evidence base of aromatherapy. In her free time, she enjoys being out in nature, tending to her garden, singing, and playing her guitar.

Bruce Boynton MD, PhD, MPH - Director

Bruce is a retired pediatrician with a PhD in Holistic Healing and extensive training in aromatherapy, clinical hypnosis, crystal healing, and spiritual counseling.

He has had a distinguished career as a Naval officer, educator, researcher, and hospital administrator. He was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of a small hospital and clinic system covering Sicily, Crete, and the island of Bahrain. He was the Commanding Officer of a large infectious disease research laboratory in Cairo, Egypt, and the Commanding Officer of the USNS COMFORT, a 1,000-bed hospital ship engaged in humanitarian relief work.

Bruce is currently the editor of The Journal of Health and Human Experience, an international on-line journal exploring topics in healthcare and social justice (https://jhhe.sempervifoundation.org/).

Cary Caster, BS, LMT, CCA - Director

Cary Caster, BS, LMT, CCA is a Botanist, Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Clinical Aromatherapist whose life’s passion is to help people to be their best self every day. She believes that people can take their health and wellness into their own hands by incorporating the healing benefits of therapeutic quality essential oils and other natural remedies with the assistant of qualified professionals.

Jirbie Go, CA - Director

Jirbie (www.couchwasabi.com) is a graduate of The School for Aromatic Studies. Aside from serving the Board, she is a current Philippine Representative for AIA. Jirbie is the Philippine Ambassador for Airmid Institute and a member of the Education Committee. She is also the founder of the Alliance of the Philippine Aromatherapists (APA), the first professional aromatherapy organization in the Philippines, and the first aromatherapy certification school in the country Aromatherapy Institute of the Philippines (AIP). As one of the pioneering Certified aromatherapists in the country, Jirbie has been invited to participate in various public speaking engagements about aromatherapy since 2018 and has been published in various aromatherapy journals.

Jirbie remains to be a conduit between small scale producers of essential oils and end users in the hopes of uplifting the Philippine aromatherapy industry as she supports these microproducers in their sustainable and regenerative efforts. She continues to empower and inspire her students to pursue formal studies in aromatherapy as she believes that a proper education can help elevate the aromatherapy industry in the Philippines.

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Lorrie Hargis, RA, CH - Director

For 37 years, Lorrie has been a global leader in developing Certified Organic therapeutic skin care, perfumes, and health care products. She has led the curriculum development and training programs at Fortune 500 companies and taught thousands of people to better their health and well-being.

She is the founder of the Lorrie Hargis International School of Aromatherapy where she teaches, guides, and certifies her students to be safe and effective Aromatherapists.

Nancy Lubin, CA, CPCC - Director

Nancy has been been a founding board member of two local (Camden ME) organizations, and is presently the Membership chair and the Nominations Chair for AIA, having served on the AIA board for 4 years.

She has studied many wellness modalities as diverse as Homeopathy, Five Element Theory, and the Zentangle method. She is an avid organic gardener, making many of her own herbal tinctures and remedies. She has been a certified Life Coach for more than 25 years

Her first Aromatherapy certification was from Aromahead Institute in 2013. She then continued her Aromatherapy education with Rhiannon Lewis and successfully completed Mark Webb’s Aromatic Medicine Diploma course and CO2 class. She completed Madeleine K Hayes/Kicozo Master Class in Palliative Care in 2019. Nancy has taken workshops with Gabriel Mojay , Joy Bowles, The Tisserand Institute and Dr. Tim Miller. Recently she has been engaged in Susan Parker’s lipids classes (Lipid Hub) seeking to further understand the role of carriers in Aromatherapy.