The purpose of the WNF Education Committee is to support the highest naturopathic educational standards globally, facilitate collaboration between our educational members, and to foster the accreditation efforts of our members. Strong naturopathic educational standards are a key step towards ensuring that the global naturopathic workforce achieves regulation.

Chair – Dr. Madeleine “Abena” Tuson-Turner, ND, MSiMR, MSGH, AANP and NUNM (USA)

Dr. Tuson-Turner is an international lecturer, and a distinguished naturopathic doctor and regenerative medicine specialist based in Oregon, USA. She has worked and lived part-time in Ghana, West Africa since 2009, where she was Medical Director of the first integrative medicine clinic. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Tuson-Turner shares her passion for furthering equitable access to Naturopathic Medicine with students through her faculty positions at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in USA and at the Nyarkotey University College of Holistic Medicine & Technology (NUCHMT) in Ghana.

Dr. Tuson-Turner is deeply committed to advancing the field of naturopathic medicine globally, evident through her roles as a past board member for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), chairperson for the AANP’s Global Health Committee, and co-chair of the Education Committee of the WNF.

Dr. Andrea Bugaric, PhD, SCU (Australia)

Dr. Nick De Groot, ND (non-clinical), M.Ed, CCNM (Canada)

Dr. Nick De Groot, ND (non-clinical) is the Dean of the Doctor of Naturopathy program at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM).  As Dean, he is responsible for overseeing the naturopathic medical program and for ensuring that the teaching clinics at both the Toronto and Boucher campuses meet the highest standards of clinical education and patient care. Nick holds a B.Sc. in molecular biology and genetics from the University of Toronto, a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from CCNM and a Masters of Higher Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (University of Toronto).  From his many years as a naturopathic educator, his broader goal for professional education in Canada and globally is to develop naturopathic medicine through a lens of diversity and inclusivity.

Jill Dunn, DipNat, ARONAH, NMHNZ (New Zealand)

Julien Henzelin, Certificate OrTra MA TEN, Swiss Certificate in Adult education, EPSN (Switzerland)

Julien Henzelin is the strategic director at the André Henzelin Center (cAH) in Switzerland. He holds a certificate in Traditional European Medicine from OrTra MA (first step to Swiss Naturopathy Federal Diploma) and an adult education certificate from the Swiss Confederation. Julien is dedicated to building the André Henzelin Center as a tribute to his grandfather, founder of the EPSN (École Professionnelle Supérieure de Naturopathie) and a student of Pierre-Valentin Marchesseau in France. His missions include transforming the center into a High Impact Learning Organisation (HILO), advancing the recognition of traditional medicine at Swiss, European, and global levels, and promoting integrative health within conventional healthcare through teaching, conferences, and research development.

Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep M.K. Nair, BNYS, MSc (Clin. Res), PhD (Health Science), FINEM, INYGMA (India)

Dr. Pradeep MK Nair is the Medical Director & Chief Scientist at Mirakle Integrated Health Center, India’s first Integrative Oncology Hospital, and Director of the Indian Academy for Scientific Writing and Research, Pune. Formerly Professor & Head of Research at Sant Hiradaram Medical College, Bhopal, and first Head of R&D at the National Institute of Naturopathy (Govt. of India), he has authored 80+ peer-reviewed papers, 23 book chapters, a textbook, and edited two volumes. A BMJ-published BNYS graduate, journal reviewer, editorial board member, and acclaimed CME speaker, his interests span naturopathy epistemology, fasting, gut flora, ozone therapy, and public health.

Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, LLB, MBA, Ph.D-Nat, Th.D, Ph.D-(A.M), Nyarkotey University College of Holistic Medicine & Technology (Ghana)

Professor Raphael Nyarkotey Obu is a notable Ghanaian academic and professor specializing in naturopathic and holistic health, author, prolific writer, Chartered Management Consultant, Health Economist, law and development researcher, and a product of the Gambia Law School, Banjul, where he studied for the Barrister at Law and Solicitor’s course in 2023. MBA from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Bachelor of Laws from the University of Cape Coast, and PhD Naturopathy and Healthcare-Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica. Member of the Standards and Ethics Committee of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council, Ministry of Health, Ghana. He has published widely on the legislative regulatory framework of naturopathic medicine in Ghana and the Gambia. He led a team to develop Ghana’s first National Occupational Standards in Naturopathy and Holistic Health Sciences at the HND and Bachelor’s level under the Commission for TVET.

Lucy Peel, Naturopath, GCRN (United Kingdom)

Dr. Fernando Janer Sánchez, ND, PRANP (Puerto Rico)

Ex Officio – WNF CEO – Dr. Iva Lloyd, ND, CAND (Canada)

Dr. Iva Lloyd, ND was the inaugural president of the WNF from 2014 until 2023 and has now transitioned to WNF’s Chief Executive Officer. She has participated in seven WHO Working Groups, the Global Conference for Primary Health Care in Kazakhstan (2018), the CSO Dialogue between the TCIH and the WHO (2023) and the 1st Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in India (2023).

Dr. Lloyd graduated from the CCNM in 2002 and continues to maintain a full-time naturopathic practice. She is Editor-in-Chief of the website www.ndhealthfacts.org as well as a reviewer on a number of journals. She is the author of four books and was lead editor for the Health Technology Assessment on Naturopathy (2021). Dr. Lloyd, ND is a prolific researcher, author and lecturer with over 20 peer-reviewed published articles.