WNF Naturopathic Roots Committee

Chair – Tina Hausser, Heilpraktiker, Naturopath, OCN FENACO (Spain)

Tina Hausser, a Heilpraktiker (Germany) and Naturopath, has run a naturopathic clinic since 1996 in Germany and Spain, focusing on Traditional Naturopathic and Chinese Healthcare diagnostics and practices. She has been teaching these subjects since 1997 at naturopathic educational institutes and conferences internationally. Tina is the Vice President for international relations of the Spanish naturopathic association OCN FENACO and represents it as an executive member on the WNF board. She also co-chairs the WNF Educational Committee, co-coordinates WNF social media, and sits on the AMR Committee. As chair of the WNF Naturopathic Roots Committee, she shares her extensive knowledge of naturopathy’s origins, having taught these since graduated from the oldest still-existing naturopathic school in Germany over 30 years ago.

Rebecca Redmond, Naturopath, PhD, Southern Cross University (Australia)

Rebecca Redmond serves as an Associate Lecturer and the Bachelor of Health Science (Health & Lifestyle) Course Coordinator at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University, Australia. As a clinically trained naturopath, researcher, and academic, she has a strong interest in naturopathic care, particularly in the context of women’s health, with a specific focus on endometriosis, reproductive health, pregnancy loss, and postnatal care. Rebecca has made significant contributions to the field as a published researcher, with over 30 peer-reviewed articles and six book chapters to her name. Additionally, she currently holds the position of Co-Chair for the Sexual and Reproductive Health Special Interest Group within the Naturopaths & Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA).

Dr. Mitch Stargrove, ND, AANP (USA)

Dr. Mitchell Bebel Stargrove has taught the History of Medicine at NCNM (1990-1993), at OCOM (1990-2022) and at NUNM, College of Classical Chinese Medicine (2022), and History and Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine at University of Western States (2024). He is the editor and co-author of Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies (MosbyElsevier 2008). He coordinated development of the Integrative BodyMind Information System (IBIS), published in 1993. From 2007 until 2019, Dr. Stargrove was lead history editor of the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine project  and Lead Author and Co-Editor of Naturopathic Medicine History and Professional Formation Timeline. In 2023, he launched the Nature’s Medicine Through Time: A Landscape of People and Practices, Principles and Institutions website (naturesmedicinethroughtime.org).

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 1^st 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.

Dominick Léaud Zachoval, Naturopath
AESCULAPE (France)

Dr. Greg Conolly, ND, PhD
TORRENS UNIVERSITY (Australia)

Isabel Yost, Naturópata, Directora
Escuela de Naturopatía del Uruguay (Uruguay)

Jorge Neira, Naturópata
President Naturópatas de Chile (Chile)

Dr. Wendy Ericksen-Pereira, PhD
University of the Western Cape (South Africa)