IHN Board

Jim Overall, MD – Chair of the IHN Board

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah (full-time faculty 1970 to 1997). Previously Co-Director of Integrative Health Clinic and Program in the SLC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (2000-07)

Contact Info: C = 801-558-6340 E = jimihn@comcast.net

Jim’s passions are creating, modeling, and implementing programs and services for wellbeing that encompass physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the lives of clients/patients and serve as adjuncts with the best of conventional medical care.  Because of his experience in the VA, he has a heart-felt desire to help soldiers and their families.

Kathy Wilson – President of the IHN

Steering Committee Chair. Artist, Small business owner, community organizer, and member on several not-for-profit boards.

Contact Info: H = 801-322-1011 E = kathywilson1111@gmail.com

In addition to her family, friends and her career as an artist, Kathy's main concerns focus on how to be the most effective with the time she spends in serving others. She has lobbied for increased funding for world health services as well as micro-credit programs that serve the interests of women and children globally. By broadening our awareness about who and what we are, and through integrating all the known methods of healing, she thinks that we can enjoy and appreciate our lives more fully.

Dick Burgess, PhD – IHN Board Member

Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Utah

Contact Info: W = 801-581-4072 E = p.r.burgess@utah.edu

As a research scientist by training, Dick’s focus is on devising ways to study the powers of the mind.  His long-term goal is to understand how to promote health and healing using one's own mental capabilities.

Penny Brooke, APRN, MS, JD – IHN Board Member

Professor and Director of Outreach (International, Diversity, and Service Learning), College of Nursing, University of Utah, Member of National and Local Health Care Boards of Directors, Nationally Recognized Speaker on the Standards of Care.

Contact Info:  W = 801-585-9610 E = penny.brooke@nurs.utah.edu

As a nurse attorney, Penny is an advocate for quality health care. She believes that the quality of life is directly related to good health and that when care is needed, everyone deserves to choose from the options available including integrative therapies.

Glenda Christiaens, MS, RN, AHN-BC – IHN Board Member

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Nursing, Brigham Young University National Education Coordinator, American Holistic Nurses Association

Contact Info: W = 801-422-7305 E = Glendac@byu.edu

As a certified advanced holistic nurse, Glenda’s vision of healing includes reaching out to multiple disciplines to embrace whole person caring.  Glenda seeks to promote institutional and community-based opportunities for expanding the knowledge base about integrative healing for teachers and learners

Kathryn Dixon – IHN Board Member

Founder and Director, Clarity Coaching Institute. Business and personal life coaching.

Contact Info. W = 801-487-7621 E = claritycoaching@msn.com

Kathryn’s passion is wholehearted service to humanity. A published author and dynamic speaker, her background includes social and political activism, lobbying, career counseling and community development.  In 2003 she founded Clarity Coaching Institute, a successful coaching firm offering stress reduction and conflict resolution skills to clients, organizations and corporations throughout the world.  Kathryn is a Certified Facilitator and staff trainer for the Institute for The Work of Byron Katie.

Vanessa Laurella, RN, PhD – IHN Board Member

Faculty, College of Nursing, University of Utah

Contact Info: C = 435-640-7144 E = vanessa@laurella.org

In addressing the acute need for wellness, I plan to be a leader in the efforts to redesign how we manage health care by creating Centers for Wellbeing.  We will support clients in viewing personal health management from a holistic perspective by co-creating a personalized program in wellness that address the client's body, mind, spirit, and community.  This approach will be guided by principles of environmental sensitivity and sustainability.

Hugo Rodier, MD – IHN Board Member

Adjunct Professor, Dept of Family and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine, Division of Foods Dept of Nutrition, College of Health at the Univ. of Utah. Member Executive Admissions Committee, School of Medicine, Chairman Environmental/Public Health Committee of the Utah Medical Association and Editor National Newsletter on Integrative Health.

Contact Info:  W = 801-576-1086 E = hugorodier@gmail.com

Hugo believes that health is the fulfillment of all human potential. As an integrative physician, his focus is on prevention. His approach highlights nutrition and environmental context, while fully honoring a patient's mind, body and spirit.

Jonathan H. Horne, MD – IHN Board Member

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgery private practice. LTC Retired US Army Reserve

Contact Info:  H = 801-865-4321 E = drbonesinc@yahoo.com

Some of my life passions: Being helpful but doing no harm, minding my own business, avoiding more better and different, enhancing my self awareness. Portrait and hand sculpture. Orthopedic volunteer. Flying, boating, and visiting my 22 grandchildren.

Steering Committee

Penny L. Cook, COL – Member, SSA (Supervisory Staff Administrator), Second Medical Training Brigade, US Army, Fort Douglas, SLC

Contact Info: W = 801-656-3956 E = penelope.cook@hotmail.com

Over 27 year Army veteran serving in the Medical Training Brigade with a Master’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling and has helped many Soldiers unofficially.  Helping others in any way I can has always been my passion.  Having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait I know how critical mental health is to the physical wellbeing of Soldiers.  My husband and son both have had cancer and a sister who has cancer.  State of mind is critical to the overall wellness of a person.

Phil Davis, MAJ, PhD Psychology – Chaplain, 2^nd Medical Training Brigade, US Army Reserves, Ft Douglas SLC

Contact Info: M = 801-913-6343 E = Philip.j.davis@utah.edu

A 23 year veteran of military serving in the Medical Service Command. Phil has worked extensively with vets in VA settings in Hawaii, California and Utah. He has a faculty appointment at the University of Utah Department of Physiology and 10 year public history in the fields of chronic pain management, neurology rehabilitation, and stress management. He is a research psychologist at Salt Lake VA Healthcare Center.

Mary Whitesides – Author, photographer, designer working with under-served in developing countries. One of the founding members of CAN (Consumer Action Now) a lobby group in NYC focusing on the environment and natural health remedies.  

Contact Info: H = 435-649-7249 E = mary@dancingdeerdesign.com

As a member of CAN I studied environmental hazards 30 years ago and their stressful by-products. While some progress has been made, there is still a great need to raise the consciousness of the general public to better ways of dealing with stress, to healing ourselves in a natural way and learning to treat our planet as though it were our home. We cannot continue to bombard our lives with chemicals, drugs, and a stressful lifestyle.  I believe that IHN furthers this important work in a most timely and pertinent way.  

Elisabeth Fife, BFA, LMT

Body worker and energy therapist with specialized training from Dr. John Thie in Touch For Health, and Donna Eden in Energy Medicine, and traditional meridian based acupressure.

Contact Info: C=898-8558 E = elisabethfife@juno.com

Lisa has a passion for all that the eastern paradigm offers, and bringing a balance to the polarity between traditional Eastern and Western approaches for health and healing.  Through her own journey back to health she has experienced the amazing gifts of healing methods that she now incorporates into her work.  From supporting the body's resolution of autoimmune issues, to allergies, fatigue or stress, she loves to share the knowledge that ten years of exploration and study have afforded, including fascinating insights into diet and the nature of diseases of affluence which are crippling our health care system.

Mary Bevan – Marketing and Sales promotional work in corporate business and wellness industry. Freelance writer, author and businesswoman.

Contact Info: C = 801-604-8501 E = bevan.mary@gmail.com

With a passion for health and wellness due to her personal healing journey, Mary has spent the past 10 years working in the field of Alternative Health and Wellness. She has assisted many along the path to wellbeing and loves the consciousness movement and the awakening to global sustainability.