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Akamai Community News
From the desk of the President
The Akamai Movement Forward
As our University searches for a correct and viable path forward,
we continue to hold fast to our founding mission to move steadily toward contributing to the advancement of the human condition and sustainability of the planet. From the start, we have sought out likeminded professional academics and professionals who are committed
to the same lifelong mission as our founders.
Among our most vital achievements this past year has been the establishment of a faculty research team to build toward a textbook, for
which we have a working title of Educational Transformation: The
University as Catalyst for Human Advancement, for which we have
twenty members of the faculty building chapters for this achievement.
It is clear that this faculty team believes that as the present age progresses, the University, as an global institution, must be prepared to
transform it's purpose or be prepared to fade away. As the human culture continues its evolution and as the challenges facing us continue
to become more complex and devastating, higher education must assume the forefront and serve as a catalyst for human advancement.
An added achievement this past year has been the development of
our interactive platform for online education. The Akamai eCampus,
is now poised for full implementation, containing a vast array of content equivalent with what might be found in a traditional residential
campus environment. The Akamai eCampus incorporates the eclassroom instructional environment with a many student-instructor
interactive capabilities, with an e-library and textbook access, online
journals ,and research paper publication for faculty an students, an
online conferencing and socializing platform, and many other features
that make the Akamai eCampus a world-class learning environment.
Further to our advancement forward is the exceptionally active and
effective Academic Council, now with eleven members of our honorable faculty now participating. The exceptional contributions, over
the past decade, from faculty leaders such as Dr. James Wear, Dr.
Mary Jo Bulbrook, and our current Chair, Dr. Sandra Kolbl-Holman,
has brought this fledgling advisory council to a status of highly effective and supportive of the University mission and vision.
—-Dr. Douglass Capogrossi
Volume 15 Issue : January 2015
The Akamai Community News
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- The Editorial Staff
In This Issue
Message from our President
President Capogrossi Honored
at Palawan State University, Philippines
Contra Dancing with Michael Cohen
on San Juan island, Washington
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The Akamai Interchange
New Blog for the Akamai Community
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Model of Mentored Distance Learning
at Akamai University t
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CAM Academy to Convene
in Calvary, Canada in March 2015
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Mr J. Jondhi Harrell
Criminal Justice Reform Leader
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2015 AU Academic Council
has Vibrant Membership
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Contact Information
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President Douglass Capogrossi Honored
at Palawan State University, Philippines
A few short weeks ago, President Douglass Capogrossi, was fortunate to travel with his wife of 28 years,
Fely Angeline Capogrossi, to the Island of Palawan in the Philippines to attend numerous gatherings of academic
leaders and graduate business students. Among those in attendance were Dr. Jeter S. Sespene, President at Palawan
State University and Dr. Ben Lee, Vice President for Asia Business Programs, Akamai University.
The Palawan State University (PSU) is a government-funded public university in Puerto Princesa, Palawan,
Philippines. PSU was established in 1965. After 48 years, it has emerged as the premier university in the province
of Palawan, with more than 16,000 students and almost 1,000 faculty and staff members. Palawan State University
has 17 campuses. The main campus situated in Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City has seven colleges established to
fulfill the university’s four-fold function of instruction, research, extension and production. It is sprawled on a 20hectare site where the Central Administration and Executive offices, undergraduate colleges and the Laboratory
High School are located.
Dr. Capogrossi was honored to gather with long time Akamai faculty members, Dr. Premkumar Rajagopal and
Dr. Harwindar Singh, and attend the quality delivery of their educational seminars at PSU. Dr. Premkumar Rajagopal has recently served as the Vice Chancellor of AIMST University, Malaysia, where bis vision for that institution resulted in great advancements for the school. Dr. Premkumar's teaching and consulting interests include
corporate strategic management, organizational behavior and development, people management, and logistics and
supply chain management. . Dr. Harwindar Singh is a consultant and trainer in the area of corporate strategic, managing change, financial analysis, credit evaluation, loan recovery, strategic financial management,
financial modeling, and other management, risk and strategy related topics.
As an important part of the festivities, Akamai University honored Dr. Jeter S. Sespene, with an award for his
outstanding environmental achievements, whereby he brought his PSU campus to the status as Philippines Best
Green University back in 2009 and has maintained progress forward since that date. Akamai and PSU entered a
formal affiliation with the signing of an intent agreement and discussions regarding wys they might progress in
mutual support of the missions of both Universities. PSU awarded Dr. Capogrossi with the Presidential Merit
Award for outstanding academic achievements toward advancing transnational higher education and as a Senior
Fellow an Adjunct Professor, given the privileges of engaging in instruction, research, extension and related professional services.
Photo Tour the Island of Palawan
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Contra Dancing a la Project Nature Connect
According to Dr. Michael J Cohen, Director of Akamai University Applied Ecopsychology Program, “we, on San Juan Island, call our weekly conta dance an organic dance with an organic band,
caller and dancers because it and we are home grown/local here, are unpolluted, restorative, teach each
other, and, like nature, the dance is free. It’s as if we are dancers in the peaceful family dance of the
global life community of sunlight and everything else in balance. I informally began contra-dancing
and calling in 1945 long before I started teaching the Nature-Connected Psychology of educating and
healing with nature.”
He states further that “sometimes contra dancers discover my nature-connection background and
do workshops or courses with me in Applied Ecopsychology due to their interests in it. The outcome
of this blend has at time been staggering, so much so that we had a half-hour consensual waiting period before folks drove home because their concentration was not what it should have been as a
driver. Instead, their thoughts and feelings were contra dancing with the Universe and Nature. This
connection beneficially strengthened the body mind and spirit of each dancer. It was fun and safe as
long as they were not driving at the same time.
Strange as it might seem, states Dr. Cohen,, “the contra dance/universe blend led some folks to
look for evidence of contra dancing in the Universe, and vice versa, stranger still they began to find
them. By the end of one workshop, each motion or figure in the Dances was also found somewhere in
the Universe, including in our DNA, senses and feelings. It was as if we were contra dancing in or
through the Hubble telescope. “
Benefit from empowering, online, your livelihood and prior experience to be more resilient, validated, green, holistic, environmental, sustainable, natural, nature-connected, healthy, spiritual, organic
and peaceful.
Learn all about Dr. Michael J. Cohen and Project NatureConnect
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New University Blog Created: The Akamai Interchange
The Akamai University Blog was established by Jakob Kelby, a Friend of Akamai, to provide a platform
through which the Akamai Community, students, faculty and staff, might interchange news of professional
achievements, alert the community about coming events, provide news of past events, awards and achievements,
and present items in furtherance of the Akamai University mission.
The educational benefits of blogging are diverse, including the promotion of critical and analytical thinking,
increased access and exposure to quality content and a combination of solitary and social interactions with academic peers (Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide). Additionally, at Akamai, it is understood that blogs can be an answer to isolation for distance learning students who wish to enter dialogue with fellow students at a distance.
For the University to get an ethical start with a Community Blog, it seems appropriate that we all understand
Basic Blogging Etiquette and Blogging Etiquette for Referencing and Citations. It also makes good sense to
have a clear focus and a code of ethics for the University Community to adhere to in the blogging environment.
Let us follow a principle that has been followed at Akamai since its founding, in that all we do as a community,
we do in support of our founding mission. Let us then, together, seek the amelioration of major world problems
and the creation of sustainable lifestyles and global practices as the hallmarks of responsible individual and corporate world citizenship. As generators of new knowledge and developers of new systems, our sole mission as an
institution is the advancement of the human condition and sustainability of the planet. That which we post online
should reflect the highest of integrity and the fostering of achievement that would be honored across the global
community. Following are recommended topics to be established on the Akamai Interchange for exploration
among members of the Akamai community and higher education practitioners worldwide:
eCampus effectiveness
educational transformation
student interactive and social opportunities
University leadership advancement
Individualization of student learning and research
mentorship and guided practicum
affiliations worldwide for field study sponsorships
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Mentored Distance Learning at Akamai University
Traditional research literature shows overwhelmingly that distance learning can
achieve cognitive outcomes equal to those achieved by the more traditional means
of educational delivery for adults. In fact, distance learning is understood to have an
advantage over more traditional strategies when learning is closely aligned and related to the reality of life and work, such as under conditions where students remain
fully engaged with their professional tasks while under the mentorship of qualified
academics.
The interrelationship of academic projects within the work situation of the student permits effective integration of new learning with experience and the genuine
tasks of the practitioner. This form of outcome, applied and integrated, differs
greatly from simply providing disconnected sets of theories, principles and practices, no matter how well organized or financially endowed the presentation. Integration of knowledge that is done by students is likely to be more meaningful than
integration that is done for them. Thus, engaging the adult student in creating and evaluating knowledge is viewed as
a more viable epistemology. It is this vital factor that justifies Akamai’s model of education, its systems of mentorship, independent study and external projects, since this engages adult students in organizing their own knowledge,
rather than simply storing the inferences and appropriate sets of data that were put together by the experts.
This advanced instructional approach requires that the educational institution treat knowledge more openendedly, allowing students to theorize more for themselves, giving them greater access to the data, greater responsibility and freedom, and the opportunity to engage in critical thinking, matching theories against real world observations. If an essential goal of higher education is to help students develop the ability to continue learning after the
formal education is complete, it seems reasonable that they should have a good deal of supervised experience in
learning independently. This can easily be carried out through the types of educational experiences afforded by
Akamai University in which qualified mentors help the adult student formulate problems, find answers, and evaluate
their progress themselves. (McKeachie, 1986, p. 143)
In summary, delivery of distance education at Akamai University relies heavily upon vital instructional models
including one-on-one mentorship, responsibility and autonomy in learning, individualization of study, the active
learning process, applied and process-centered curricula, and project-oriented learning environments. These elements of the Akamai instructional model for distance learning, assure maximum benefits in serving the needs of our
adult students. This advanced model of distance education, together with high quality instructors, and access to a
wide array of learning materials, a world-class eCampus, permit Akamai to conduct effective programs at a distance.
– –Dr. Douglass Capogrossi
...Akamai… for betterment of the human condition and sustainability of the planet
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Join Us at the CAM Academy in Calgary: March 6-8, 2015
Dr. Mary Jo Bulbrook, CEO of Energy Medicine Partnerships Incorporated, and Akamai University Program Director in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) announces the launch of The CAM Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to be convened at the award winning Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre,
Calgary Airport. The goal iof the CAM Academy is to reconnect the healing communities she helped develop
in Canada, including Healing Touch and Energy Medicine and the holistic nurses. All are invited to learn
more about The CAM Academy, join in the effort to support the mission and for the pursuit of continuing
education in CAM.
The CAM Academy agenda in Calgary includes”
CAM Specialist Training
Friday, March 6th and Saturday March 7th from 8:30 to 5:30 pm
Spiritual Development: Energy Sculpting, Sacred Ceremony, Feather Blessing
March 6th, 7:00 -9:00 pm
Networking & Connecting with the Community
& Dr. Mary Jo Bulbrook Private Healing Sessions
Sunday March 8th
For more information contact
Mary Jo Bulbrook <maryjo@energymedicinepartnerships.com>
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MR. J. JONDHI HARRELL
NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM LEADER
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR FOR IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®
The Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Returning Citizens http://www.tcrcphilly.org and nationally acclaimed criminal justice reform thought leader, Mr J. Jondhi Harrell will don the mantle
of Contributing Editor for In Search of Fatherhood® when his stirring
essay, “The Aftermath Of ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Social Justice In America” is published in the March 2015 issue of the quarterly international
Fatherhood and Men’s Issues Journal. The March 2015 issue of In
Search of Fatherhood® is scheduled for release on 15 March 2015.
Editor of In Search of Fatherhood® , Ms Diane Sears has been a Friend
of Akamai and advisor in the field of Men’ Studies and Fatherhood
since 2004 and it was by her kind introduction that we are able to make
known Mr J. Jondhi Harrell to the Akamai UniversityCommunity
A truth teller, Mr. Harrell runs down parallel tracks in “The Aftermath
Of ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Social Justice In America”. He rails against
structural barriers experienced by African American communities -inequalities in employment, housing, education, justice, economics, and class. And in the same breath, like a loving parent, he cajoles and counsels the African American community. What does he say? Here is a sample:
“Build strong families. That means getting married and being loyal to your mate.
Fathering children in your own house, not in many. It means raising children, paying
bills, paying child support, being a good father. It means not leaving your family to be
supported by the state, but working to build the family structure. . . . Community building
is important . . . .”
A charismatic visionary who brings a solutions-based tone to the National Dialogue on Mass Incarceration
and Criminal Justice Reform, Harrell grew up during the American Civil Rights era. It is this experience
that moves him to issue a powerful call through “The Aftermath Of ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Social Justice In
America”:
“ . . . When the history of this time is written, when this movement changes society as we
know it, where will you stand in this flow of time? Will you be one of those who actively
created the change or simply a bystander? Just as Dr. King called across the country for
people to come to Selma, we call all those with a clear mind, willing spirit, and righteous
heart to assist in the struggle.”
For more information about Mr. Harrell’s work on Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice
Reform and how, under his dynamic leadership, The Center for Returning Citizens
utilizes a restorative approach to ameliorate the crippling effects of mass incarceration
upon individuals, families, and communities, visit www.tcrcphilly.org or call the
organization at 1 (215) 305-8793.
To learn about IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®,
Visit their blog at http://globalfatherhood.blogspot.com
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Akamai 2015 Academic Council has a Vibrant Membership
The Akamai University community is proud to welcome the membership of the vibrant 2015 Academic
Council. To introduce the membership, please find their professional biographies below.
Dr. Sandra Kolbl-Holman, Council Chair
Dr. Sandra Kolbl-Holman is Program Director for the
Sustainability Studies Program at Akamai University
(USA) and founder of the Ancient Intuitive Recovery
Konsortsium (A.I.R.-K©). Kolbl-Holman is researching a
pioneering earth/neuro-intention/body© sustainability
process that renews healing and connections with our
ancient life’s purpose. She brings to any setting a multifaceted international scope through her education, experience and career interests. Born in Germany to a German mother and an Austrian Jewish father, Kolbl-Holman was educated in Canada, Germany, and
the United States. She received her undergraduate degree honors with distinction from Saint Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada. Her
nursing program was part of the fast track Lethbridge Community College
RN degree program.
Her graduate scholarly training followed a path
through Carleton University, the University of Lethbridge, and with Akamai
University. She has been conferred her doctorate degree with high honors.
During Kolbl-Holman’s academic career, she has received graduate teaching
assistantships for undergraduate counseling and theories, full tuition scholarships at the graduate level, graduate scholarships for academic excellence,
graduate awards for women in higher education, a national award in program
evaluation for program logic model development, graduate and undergraduate research assistantships, two undergraduate teaching assistantships, presented at academic conferences and is academically published and recognized. She also had the honor of working towards norming a new intelligence
measure for Dr. Robert Sternberg during his tenure at Yale University. Kolbl
-Holman’s professional history illustrates successes for her serving in politics, mayoral duties, working as a political journalist, coordinator of volunteer programs in criminal justice environments, developing treatment, cross
cultural and community programs, psychologist, president/CEO of her business consulting firm, entrepreneur/inventor with seven patents worldwide,
preparing needs assessment studies, becoming familiar with the Canadian
legal system as a Probation Officer and as a lead researcher for the S.O.A.C
Justice Committee that brought about new sexual offender laws, environmental supporter, author, former chief advisor for Project Nature Connect
and a SIP Mentor. Kolbl-Holman received the Canadian Achievement Award
for Small Business presented by Petro Canada in recognition of outstanding
business practices and marketing in national and international scenarios.
Dr. Wear is a Certified Clinical Engineer and a Certified Health Care
Safety Professional. He is a Fellow in the American Society of Healthcare Engineering. He has served on the Certification Board of Examiners for Biomedical Engineering Technician, Clinical Engineers, and
Health Care Safety Professionals. Dr. Wear is a founder and cochairman of the Commission for the Advancement of Healthcare technology Management in Asia (CAHTMA). This organization will develop certification programs and workshops in healthcare technology
management for countries in Asia. Dr. Wear has written over 150 publications in national journals in Chemistry, Clinical and Biomedical
Engineering, and Hospital Safety, twenty chapters in books and coauthored Clinical Engineering Manual, Introduction to Clinical Engineering, Hospital Safety Manual, BMET Handbook, Hospital Safety
Handbook, Hospital Equipment Preventive Maintenance Manual, Nursing Home Equipment Preventive Maintenance Manual, and Hospital
Engineering Manual. Dr. Wear has made over 200 presentations at
regional, national and international meetings in Chemistry, Clinical and
Biomedical Engineering, and Hospital Safety. He has lectured in workshops and courses in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Russia, Lithuania,
Estonia, Australia, Thailand, Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, Singapore
and Malaysia. Many of these presentations have been for the World
Health Organization with the American College of Clinical Engineering. Dr. Wear has taught a graduate course in Clinical Engineering
Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Dr. Ben Lee, Community Liaison Asian Business Programs
Dr. Lee is founder and President of EDS Advance
Academy, Malaysia, established in 2002. EDS is
recognized as a premier training and executive
development organization, satisfying a rapidly
growing demand for skills development training
among business owners, professionals, engineers,
and executives in the Asia-Pacific Region. EDS
currently operates training seminars and executive
development activities in Malaysia, Singapore,
Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong and USA, and is best known for
providing state-of-the-art training in management principles and practices through its unique executive development seminar program
(EDS™). Dr. Lee is a leader and innovator in the emerging field of
executive open learning. He has initiated successful gatherings of
Dr. Marena Koukis, Council Vice Chair
Dr. Koukis' main areas of interest are the neuropsychology leaders from the corporate and business community, higher education,
of dreams, consciousness studies, and family therapy. Her and NGO and public sectors at his popular EDS Residential CEO Procurrent research focuses on dream content during preg- gram. This continuing education and regional networking activity is an
nancy. Dr. Koukis is skilled in the use of the Hall and Van on-going community service venture of EDS, initiate and sponsored by
de Castle Scale of dream content analysis, and has contrib- Dr. Lee. Dr. Lee has taken a leadership role in the formation of an
uted to numerous dream research projects. Her training as international consortium of universities and colleges from the Philipa marriage and family therapist has enabled her to work in pines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and USA. The Consortium
a wide range of settings, from play therapy with pre- will expand access to advanced education programs and will provide
schoolers to group and individual therapy with adults for capacity-building, upgrading University and College teaching faculsuffering from severe mental illness and substance abuse. Dr. Koukis is the ties, toward earning higher academic qualifications. Dr. Lee was honfirst person to be awarded Saybrook's Dream Studies Certificate. She was ored with the conferral of the PKT Medal (Pingkat Kelakuan Terpuji)
also recipient of the 2005-06 Saybrook President's Scholarship Rudy Melone by the Governor of Penang, Malaysia. The PKT Medal is a high honor
conferred on individuals of good conduct and character who have exAward for her academic accomplishments and personal research.
hibited competence and achieved praiseworthy deeds in important
fields of endeavor across Malaysia. He was conferred the Honoris
Dr. James Wear, Council Secretary
James O. Wear holds a B.S. (l959), M.S. (l960), and Ph.D. Causa by Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College and Akamai Uni(l961) from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR). versity. Dr. Lee was appointed Visiting Professor for Southern Luzon
He was Managing Director, Little Rock Employee Educa- State University, Batangas State University, Sultan Kudarat Polytechtion Resource Center (LREERC), Department of Veterans nic State College, Ifugao State College for Agriculture & Forestry, and
Affairs. With the Department of Veterans Affairs, he is American Heritage University. *He was appointed International Conresponsible for training of engineering and safety personnel sultant for "executive open learning" by Accrediting Agency of Charin their 172 hospitals, which includes about 10,000 em- tered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP). Dr. Lee
ployees. Dr. Wear was Professor, Biomedical Instrumenta- received the Professional Manager Award (PMA) from the Institute of
tion Technology, College of Health Related Professions, and University of Management Specialists, UK. He earned the Bachelor of Business
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock, AR) from 1972-2000. He is Administration (BBA) and Master of Business Administration from
active in the American College of Clinical Engineering, Association for the Southern Luzon State University, Philippines.
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the American Society of
Healthcare Engineering.
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Dr. Ruth Huffman-Hine, Council Member
Dr. Hine has a wide range of experience, with
twenty-four years in Adult Education designing and
implementing programs for adult students in the
Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township,
Indianapolis. During her tenure at MSD Wayne
Township, she served as director, manager, curriculum author and consultant, instructor, tutor trainer,
and advisor for new program implementation. She
possesses extensive experience in Human Resources, Organizational Development and Adult Education. Dr. Hine
has initiated services for local business and industry including Allison
Engine, Chevrolet Truck & Bus, National Starch, Chrysler Foundry,
and the Midwest U.S. Army Recruiting Center. She currently serves
as an adjunct faculty member at Akamai University, graduate and
undergraduate levels. Dr. Hine has designed and taught courses in
English as a Second Language. She has developed programs of instruction for College Preparation, Secondary High School Completion, and Literacy. She completed research on Needs of Volunteer
Tutors in Adult Education. She has written articles and presented
papers, and authored award winning curriculum in Adult Education.
Recognized as a professional in Adult Education, Dr. Hine was a
guest of the Deutscher Volkshochschul in Germany. She has maintained interest in genealogy and has written a family history book. Dr.
Hine has been active in professional organizations, Kappa Gamma
International, Phi Delta Kappa, the International Reading Association
and Association for Adult and Continuing Education. She was a
member of the Governor Speaker Forums in Indiana and was recognized in the 2008 publication of Adult Education Administrators in
Indiana. Dr. Hine holds a Doctorate in Education, San Juan de la Cruz
University; a Doctorate in Educational Administration, Greenwich
University; M.A. in Adult Education, Indiana University; a B.S. in
Education, Butler University, Indianapolis, with permanent teaching
certification.
Dr. Christopher Johannes , Council Member
Dr. Johannes holds degrees in Liberal Arts (AGS),
Psychology (AA, BA), Health Psychology (MA),
Community College Education (MEd), and has
earned a Doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology
(Ph.D.). Dr. Johannes also holds a doctorate in
Homeopathic Medicine (DHM), professional registration as a homeopathic doctor [H.D.(R.Hom.)],
and an honorary doctorate in Complementary Medicine (D.Sc.). He also received post-graduate professional training in
Counseling Psychology and is a National Board Certified Counselor
(NCC), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), a Licensed
Professional Counselor (LPC), Registered GBR Psychologist
(MBPsS), Registered and Board Certified Polarity Practitioner (RPP,
BCPP), Registered Homeopath (R.Hom., MARH), Certified Holistic
Health Counselor (CHHC), Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic
Psychology (MNLP), Internationally Certified Aromatherapist (ICA),
Hypnotherapist (RHt), Thought Field Therapy Practitioner (TFT Dx),
Certified EMDR Therapist (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and holds Arizona State Board Community College
Teaching Certification in Psychology and Counseling. Dr. Johannes is
a fellow of the British Institute of Homeopathy, a graduate of the
Hahnemann Academy of North America (D.Hom.) and is a full member of other professional associations in the UK and USA. He served
as a lecturer at Niigata Sangyo University, Nagaoka University of
Technology, Ritsumeikan University, and Kansai Gaidai University
in Japan, and was Visiting Lecturer in Psychology at the University of
North London and adjunct faculty of the College of Homeopathy in
London, England. Dr. Johannes also holds qualifications as professional nationally certified Mediator (NACM), a Spiritual Intelligence
Coach (certified by Cindy Wigglesworth at the DeepChange Institute), a Personal Trainer (health and fitness), and has completed training resulting in certification from CoreIntegral (level 1, Integral Philosophy), and Dr. Paul Eckman's F.A.C.E.S. (emotional/social intelligence facial recognition) course. Dr. Johannes' journal articles in
Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology, Thought Field Therapy applications, and Homeopathic Medicine have been published and cited
in the UK, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Dr. Arif Hussain Shah, Council Member
Dr. Shah, member of Akamai University Research Directorate,
Health and Wellness Programs (Saudi Arabia); is currently
working as "Consultant" and "Head" of the Central Instrumental, Drug Stability and Research Departments in the Central
Laboratory of Drug and Food Analysis, Ministry of Health, in
addition to the National Labs., Drug Sector, Saudi-FDA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He worked in various reputed academic
institutions including Gomal University (Pakistan), Institute of
Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bonn University
(Germany), King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Ministry of Health (Saudi
Arabia), The Open International University (Sri Lanka), Greenwich University
(USA), Nottingham University (UK) and Saudi-FDA (Saudi Arabia), as lecturer, assistance professor, researcher/Associate professor, coordinator, drug
analysis expert, consultant and professor. Dr. Shah has authored and coauthored over 166 research articles (with ISI, Impact factor: 162.796) in various
international journals on topics of structural determination of new natural compounds, toxicity evaluation and assay methods for drug products. Based on his
research work in 1998 he was awarded the D.Sc. degree. Dr. Shah received his
B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Peshawar in Peshawar, Pakistan and his
MS and Ph.D. from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bonn
University, in Bonn, Germany. His private group practices in England and
Japan have offered holistic integrative treatment services in homeopathic and
behavioral medicine, polarity therapy, wellness coaching, counseling and psychotherapy. His recent book Homeopathy and Mental Health Care has received
excellent reviews. Chris also enjoys acting and often appears on TV shows,
commercials, and in movies.
Dr. Harvey Menden, Council Member
Dr. Menden is Director, Training and Organizational Development for a multi-billion dollar business. He previously held
the position as a Senior Consultant for the Human Resources
Organizational Capability Group at Amoco Corporation. He
has provided services as either an employee or an external
consultant to Fortune 500 companies such as The General
Electric Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Black and
Decker, Canada Life, and Little Tikes. He possesses extensive experience within Human Resources, Organizational
Development, Organizational Behavior, International Business, and Adult Education. Dr. Menden is a member of the International Society for Performance
Improvement (ISPI) and has previously served on the Atlanta chapter's board.
He serves as adjunct faculty at Newport University. Dr. Menden received his
Ph.D. in Business Education from International Institute for Advanced Studies,
D.Min. from CBCS, an MBA from Newport University, and a BS in Political
Science from the State University of New York.
Dr. Niranjan Ray, Council Member
Dr. Ray is a Program Director of Corporate Training (Six
Sigma), and Deputy Program Director for the Akamai University Business Administration Program. He is a president of
Roswell 83, LLC (3 star hotel, Motel 6), and board of directors of 101 Crescent, Inc. (3 star hotel, Quality Inn & Suites).
Dr. Ray received his B.S.E.E (Hons)., M.S. E.E. and Ph.D.
(Engineering) from Jadavpur University in India. He has
taught at several universities including Jadavpur University,
India, Engineering University, Bangladesh and International
Institute of Management Science, India. He served as a Faculty Head of Computer Division of the Indian Institute of Material Management, Kolkata, India.
He was an adjunct faculty of University of Redlands, California and Greenwich
University, Norfolk Island. He served as a Principal Adviser, Software Design
and Development of EDSA Micro Corporation., USA. As a corporate trainer he
taught Managers, Engineers of Parsons Corporation, USA in Relational Database Management System (DBMS). He also provided training on courses of
Computer and DBMS to Managers, Engineers of State Electricity Board, Kolkata, India, and Indian Administrative officers at Administrative training Institute, Kolkata, India. He is a Competent Toast Master (CTM) of Toast Master of
International, USA. Dr. Ray was a senior member of IEEE, USA. He has a
number of published papers to his credit. His primary interests are in teaching
and research in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, Management
Information Systems, Computer Applications in Business Administration including Project Management, and Systems Analysis and Design.
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Dr. Michael Cohen, Council Member
Recipient of the 1994 Distinguished World Citizen Award,
Applied Ecopsychologist Michael J. Cohen, Ph.D., is a Program Director of the Institute of Global Education where he
coordinates its Integrated Ecology Department and Project
NatureConnect. He also serves on the faculty of Portland State
University and the Akamai University Institute of Applied
Ecopsychology whose program he initiated and has directed
since 1990. In 1965, Dr. Cohen discovered that Planet Earth
acted like a living organism and from this he founded sensory,
Gaia based, degree granting Environmental and Expedition Education outdoor
programs independently and for the National Audubon Society and Lesley
University. He conceived the 1985 National Audubon International Symposium "Is the Earth a Living Organism," at the University of Massachusetts and
established the sensory sciences of Organic Psychology and Natural Attraction
Ecology in 2008. He is the Editor of the "Journal of Organic Psychology and
Natural Attraction Ecology" and an award winning author of ten books dealing
with Applied Ecopsychology including "Educating, Counseling and Healing
With Nature" "The Web Of Life Imperative" and "Reconnecting With Nature."
Dr. Cohen is also an accomplished folk song artist and contra dancer who
presents traditional music programs accompanied by guitar, banjo and accordion for the U.S. National Park Service and Skagit Valley College Elder hostel
on San Juan Island.
Dr. Elliot Benjamin, Council Member
Elliot Benjamin has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the
University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from
Saybrook University with a concentration in Consciousness and Spirituality. He is the Director of the Transpersonal Psychology Program at Akamai University, and
teaches Psychology at various locations, both on-campus
and online, as well as teaching Mathematics online. Dr.
Benjamin was a Mathematics Professor for 21 years, and
has published over 85 articles in the fields of humanistic and transpersonal psychology, spirituality and awareness of cult dangers, creative art
and mental disturbance, progressive politics, pure mathematics, and
mathematics enrichment. His most recent book, entitled Modern Religions: An Experiential Analysis and Expose', is currently available online.
Dr. Benjamin lives in Maine and enjoys playing the piano, tennis, and
ballroom dancing.
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