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Qiu, Linda, LAc

Linda is a TCM practitioner, professor, researcher, and teacher. Qiu started to practice medical Qigong in 1990 and started her study of acupuncture and Chinese medicine in 1991. Before moving to the U.S. in 2001, Qiu both practiced TCM and taught foreign students in a teaching hospital of Beijing University of TCM.  Since 2001, Qiu has been an instructor and later …

Oleksowicz, Mary, LAc, DACM

Mary has been practicing herbal and integrated healing methods since 1994 and is NCCAOM certified. She graduated from Mercy College with a BS in Health Sciences and obtained her Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2004. She has practiced Chinese medicine at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and Sound Shore Medical …

Nichols, Kate, LMT, RYT, BA

Personal injury recovery led Kate to massage therapy. Bodywork proved to be a powerful guide in her own healing. This experience shapes the client-centered partnerships she forms today through her trauma-informed, evidence-based approach. Kate received her AOS in Massage Therapy from Pacific College NY and holds a BA in Communication Studies from Marymount Manhattan College. …

Mah, Donna, LAc

(she/hers) Donna is licensed to practice Acupuncture in the State of New York and is nationally board certified in Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).  She holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, and a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine – both awarded by Pacific College NY. Donna’s private practice, Bridge Acupuncture, has a focus …

Giordano, Peter, LAc, LMT, DACM

(he/him) Peter believes that every health care provider contributes their own unique experience when practicing the healing arts. Since starting his study of massage in 2004, he continues to evolve by integrating often subtle hands on techniques within the broad scope of Oriental medicine. Peter graduated from Pacific College as an acupuncturist in 2012 and …

Smith, Kendra L., PhD

Kendra L. Smith, PhD, is an experienced scholar-practitioner in the areas of community health and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her passion is building healthy communities. Through that passion, Dr. Smith started Smith Research & Consulting, LLC to collaborate with clients and partners interested in doing the same. She is most interested in finding methods of …

Anderson, Faye, PhD

Faye Anderson started her career as a programmer and worked with a consulting group that served businesses in making knowledgeable decisions based on their data. She then progressed to statistical analysis when she realized that she needed some sort of formal education in statistics in order to have better understanding of its applications. After graduation, …

Spinner, Jovonni R., MPH, CHES

Dr. Jovonni Spinner is a results-driven, award-winning visionary public health strategist committed to improving health equity across the life span. She creates culturally competent health education and training programs, uses advocacy and spokespersons skills to lead equity-driven conversations, builds multi-sector partnerships, and oversees long-term strategic plans guided by scientific evidence and regulatory policy to implement …

Goldstein, Shellie, AP (FL), LAc (NY)

Shellie Goldstein is the Chair of Pacific College’s Facial Applications for Cosmetic Enhancement (FACE) program. She is widely considered one of the leading worldwide experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She has been dubbed “the face whisperer” and “acupuncturist to the stars” by her executive patients and celebrity clientele in Manhattan and the Hamptons. Shellie is …