Staff

Alex Holland, M.Ac., L.Ac. , graduated from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) in 1985 and did clinical training in Chongqing , China , in 1985. He was the Academic Dean of NIAOM from 1992 to 1996 and is currently the President and co-founder of the Asian Institute. He is a faculty member with Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona . Alex has taught extensively and is the author of Voices of Qi—An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine .

Karen Johnsrude, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac, (NCCAOM), earned her masters degree at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle, graduating in 2002.  She is co-owner of a combined acupuncture and massage practice in the historic Sam Hughes neighborhood in Tucson, and volunteer opportunities in acupuncture have included work in New Orleans/Acupuncturists Without Borders, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Verbena Health, and Thurston County Project Access.  Her practice specialties include acute and chronic pain treatment and transgender health.

Cheryl Wright, M.S.N., M.T.O.M., L.Ac., Dipl.OM. (NCCAOM), has been a nurse for 26 years and received her M.S. in nursing from the University of Florida in 1997. She has been a Family Nurse Practitioner since 1998. She received her Masters in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Emperor's College in 2003. She is currently in private practice in Tucson , a faculty member and is the Clinic Dean at the Asian Institute.

Keith Zabik, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac, (NCCAOM), earned his Master of Acupuncture degree from the Asian Institute of Medical Studies in 2006. His dynamic background in engineering, management, energetic healing, athletics, and vegetarian health provide a solid foundation for his private acupuncture practice and his practice with Sunstone Healing Center, and for his ongoing work as the Administrator for the Asian Institute.

June Timmins is the business manager of the Asian Institute.