About
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What Is OAA?
Mission:
To advance the profession and honor the tradition of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in Oregon.
OAA Bylaws
Code of Ethics
Historical Factoids
Guiding Principles:
- We protect and advance the scope of practice of AOM in Oregon
- We build a supportive community for AOM practitioners
- We provide business support and legal reference for AOM practitioners
- We educate AOM practitioners to enhance their professional skills
- We communicate and collaborate with other health care practitioners
- We develop and nurture a relationship with the general public to increase AOM awareness, understanding and support
Amber Reding
President
Jennifer Briggs
Vice President
Sara Smith
Secretary
Darby Valley
Treasurer
Andrew Vu
Board Member at Large
Elizabeth Bourgeois
Advocacy Committee Leader
Patrick Gazzini
Board Member at Large
Kelly Ilseman
Research Committee Leader
Nicole Noceto
Board Member at Large
Brehan Crawford
Scope of Practice Committee Leader
John Rybak
Board Member at Large
Mandi Schwendiman
Alternate Board Member at Large
Ross McCallum
President Emeritus
Our Philosophy
Our vision is to use strong, incentivized membership to engage in effective public outreach, education and AOM advocacy resulting in public policy that supports financial sustainability for practitioners, a strong statewide, national and international AOM community, and full integration of AOM in modern health care.