Executive Team
Marilyn Shannon
CEO
Marilyn Shannon, known as the expert listener, is a business consultant, life coach, speaker, facilitator, author of three books, superior court mediator, journalist, online international TV/Radio host and the Founder of her private coaching practice, Dialogue Inc., and the founder of Women’s Power Networking.
Marilyn’s involvement in HWC began when Debby Bruck, her best friend was in need of someone to step up to take care of HWC and run it for her. Even though not a homeopath herself, Marilyn was with Debby when she launched the community and spent many hours and days intimately talking with Debby through the years.
In Marilyn’s previous life she taught special education in the public school system, owned a furniture store for many years, and was a marketing and advertising specialist for both print and television. Marilyn holds a degree in Communications and Public Address from Syracuse University and is a wife, mother of 5 and Landon, Liev, Nolan and Elon’s grandma.
Dr. Deepak Sharma
Executive Director
Dr. Sharma received his BHMS from National Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow. He is dedicated to spread the awareness of Homeopathy through his knowledge, skills and with the help of his Orbit Clinics and HWC. He worked and works as Consultant in various healthcare institutions of India. He is active contributor in different Homeopathic Magazines. He is lecturer of community medicine in Naiminath Homeopathic Medical College, Agra. General Secretary of (Regd.) DHMA, Life Member of SDHA, LMHI Member and elected Vice-chairman of World Homeopathic Awareness Organization (WHAO), USA. He holds the Hahnemann Award 2010. He loves to participate on seminars and debates. Dr. Sharma co-hosts in HWC’s well known online live video lectures Health-Inn Show. He is the Executive Director of HWC.
Dr. Preety Shah Chauhan
Chief Administrative Officer
Dr. Preety Shah is the founder of Healing Harmony – a Homeopathic Holistic healing initiative. Her approach is multi-dimensional, and they offer a range of holistic therapies like meditation, yoga, diet and counseling along with homeopathic treatment. She also conducts wellness retreats called “Karvaan” to help their clients move from fragments to whole. Dr. Preety Shah is a certified meditation facilitator and is currently also pursuing her Fellowship in Homeopathy Psychiatry and Counseling. She comes with over twelve years of practice and currently sees clients across the globe in her clinics in Mumbai, India.
Jonathan Kavner
Chief Technology Officer
Jonathan Kavner discovered homeopathy in 2010, and has since devoted his life to Hahnemannian Homeopathy, following in the footsteps of his teacher George Vithoulkas. A graduate of the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, Jonathan is a member of the National Center of Homeopathy and is insured by Lloyd’s of London. Jonathan lives in New York with his wife and two daughters, where he provides homeopathic consultations for individuals experiencing both chronic and acute conditions. In addition to his role as chief Technology Officer for HWC, Jonathan is also Director of Homeopathic Education for Siddha Remedies.
Chanel Stynder
Chief Operating Officer
Chanel Stynder is a Classically Trained Homeopath, currently based in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa where she has taken her practice online, at Coco Holistix she treats patients from around the world. She studied with the masters at the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine (CCHM) in Toronto, Canada, after completing a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. She furthered her training by working with Indigenous Healers in Playa Del Carmen & Tulum, Mexico, and is currently working closely with Traditional Healers in South Africa.
Using the various healing methods which she has learnt during her travels and incorporated into her practice, she helps people access their inner resources and open the door to happiness, growth and true, long lasting health. Chanel is committed to fostering a community that is inclusive and respectful, growing from love and the ability to bring the wonders of Homeopathy to all.
Hannah Shalom
Director of Education (Webinars/Courses)
Hannah Shalom is a Classical Homeopath with training in Business Development, Leadership, Professional Coaching, Western Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Herbology.
After practicing a number of alternative health modalities over the last 20 years, Hannah graduated with honors from The Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine (CCHM). She did a year of post graduate study while also shadowing a homeopath in his own practice.
In 2016 Hannah worked with Homeopaths for Health in Africa training in outreach clinics mostly with HIV/AIDS patients. In 2017 she studied with Andre Saine and Dr. Farokh Master. In 2019 she attend the First Annual Round Table Gathering hosted by Manfred and Christina Mueller. Hannah is presenting seminars for CCHM students and the public at large.
She treats patients from around the world and is enthusiastic about building a world community of colleagues possessing diverse life and professional experiences, skill sets and expertise, who collectively collaborate on difficult cases with a sincere desire to improve the quality of life for all. Collaboration with colleagues is the key to finding ingenious solutions.
Richard Dery
Book Club Coordinator
Mr. Richard L. Dery is a people person and he enjoys helping others. From 1982 to 2007, he was a First Aid Volunteer for the St John’s Ambulance ski patrol division. All the while, he also became a CPR and first aid instructor. Curious in nature, Mr. Dery has always liked to dabble in different things, may it be acupuncture to hypnotism to astrology. Therefore, when he was introduced to homeopathy in 1981 by his friend Lucille Andrée Bergeron, an alternative medicine therapist, his curiosity was piqued. He then started a correspondence course given by l’École de Mosane in Belgium, which was distributed by Quebeurope Importations, Montréal, at the time. Throughout the years, Mr. Dery has continued his professional development through webinars given Boiron, Hyland’s and Bio Lonreco, but also by world-reknown homepaths such as Dr. Jawahar Shah (Enlightenment education, India), Shilpa Bhouraskar (The Course School and TQFS Academy, Australia).
Manon Larose
Coordinator of Public Affairs
I discovered Homeopathy over 20 years ago when consulting my doctor for a condition that had no safe drug treatment in pregnancy. I knew nothing about it, and after much study and consideration, I decided that it was safe to try. The cure seemed miraculous to me and from that moment I wanted this medical system as a first intervention for my whole family. In Homœopathy I had found medicine that made sense, was science based, and a truly healing, wholesome, efficient and respectful approach to a person and their suffering. I found a school and began my learning journey, and it still goes on today, probably never to finish. Not only is Homœopathy a humane healing art, but its practitioners are humane, healing people: this is a medical community, patients and practitioners alike, that I love belonging to. I believe that the human race needs Homœopathy to heal, to thrive and to evolve.
Ashley Mendoza
Coordinator of Live Events
Founder of Rose Blanche Wellness, Ashley Mendoza, HOM, DCHM, has always been fascinated by alternative medicine and how it has the capacity to heal in ways unimaginable. She found her passion for complementary medicine ran deep and decided that she wanted to pursue homeopathy as a practitioner after growing up with it. She is a graduate of Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine, where she is actively completing her Clinical Mastery, Post Graduate Program to increase her knowledge of this powerful and gentle practice, in order to be able to provide well-rounded and in-depth care to her patients so they too can achieve their greatest potential. While studying, she founded Maryland for Homeopathy Choice, a nonprofit, homeopathy advocacy group inspired by Americans for Homeopathy Choice. Her dream is to, one day change the predisposition and reductionist ideas surrounding homeopathy and to have more individuals discover and comprehend the life-changing benefits it can provide.
Dr. Sakshi Gupta
Engagement Coordinator Asia Pacific
Sakshi started her path towards becoming a Homoeopath at Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, affiliated by University of Delhi, India in the year 2013. Soon after the completion of her Bachelors in Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery (BHMS), she began her private practice while also working full-time with Asia’s Leading Homoeopathic Pharmaceutical Company for more than 5 years as the Research & Development Officer as well as Homoeopathic Consultant. She also received her Masters in Clinical Psychology from a renowned institute at Delhi and is now working exclusively as Homoeopathic Consultant & Counselling Psychologist at her private set up in Delhi itself. She is working enthusiastically in the field of spreading awareness about the importance of Healthy living and the wonders of Homoeopathy through various social media platforms and has written articles for some of the Indian Homoeopathic Medical Journals. Apart from being an integral member at HWC, she holds a reputed position on the Executive Committee of Delhi Homoeopathic Medical Association, India.
Micheline Fournier
Senior Editor of CleverH
Micheline Fournier, is a graduate of École d’Homéopathie Classique of Montréal Canada and a registered and licensed practitioner in Ontario, Canada. I discovered Homoeopathy 15 years ago and was so impressed with the results that I decided to study it, and now I’m a certified and registered Homoeopath.
Before this new adventure, I enjoyed teaching teenagers at a local French high school for 23 years. I have a Bachelor of Art (major in History), a Master in History (my thesis was published as a book) and a Bachelor in education.
I have a curiosity for knowledge and teaching. I enjoy conversing with people young and old. I have a passion for research, be it in the medical field or history and I am always ready for new learning experience in order to continuing education in homeopathy, participating in conferences, medical forums and promoting Homeopathy.
Conquering new challenges, I decided to take up sailing in the last year. I also enjoy spending time with my children and grand children, gardening and many different types of crafting.
Dr. Shilpi Arora
Administrative
Dr Shilpi Arora is a highly qualified and experienced homeopath who has been associated as Senior Consultant with Orbit Clinics since 2018. She graduated in BHMS from one of the reputed colleges in Lucknow, National Homeopathic medical college. She has completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management from Symbiosis; Pune. She had also done her MD in alternative medicine (cor.) From Kolkata.
She was appointed as Medical Officer for three years in Dehradun.
Since 2018, She has been owning and running successfully Orbit Clinics, Bangalore branch. She had successfully treated many difficult cases, especially Asthma, Allergies, infertility etc in her 15 years of Homeopathic practice with her plenty of skills & thorough knowledge.
Advisory Board
Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma
Senior Vice‐President of Administration
Dr. Rajneesh is an MD with qualifications of BSc, BHMS, MD (Homeopathy), DI (Hom) London, hMD (UK). He is practicing Homeopathy for more than twenty two years. Dr. Rajneesh founded the worldwide known Homeopathy Cure & Research Institute. Although he has trained his team over the years and today he has one of the best medical teams that can take various medical cases. He won several awards and accreditation for his achievements, contribution to science and treatment of people. The fact that Dr. Rajneesh and his team successfully treated over one hundred thousand of patients over the last twenty three years deserves attention. Dr. Rajneesh serves as Senior Vice‐President of Administration at HWC.
Dr. Muhammed Rafeeque
Advisor, Worldwide promoter of Homeopathy
Dr. Rafeeque has BHMS from Bharathesh Homoeopathic Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka. Later he was trained by Dr. Nasarudeen and Dr. Shoyson from Kerala, Dr. Chimthanawala from Nagpur, and Dr. S. K. Banerjea from Kolkatta. Dr. Rafeeque is a Medical officer in the Department of Homeopathy at Government of Kerala. He is a well-known prescriber, an international speaker, author of many Homeopathic books, articles. Some of his books have been translated into several languages. He also serves as the Institutional Review Board Member of the American Medical College of Homeopathy, USA and as the Advisor for IRHFC, Canada. He has given lectures in many international seminars held in countries like Malaysia, Morocco, USA and various states of India. He has contributed many ideas to the field of homeopathy by correlating the modern scientific methods with Homeopathic literature, without drifting away from our basic principles. He is Life Member of IHK, IHMA and LMHI.
Cathy May Lemmon
Advisor
Cathy May Lemmon, BA, LCPH, MARH, RSHom (NA), CHP, completed postgraduate homeopathic studies at the College of Practical Homeopathy in London, and received diplomas from the School of Homeopathy in the UK. She has also completed specialized homeopathic studies through Gesundes Bewußtsein in Germany and the Amma Resonance Healing Foundation (ARHF) in the Netherlands. Additionally, she has received other specialized training in the use of the Narayani remedies as well as the fascinating chakra flower essences, each of which she utilizes in her practice as well.
Mrs. Lemmon has been trained in and studied extensively the nontoxic immunisation option, Homeopathic Prophylaxis (“HP”) and works closely with world authorities in this. She also has certificates in the homeopathic treatment of vaccine damage. She founded the nonprofit (501c3) organisation, Homeoprophylaxis: A Worldwide Choice (HPWWC), in 2015, and, through this, has put together international conferences, which have taken place in Dallas. Texas, USA; the Netherlands; and India.
She has lectured and presented throughout the United States and internationally. Mrs. Lemmon has articles published in many international magazines, including Homeopathic Links; the German language homeopathic magazine, Surya; the Dutch homeopathic magazine, Dynamis; and the international online homeopathic magazine, HPathy.com. She is a member of the North American Society of Homeopathy, the National Center of Homeopathy, the Alliance of Registered Homeopaths (UK), and the Texas Society of Homeopathy. And in her spare time, she loves to be on her natural/organic farm, spending time with her animals and doing organic gardening and herbs.
Manfred Mueller
Advisor
Mr. Mueller began his homeopathic training in 1979. He mentored with world-renowned homeopaths, including Francisco Eizayaga, MD, of Argentina (post-graduate training in advanced clinical management), and Georg von Keller in Germany. His training also includes post-graduate studies at the British Institute of Homeopathy (BIH) and a preceptorship at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital. From 1986-2004, he ran a full-time homeopathic practice in Durham, North Carolina. Since 2004, he has provided homeopathic telephone consulting services to clients with complex chronic disorders from around the world. Manfred is the author of Homeopathic Cancer Drugs: Oncology Materia Medica and several other upcoming books on homeopathy.
Dr. Ken Silvestri
Advisor
Dr. Kenneth Silvestri has been in private practice as a psychotherapist since 1980. He holds a doctoral degree from Columbia University in anthropology and psychology. In addition, he has been the recipient of national fellowships in the social sciences at the University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Silvestri has participated in post-doctoral training at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York City and the Multi-Cultural Family Institute with Monica McGoldrick.
A Certified Classical Homeopath (CCH), Dr. Silvestri completed his training in the intensive certification programs of renowned homeopaths Dr. Luc De Schepper and David Little. Integrating homeopathy and psychotherapy – as well as his overall systemic approach to healing – he has assisted many in resolving the emotional and/or physical challenges they have presented to him.
For over twenty years, Dr. Silvestri was an adjunct professor at the graduate schools of Montclair State University and the College of Saint Elizabeth. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor for the Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program at Kean University. In addition, Dr. Silvestri serves as a Clinical Professor for Daybreak University’s graduate Counseling program and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the New York Medical College.
Dr. Ken, as he is affectionately referred to, is an active black belt student of Aikido and student of Qigong and Tai chi. He is also an avid photographer and poet.
