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Steven Carter, a distinguished graduate of Cornell University, also holds a Master's Degree in Education and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. Steven has worked in the academic field for over fifteen years. He has been an instructor at the Long Island Conservatory and the North Shore Academy, and has most recently served as the Director of Admissions at Abraham Lincoln University Law School. Steven Carter is also the author of twenty books, including seven National Bestsellers and one New York Times Bestseller.
Brady Chin has over twenty years of experience in athletics, yoga, qigong and martial arts, endowing him with an athlete's understanding of the issues that arise in Sports Medicine. He is a member of the academic and clinical faculty at Yo San. He graduated from Samra University and previously served in various administrative roles at several other schools of Oriental Medicine. He has a private practice in Westwood.
Sage Goodman has a Bachelor’s degree in Photography and a Master’s in Library and Information Studies, which she received from UCLA. She has spent several years as a professional photographer, before making a career change to Librarianship. As part of her graduate studies, Sage concentrated in academic librarianship, cataloging, and preservation, in all of which she has had extensive training and is eager to apply to Yo San’s unique environment.
Lawrence Lau was born and raised in Singapore, where he attended the National University of Singapore allopathic medical school. He completed his residency training there, and advanced training in psychiatry in Hong Kong. He moved to the United States in 1998, where he received his Master's degree in Oriental Medicine from Samra University. He began his academic career as Associate Academic Dean at Emperor's College, and joined Yo San University as Dean of Clinical Education in 2001. He subsequently became Academic Dean/Chief Administrator in 2003. Currently, Lawrence serves as Yo San's Dean of Academic and Clinical Education. He remains part of the faculty and maintains a private practice in the Yo San clinic.
Andrea Murchison, originally from Halifax Nova Scotia, represents the 6th generation of healthcare professionals in her family. She studied Child Psychology in Toronto, Ontario and counseled emotionally challenged children and their families. While working with children with ADHD, Andrea began to search for alternative ways to assist these children, including dietary changes and Chiropractic medicine. After moving to California, Andrea developed a stronger passion for complementary medicine and an interest in TCM. She is a graduate of Yo San University and returned in the fall of 2008 to manage the Herbal Dispensary. She has recently moved into the Assistant Academic Dean position, is currently practicing at the University Community Clinic, and is teaching some of the TCM Fundamentals courses.
Larry Ryan is a licensed California psychologist with an extensive background in Higher Education. He earned his Bachelor’s degree at John Carroll University, his Masters degree at East Carolina University, and his Ph.D. degree at The University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. Larry has had post doctoral training in bio-behavioral medicine and has also authored and co-authored a number of articles published in professional journals. He served as the Chair of the Psychology Concentration and Core Faculty Member in the Ph. D. Program at Union Institute & University, as Vice President of Academic Affairs at American InterContinental University, Los Angeles, Graduate Dean at Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles and Vice President and Academic Dean at St. John’s College in Camarillo, California. Larry also served for six years in the position of Graduate Dean at Union Institute and University, fourteen years as a faculty member and Psychology Department Chair at Mount St. Mary’s College Los Angeles and another six years as Professor and Behavioral Sciences Department Chair at Lyndon State College in Vermont.
Ms. Wang is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of Yo San University and has served as the University's Chief Financial Officer since the inception of the University in 1989. Ms. Wang brings to the Board her strong business sense and strategic planning experience. Ms. Wang established and maintains the accounting, financial aid, cash flow management, payroll and budgeting systems at the University. She also served as Chief Financial Officer for the Tao of Wellness for ten years, overseeing the financial operation of the company as well as personnel, audits and compliance with government and professional agencies. Ms. Wang graduated with honors from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 1984 earning a B.S. in Business Administration. She received her M.A. in Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles, in 2004
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Andrea Murchison , MATCM, LAc
Tora Opapan
Lawrence J. Ryan, Ph,D. 
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Last month, a lucky group of eight Yo San students found themselves in Taipei, Taiwan on a grand one-week adventure. These Yo San ambassadors, accompanied by Herb Lab Manager Yu-Hong Chen and Academic Dean Lawrence Lau, were the guests of Sheng Chang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., known to us here as Qualiherb. The Mission: to observe, share, study, and, as we would learn along the way, to EAT. It was a trip we will never forget. 
We visited private clinics and Chang Geng University Hospital's Chinese Medicine Department, with its computerized herbal pharmacy. We also toured some of Taipei's attractions, including the National Palace Museum, the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, and a natural hot springs spa. Some of us even got to be patients, experiencing acupuncture, herbal powders, and herbal steam treatments.