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Andrea Anzalone has worked for a variety of educational institutions in the Los Angeles area, including Phillips Graduate Institute, Getty Research Institute, Woodbury University, and the Los Angeles Public Library system. She has extensive experience teaching information literacy and research skills in many subject disciplines as well as providing both traditional and virtual reference services. She holds a Bachelor's degree from UCLA (English Literature) and a Master's degree from UC Berkeley (Library and Information Studies).
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.
Debra Rawdin Fredricks recently completed her Masters of Science degree in Marital and Family Therapy at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Additionally, she has studied TCM and Western sciences. She has a deep passion for the healing arts and mind/body medicine.
Carola Gehrke holds a Ph.D. in Biology/Ecology from the accredited Lund University, Sweden. Her passion lies in both Higher Education and in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Carola has worked as a Biomedical Information Scientist at AstraZeneca and as a Researcher for the United Nations Environmental Program, a part of the UN’s effort to understand the effects of Global Warming on the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Her publications are frequently cited by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Carola grew up in Berlin/Germany, lived in Sweden for 16 years, and moved to Los Angeles ten years ago.
Dr. Lau graduated from medical school in Singapore where he was in private practice for several years before moving to Hong Kong for advanced training. His interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine brought him to California where he obtained a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine and California acupuncture licensure. Lawrence joined Yo San University in 2001 and currently holds the appointment of Dean of Academic and Clinical Affairs. In addition to teaching courses in Western and integrative clinical medicine, Lawrence also maintains a private practice at Yo San University. Lawrence was instrumental in setting up the Premiere Oncology Foundation/Yo San University Integrative Clinic program in 2007 and was principal acupuncturist for the collaboration from its inception to 2009. Lawrence was also part of the team that successfully launched the Childrens’ Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)/Yo San University Pediatric Acupuncture program that formally introduced acupuncture as a validated treatment modality at CHLA. Lawrence is also actively involved in the acupuncture profession and is an accreditation site visitor with the Accreditation Commission (ACAOM) since 2001, and regularly chairs ACAOM site visits to acupuncture schools across the country.
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.
Administration Phone Directory
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Phyllis Bell 
Steven A. Carter
Debra Rawdin Fredricks, MS 
Carola Gehrke, Ph.D. 
Jyotika Karan 
Lawrence Lau, MD (Singapore), MSOM, L.Ac.
Mariani Shuilan May 
Marka Meyer 
Edward Mervine 
Andrea Murchison , MATCM, L.Ac.
Lawrence J. Ryan, Ph.D. 
Albert Vaca, L.Ac.
Sum Yee Wang, MA 