Ongiara Foundation Directors Chair Karen Greenstein has been a student and practitioner of Feng Shui for the last ten years. For her work with clients in their homes and offices, she was voted Baltimore's Best Anti-Clutter Consultant in 2004 for Baltimore Magazine. Karen brings a diverse professional background that ranges from theme parks to the US Congress, from the Illinois Criminal Justice Authority to her work at TAI Sophia Institute as both faculty and clinical supervisor. From 1993 to 1995, she was also clinical supervisor at the Baltimore Women’s Detention Center and the Johns Hopkins Hospitals’ Comprehensive Women’s Center. Karen is the founder of Interior Harmony, where her practice of acupuncture and Feng Shui supports both individuals and their environments. Secretary Patricia, after working extensively in the Western health care system, began her journey in the study of Eastern culture, specifically acupuncture in 1985. Following her graduation from Tai-Sophia Institute, she has continued to broaden and deep her love for and commitment to Five Element Acupuncture. Patricia has seen and experienced both professionally and personally the power of this work to change lives and promote health and well-being. Treasurer Rider of horses, paddler of white water canoes, teacher of Chemistry, Physics and Advanced Mathematics, certified public accountant, practitioner of Crane Style Qi Gong, traveler and walking enthusiast, lover of life.
Julie Lawson, B.Ed, Lic.Ac (UK), L.Ac (MD) Julie initially worked as a teacher before becoming an acupuncturist in the mid-90s. Having lived most of her life in the UK, she moved to Canada in 2001 and now practices acupuncture and Rejuvanessence in Fort Erie, ON as well as running TendingShen (Canada and US). She is a mother and a grandmother, has experience in making furniture, stained glass, fund-raising and conference organizing. She is a founder member of both Ongiara College and Ongiara Foundation, and will serve on the Foundation Board until December 2008. Julie is the principal of Ongiara College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Rev. Tara Welty, BSFS, Circle of the Sacred Earth Tara began her personal study of alternative and complimentary therapies at the tender age of eight when she ran out of books to read and started rummaging through her parents’ bookshelves. The ensuing years of travel and study have only deepened her appreciation for ancient and modern cultures and their practices of healing. Her practice, Great Blue Heron Healing Arts, provides Jin Shin Jyutsu, Plant Spirit Medicine and Five Element Energetic Healing to the Buffalo community. Her life-long love of academics is balanced with her background in farming, animal husbandry, biodynamics, viticulture, real food and the tending of native plants.
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