Our Board

Executive Board


Dennis John Chadbourne

PRESIDENT

After his graduation from the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine in 2006, Dennis began his own practice in Toronto. For the past six years he has had a virtual and a mobile practice with patients across Canada, specializing in aged care with a focus on independent living. His desire to give back to the profession which restored his own health led him to join the board of directors of the OHMA in 2007.

For the past 10 years, Dennis has also been a part of the founding directorship of the Canadian Homeopathic Conference. The CH Conference’s goal is to bring together members of homeopathic communities in Ontario and across Canada.

www.chadbournehomeopathics.ca

Lucia Dias

VICE PRESIDENT

Lucia Dias is a Registered Homeopath with the College of Homeopaths of Ontario, practicing full-time as a Homeopath and Holistic Nutritionist for more than 23 years in Toronto, Canada. She has a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Homeopathy from Britain with extensive studies in Homeopathic research and graduated from the in-class program of The British Institute of Homeopathy with a fellowship and continued to study with the Homeopathic College of Canada. She continued to study internationally with world-renowned Masters and teachers in Homeopathy (Autism- Britain, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Cancer, Master Clinician with Louis Klein, Biotherapeutic Drainage Certification) and in Master programs in Homeopathy. She graduated in Holistic Nutrition from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition with advanced studies from CSNN and Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition and Health Records management from George Brown College- Toronto.

Lucia was introduced and trained in HTSF remedies ten years ago and has been using them nationally and internationally with her patients. As a volunteer, she has contributed as a subject matter expert and for Performance Indicators with the Transitional Council of the College of Homeopaths of Ontario. She has past experiences as a member of the board of directors of various Homeopathic associations (NUPATH; HMAC; OHA (Vice-President); OHMA, Transitional committee of HTSF-Canada, and executive board of HTSF-Canada) and is at present on the OHMA Board of Directors and the executive board of HTSF- Canada.

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Vacant

SECRETARY

Guia Vita Melendres

TREASURER
Hom, CFNC, MD(Phils.), BSMT

Guia is registered with the College of Homeopaths of Ontario. She is a trained classical homeopath, a member of the Ontario Homeopathic Medical Association, a certified Functional Nutrition coach, a member of the Medical Laboratory Professionals Association of Ontario,  a member of the Canadian Society of Orthomolecular Medicine with a wide range of experience in Canada administering vitamin-mineral injections since the year 2000. In addition, she was a medical doctor with special training in Psychiatry and a Medical Technology graduate in the Philippines. She was a Reserved Medical Corps officer (Captain) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Guia had done relief works in the Philippines through the Balik-Sinag Medical and Dental Team and through the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team. In Canada, she’s a Member Board of Directors of Charitable and Non-profit organizations: Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team, Canterbury Addiction Clinic, and HTSF-Canada Foundation.

www.guiavitahomeopathic.com

Sonia Osorio

DIRECTOR

Sonia has a Master’s level training in homeopathic medicine and naturopathy. She is a graduate of the Montreal Institute of Classical Homeopathy (MICH) and has also studied internationally with other homeopaths and health care professionals, and worked with various health-care cooperatives, as well as McGill University’s Programs in Whole Person Care and the Montreal Centre for Integrative Medicine, and participated in the recent HTSF Cuba initiative in epigenetics and integrative care. She is also a registered massage therapist, and a certified yoga and meditation instructor with over 20 years experience in mind-body approaches to health care and well-being. Her focus is on a collaborative approach to health care that encourages us to broaden our perspectives of what constitutes well-being – for ourselves and for our communities. She views health care as a dynamic relationship between ourselves, our community, our environment – and our social and cultural milieu – and in this way, supports the vision and potential of HTSF, through its initiatives, vision, and its ongoing integration into community settings.

www.LivingBalanceNow.com

Board Members


Christian Aubry

DIRECTOR

Christian has been a professional homeopath in practice in Quebec City since 1994, and a member of the SPHQ since 1991. He was president of the SPHQ from 2001 to 2005 and secretary of the HTSF Executive Committee from its foundation in 2006 until its dissolution in April 2019. He is one of the three members of the transition committee who come from Quebec. Christian is also a writer and philosopher. He has written many of the newsletters sent to members of HTSF and now HTSF-Canada since the beginning.

Suzanne Arsenault

DIRECTOR

Suzanne originally had a career as a graphic designer and then switched to the health field by studying homeopathy at the École d’enseignement supérieur en homéopathie du Québec from 1993 to 1997. She trained in the Bowen technique at The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia and at AIMTC in Montreal.

Suzanne is a professional homeopath in the town of Carleton sur Mer since 1998. She has also been practicing the Bowen technique since 1998. It is a specialized manuel therapy which stimulates the process of self-normalization of the body via the central nervous system. She was a member of SPHQ from 1994 to 2020. She is now a member of HTSF and gives many courses in family homeopathy with use of the first line complexes of HTSF.

Madeleine Khan

DIRECTOR

Martine Jourde

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Martine is a professional homeopath and founder of the NPO organization HTSF in 2006. Her background of an integrated homeopathic approach to physiology, epidemiology, and community health, as well as her more than 45 years of professional experience, both in private practice as well as in community settings in Canada, France and Cuba among other countries, make her an expert in the use of homeopathy to strengthen communities.

Because of its ecological and economic aspects, homeopathy can contribute to sustainable development and to access to proactive health, wellbeing, self and comfort care and prevention in both the developing and Western worlds. Martine’s strong motivation comes from all these years of seeing the positive impact of homeopathy wherever it is used and knowing that homeopathy can help to restore harmony between all living organisms on the planet.

https://www.michmontreal.com/martine-jourde-homeopath-and-founder-of-htsf

Tannia Jovanovska

DIRECTOR

Tania obtained her medical degree and during her years of practice as a family physician she acquired her specialization in pediatric medicine. During her practice she gained experience in various areas of medicine, including research in preventive medicine and pediatrics. Looking for more holistic and natural ways for treating patients, she continued her education by mastering acupuncture and homeopathy. She obtained her acupuncture education in China and Canada, and in 2005 she graduated from The Homeopathic College of Canada. She was actively involved at the Homeopathic College of Canada where she worked as a clinical supervisor and teacher. Eager to share her knowledge of homeopathic medicine she also lectured at McMaster University.

Currently her practice has an integrative medicine approach and involves homeopathy, homotoxicology, nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Presently she is an active member of the College of the Homeopaths of Ontario, and member of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario. 

Lauren Trimble

DIRECTOR

Lauren had a career as a graphic designer and then as a ceramic sculptor. She began her work in the healing arts studying Jin Shin Do Acupressure on Lasqueti Island, BC and afterwards trained at the Montreal Gongfu Research Centre, part of the North American Tang Shou Tao Association, where Traditional Chinese Medicine is combined with martial arts. Lauren was a volunteer co-founder of the Montreal Healing Arts Community, a non-profit offering networking with outreach and education to the local healing arts community, and also a volunteer for listening support lines and a leader for mental health support groups. She is a graduate of the Montreal Institute of Classical Homeopathy and has done previous volunteer work for HTSF including a mission to Honduras. She now lives and practices on Vancouver Island.

www.laurentrimble.com

Carla Marcelis

PAST PRESIDENT

Homeopathy grabbed Carla’s attention from the moment she first learned about it while in medical school, many years ago. She decided that homeopathy and naturopathy were her preferred ways of working with health, as it allows for deeply knowing the people you work with and their families and communities. She was very excited to be invited to join HTSF missions to Honduras and became the mission leader and coordinator of the HTSF work in Honduras for a number of years. Apart from having a thriving practice, Carla is also a teacher and Director of the Montreal Institute of Classical Homeopathy (MICH).

Carla has put her full support and passion behind the Honduras project. Bringing homeopathy to the world is one of her dreams. The knowledge that homeopathy can do so much for people’s health while costing so little, makes it an important medicine for developing countries such as Honduras.

www.michmontreal.com/find-a-practitioner/carla-marcelis/

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