Board Members

  • Mike Papamatheakis, D.C., chiropractic director of Collision Chiropractors, has worked in the field for almost 16 years. After completing his undergraduate degree, Mike went on to Parker College of Chiropractic. Mike also held various officer positions, including the presidential role, in the Gonstead Club. 

    Dr. Mike Papamatheakis D.C. was born in the state of Illinois, but has been living in Phoenix, Arizona since he was 13 years old. When Mike was a teenager, he got into a serious car accident and was severely injured. After getting treated by a chiropractor and seeing wonderful results, he decided to spend his life making the same difference for others. 

    When Dr. Papamatheakis D.C. is not busy treating patients, he loves spending time with his wife and three children, playing golf and traveling. One day he hopes to take a family vacation to Israel.

  • Dr. Colleen Huber founded the NatureWorksBest Clinic, and now is currently on sabbatical from practicing medicine, while writing books and articles, and staying involved with the clinic. Dr. Huber has served as President of the Naturopathic Cancer Society and co-founded the American Naturopathic Research Institute / Naturopathic Oncology Research Institute. At NatureWorksBest Clinic, the data supporting the clinic’s results in cancer treatment can be found here. Dr. Huber was the principal keynote speaker at the 2015 Euro Cancer Summit, and in 2014 was a speaker at the World Congress on Cancer Science and Therapy, and at the International Congress of Naturopathic Medicine. Many of her health articles have appeared on colleenhuber.substack.com. Her writing includes her book Choose Your Foods Like Your Life Depends On Them, Manifesto for a Cancer Patient, and other books and articles. Dr. Huber authored the largest and longest study in medical history on sugar intake in cancer patients, which was reported in thousands of media outlets around the world in 2014. Her academic writing has appeared in The Lancet and Cancer Strategies Journal, and other medical journals.

  • Lloyd G. Wright, DACM, LAc, AP, DNBAO

    Offering acupuncture treatment in Scottsdale, Lloyd G. Wright, DACM, L.Ac, AP, DNBAO is licensed by the State of Arizona, California, and as an Acupuncture Physician in Florida to practice Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine. After receiving a BA in Psychology from San Francisco State University, he was further educated at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, San Francisco, CA, completing his education as an acupuncturist and herbalist in 1985. Since that time, he has offered service through his acupuncture clinic while continuing private training with master acupuncturist and herbalist Dr. Lam Kong and received his Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the Pacific College of Health Sciences in 2022.

    Dr. Wright has further extended his education by earning a Diplomat from the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics (NBAO). He served as a Qualified Medical Evaluator (Acupuncture) for Worker’s Compensation injuries in California and is certified to do disability evaluation by the NBAO. He specializes in allergies, influenza, digestive disorders, pain management, soft tissue injuries, women’s health including PMS, menopause, and infertility, evaluation of injured workers and has been in full time private practice since 1985.

    He is an active member of the Asian Medicine Acupuncturists of Arizona (AMAAZ), and has been active in the AAAOM, California Certified Acupuncturist Association (CCAA) and the California State Oriental Medicine Association (CSOMA).

    Additionally, he served the community as one of Governor Wilson’s appointees to the California Acupuncture Board of the State of California. The Board oversees licensing, educational standards, legislation, and enforcement issues for Acupuncturists in the State of California. During his term from 1993 to 1999, his role on the Acupuncture Board has included Vice Chair, Chair of the Exam Committee, and Chair of the Enforcement Committee.

    In the area of education and research he has also served on a scientific review panel for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH) and assisted the Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) as a site visitor, the California Acupuncture Board, and the California State Council for Private Post-secondary and Vocational Education, with the review of acupuncture schools for State approval.

    He also assisted the California Industrial Medical Council in writing the examination for Acupuncture Qualified Medical Evaluators and conducted many Qualified Medical Exams for injured workers. Dr. Wright worked as the Academic Dean of the Rain Star University, College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona, overseeing the program and acquisition of candidacy status with the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, as recognized by the Department of Education. He also held the position of Dean and taught orthopedic testing for the East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota, Florida and is currently in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ.

  • Catherine is the President and Founder of the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture. After her studies (University of Arizona, University of California-Hastings), she practiced law in California and served as director for a national legal education company. She has prepared students for bar exams since 1989. She is a Certified Practitioner of Chinese Herbology, having completed the residency program at the Institute of Chinese Herbology in Oakland, California. She co-authored Arizona’s acupuncture law which was enacted in 1998. She served as President of the Arizona Consortium of Complementary Healing Organizations, Chair of Arizona’s Acupuncture Board of Examiners Subcommittee on Preceptorships, and Founder & President of the Arizona Society of Acupuncture and Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine & Acupuncture. She recently completed 5 years as Vice-President of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) and served as a representative to the National Education Dialogue and the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Healthcare (ACCHAC). She currently serves as a Commissioner for the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and is Interim President of the Arizona Society of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She also serves as an advisory board member for several other organizations including, Wellcare Foundation, Paradise Valley and Phoenix community colleges, and Acupuncturists Without Borders.