Our Team

I Am Well Foundation is led by a multi-disciplinary team from across the health and wellbeing spectrum and throughout the United States. Click here to learn more about our current partner, volunteer and employment opportunities. 

Our Board

Our Team

Provider Partners

Cultural Wellness Trainers

Our Board of Directors

Shelly Acker

Founder & Board President
Imagine Living Well, LLC

Sheila Voisard

Vice President & Treasurer
Sweet Hagatha’s Essential Oils

Abby Potash

Board Member

Trent May

Board Member
May Financial Group

Jordan Francis

Board Member
Darke County Health Commissioner

Dr. Leonard Friedman

Board Member
George Washington University

Elly Steffen

Board Member
FindingForward Business Coach
UnityPoint Health

Our Core Program and Administrative Team

Cassie Rose

Administrative Assistant

Harriet Daraja

Special Projects Intern

Michelle Hickman

Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

I Am Well Darke County Provider Partners

I Am Well Darke County Provider Partners offer complimentary care at Celebrate You Saturdays, and provide I Am Well Darke County member discounts for services, classes, and workshops. 

I Am Well Darke County Provider Partners

I Am Well Darke County Provider Partners offer complimentary care at Celebrate You Saturdays, and provide I Am Well Darke County member discounts for services, classes, and workshops. 

Cultural Wellness Training Instructors

Cultural Wellness Training Instructors utilize their professional and lived experiences to help empower providers, practitioners and policy-makers to connect with their clients and communities. Learn more about and/or connect with our instructors below. If you’re interested in becoming an instructor or partner, please contact us here. 

Michele “Shelly” Acker

Wellness Practitioner, Founder and Board President, I Am Well Foundation

Topic Specialties

• Whole Person Approach
• Whole Person Centered Optimal Health & Wellness Model
• Self-Care for Providers

Contact Shelly Directly

www.iamwellfoundation.org 

Julissa Soto

CEO, Public Health Advocate, Health Equity Consultant, Julissa Soto Latino Health Equity Consulting

Topic Specialties

• Cultural Validation
• Mono Lingual Spanish-Speaking Communities
• Immigrant Communities
• Transcreation

Contact Julissa Directly

www.julissasoto.com

Ryan Acker

Human Rights Advocate, Executive Director, All People Thriving

Topic Specialties

• Cultural Integration: Peer to Peer
• LGBTQ+ Communities
• People Living with Mental Illness
• People Who Have Been Incarcerated
• People Experiencing Lower Income, Poverty and Homelessness

Contact Ryan Directly