JEFFREY A. MUELLER, M.D.
Integrative Medicine and Alternative Medicine
Formerly a pioneer but now a leader in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Mueller obtained his M.D. in 1989 from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, followed by completion of an Internship in internal Medicine at ORMC (now ORHS) in Orlando, FL. He is a regular attendee at conferences sponsored by both A4M (The American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine) and ACAM, The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), two of the most highly respected, integrative educational institutions in the United States. He has received special training and certification through ACAM for the administration of Chelation Therapy, and was one of the sub-investigators who participated in the landmark study on chelation and heart disease known as the TACT trial, a 1700 patient study which showcased and finally proved to the world scientific community chelation’s dramatic ability to reduce the risk of heart disease, heart attack, and the need for more dangerous interventional procedures such as bypass surgery, stents, and angioplasty.
As the Director of the Cancer Support Program and IV Services at Whole Family Healthcare. It was in 1998 that Dr. Mueller was introduced to what was then referred to as complimentary and alternative medicine (now known as integrative medicine). The emphasis on nutrition, diet, lifestyle, as well as safer, natural therapies was perfectly aligned with his rapidly evolving philosophy of treating the true underlying hormonal, nutritional, and metabolic causes of illness. Quickly developing a passion for this holistic approach to healing the mind, the body, and the spirit, over the next 20 years Dr. Mueller focused on advancing this very exciting, emerging health care called integrative medicine. That focus included participating in a number of research trials, some of which Dr. Mueller both designed and conducted at his own practice. With a creative and curious intellect, Dr. Mueller has since pushed the boundaries in many areas in the integrative medicine field.
Now, with a well-recognized reputation and expertise in nutritionally-based, technologically advanced cancer diagnostic and support therapies; Dr. Mueller (over a short span of time) led the field in intravenous therapies covering a wide range of medical conditions, with a special emphasis on heart disease as well as advancing and improving support plus quality of life in all patients with cancer. This focus led Dr. Mueller to become an official cannabis-certified physician in the state of Florida in late 2017, with a recognized expertise in the use of medical marijuana and CBD.Dr. Mueller and Whole Family Healthcare also lead the field in access to labs featuring the most advanced, early cancer detection technology in the field of molecular genomics. The technology, now available today, is changing treatment paradigms for patients diagnosed with cancer, Lyme Disease, and with the potential for long term suppression of chronic viruses such as Epstein Barr, Herpes, and many others.
Dr. Mueller’s other integrative medicine programs focus on impacting many other critical problems faced by most patients with cancer, problems such as: reversing weight loss or cancer cachexia, relieving cancer-related pain, reversing malnutrition, improving sleep, boosting the immune system, improving energy, the best quality of life with a strong emphasis on collaboration with the patient’s oncology team.
MARC A. HIGHT, Ph.D.
Chair Thompson Philosophy Professor at Hampden-Sydney College
Marc Hight is the Thompson Professor of Philosophy and the Humanities at Hampden-Sydney College. He has spent much of his professional career educating young minds and doing research in fields like metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. He also specializes in the philosophy of political economy with an emphasis on behavioral economics and its implications for marketing. Currently he is a Research Scholar in the Center for the Study of Political Economy at Hampden-Sydney College. Hight has published two books (Idea and Ontology with Penn State University Press in 2007 and The Correspondence of George Berkeley with Cambridge University Press in 2013). His more recent work in political economy includes articles on nudge theory in the Cambridge Journal of Economics (May 2019) and forthcoming work on the history of political economy.
KEVIN M. DUNN, Ph.D. in Chemical Physics
Former Chair Elliott Chemistry Professor at Hampden-Sydney College
Kevin Dunn is the Chair of the Chemistry Department at Hampden-Sydney College. His first book, Caveman Chemistry, brought him to the attention of handcrafted soapmakers. His second book, Scientific Soapmaking, explores the chemistry of soap at a deep, but accessible level. Professor Dunn’s ongoing research continues to uncover fascinating details of the behavior of fats, oils, soaps, scents, essential oils, and synthetic detergents.
DAVE PERDUE, J.D.
Intellectual Property Rights
Dave Purdue is a trademark attorney in Toledo, Ohio. His father, John, founded Purdue Law Offices in 1984, and they practiced together until 2009. Dave is a registered patent attorney, like his father, and Dave represents and counsels clients in connection with their patent, copyright and trademark portfolios. Clients include individuals and companies in the United States as well as clients in Australia, Germany, and Russia. These clients are involved in many different industries including food, adult beverages, personal care products, aerospace, film, investment, and cosmetics.
Dave earned a degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan and graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1983. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1983 and became a registered patent attorney in 1984. He provides pro bono services to entrepreneurs through Assets Toledo, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, and the Ask a Patent, Copyright and Trademark Attorney program at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.
Dave enjoys spending time with his family and fishing in the Maumee River searching for the elusive small mouth bass that swim there. A bad day of fishing beats a good day at the office.
DEREK G. HODGES, B.Sc.
Essential Depot Company Owner and Electrical Engineer
Derek graduated from the University of Salford in Manchester, England receiving a B.Sc. Degree in Electronic Computer Systems.
Derek worked for IBM for 13 years in the research and development labs in a software engineering and project management role; largely based in the USA interfacing with software publishers promoting IBM PC products under development. He tried, unsuccessfully, to get IBM to invest in Autodesk and in Mathematica when each company had less than 20 Employees. That unsuccessful attempt caused Derek to join Mathematica, Inc. as VP of Sales and Marketing in 1990. Subsequently becoming President and CEO, Derek learned valuable business and personal lessons as the company grew and tripled in workforce. In 1994, and 5 attorneys later, Derek decided to close the Company and then subsequently dated one of the attorneys his now wife Kimberlee.
From 1994 to 2009 Derek enabled thousands of companies, in Florida and throughout the world, to obtain free web pages on his “Fox Business Network” portal system. In 2009 Derek started Essential Depot. As the years passed, with the help of his wife Kimberlee, they have built a Company that has helped 100,000+ businesses (mainly women owned) make a rewarding living from handcrafted Greener Life Products (see GreenerLifeClub.com). Traveling the world, they bring customers the best Greener Life Ingredients.
KIMBERLEE A. HODGES, J.D.
A practicing attorney since 1989, mainly in the areas of Criminal and Family law. After representing Derek in divorce proceedings from his 2nd wife in 1994 and subsequently marrying him in 2002, Derek began multiple ventures, one was Essential Depot in 2009. As Essential Depot grew, Kim’s assistance was needed. In approximately 2012 her legal areas of practice changed to meet the demands of Essential Depot (running the warehouses which included travel to source/verify product), Kim had to cease representing clients in trials and hearings due to her inability to regularly attend court hearings and trials. Being fired many times by Derek and Kim having quit Essential Depot just as many times (understood by those who know us); Derek finally determined he had no choice but to rehire Kim to run operations (or be subject to the daily bombardment of shopping deliveries). Those responsibilities cascaded Kim into an entirely new area of legal knowledge for Essential Depot and it’s industry which she willingly shares with customers.
SID SANGANERIA, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Dr. Sid Sanganeria holds a PhD in Chemistry from Penn State University, is a business leader in the natural-products and botanical-ingredients industry and a principal at
Lakshmi International. With extensive experience in essential oils, ingredient sourcing, international trade, and product development, he works with suppliers and customers
around the world to bring high-quality natural materials to market. His expertise spans essential-oil chemistry, GC-MS and specification review, supplier qualification, regulatory and documentation requirements, international logistics, and practical supply-chain management. He is particularly focused on connecting responsible sourcing with reliable commercial execution — from evaluating raw materials and managing import requirements to support product quality, traceability, and customer confidence. Based in the Phoenix, Arizona area, he is committed to helping bring responsibly sourced, high-quality botanical materials to market.