Board of Directors
Joan Vandergriff N.D.

President

Joan Vandergriff N. D. has been in the health field for 29 years and has lectured nationally and internationally.  She spoke at the 4th World Congress of Traditional Medicine in Peru in 2002.  She is a Certified Natural Health Professional, Master Herbalist and Naturopathic Doctor.  Joan has many certificates including the Academy of Bio/Energetic and Integrative Medicine.

She is a Senior National Manager with Nature Sunshine.   She is known throughout Nature Sunshine as the author of Nature's Treasure Chest as well as her pH balancing tape and brochure- pH Balancing Simplified.  She has worked with integration of the medical community and alternative health for many years and was involved in a medical research for Lyme's Disease in 2002.  For information on this study see www.alternativehealthshoppe.com 

In 2005  Joan was motivated to get involved with the Health Freedom movement.  This became a real passion and she actively pursued the goal of preserving and blazing the trail to health freedom in our country.  Her concern, passion and total involvement was the driving force that soon led to her nomination of President of the Health Freedom.  She is following in the footsteps of a well worn path blazed by freedom fighter Jack Ritchason. 

 

Jim Jenks N.D.

Vice President

 

James D Jenks is not a licensed M.D. He is a health trained Naturopath, Herbalist, Homeopath, Iridologist and Hypnotherapist.

AUTHOR:

  • Back to Basics with Herbs
  • The Eyes Have It
  • Think and Be Healthy
  • Body Health Awareness

VIDEOS:

  • The Story The Eyes Can Tell
  • Basic Muscle Testing
  • Why Herbs Always Work
  • Client Demos

Jim has appeared on regional television and radio programs.  He frequently lectures across the United States, Canada and Australia about the healing power of herbs.

 

 

 

 

Kirk Bashaw N.D.

Secretary

 

 Kirk Bashaw has been involved with the Natural Health field actively for the past six years.  He is a Senior National Manager with Nature's Sunshine through his partnership with Bashaw Life Center.

 Kirk received a  Bachelor of Science Degree in Studio Art from Nazareth College of Rochester, New York in 1981.  He is a Certified Natural Health Professional and is currently studying to be a Naturopath through Trinity School of Natural Health.

His free time is spent keeping physically active by coaching his son's sports or working in and around his home.  He hasn't seen a home, yard or a person he couldn't improve with a little hard work!

 

Jackie Pinkham N.D.

Treasurer

 

 

 

Jackie Pinkham is a Sr. National Manager with NSP and has been in the natural health field for over 40 years.

She is a certified iridologist, herbalist and traditional naturopath.

With her years of dedication to the concept of freedom of choice in health care, she gladly accepted her position with SHFF.

 

 

Dale Scott 

Dale Scott is a Sr. Divisional Manager with Nature's Sunshine and along with her husband, David is currently Nature's Sunshine's manager of the Year for 2008. She also serves on the New Products Committee for Nature's Sunshine.

Dale has been in he health field for 30 years.
She is a Master Herbalist from Trinity College.
She is a Certified Natural Health Professional
She has certificate in:
Iridology
Herbology
Body Works
Because of her passion for "Health Naturally," she has lectured throughout the country, sharing how God's gift of nature has helped her and her family to maintain good health.
She has been involved in Health Freedom for the past 15 years.
Her passion for Health Freedom led her to be a part of SHFF.
 
 

 

Who we are

The Sunshine Health Freedom Foundation is a non profit corporation created exclusively for the promotion, maintaining and expanding health freedom for Americans.  Recognizing that we alone cannot safeguard those freedoms, we call on like-minded concerned citizens. Together, we are the essence of American Democracy: we are Trail Blazers  and Path Finders speaking out to direct Congress to act in our best interests, not those of special interest groups.

Our support comes from people like you and companies like Nature's Sunshine who are determined to be a beacon of light on this path to health freedom and to protect and preserve the right to make their own health choices. This includes the access to herbs, supplements, homeopathic and nutritional medicine. This path to health freedom includes the right to choose natural treatments for diseases and prevention of diseases.

The Sunshine Health Freedom Foundation is a “network of networks” created by "people helping people to a happier, healthier life" and to disseminate the facts, challenges and triumphs in our shared battle to protect, preserve and defend our right to make our own health choices.  We are blazing a trail for generations to come that will allow our children to have health freedom based on what they, not the government, believe are the best choices.