Board of Directors

President: Emma Bragdon, PhD.
Emma Bragdon envisioned IMHU, founded it and directs both IMHU and its parent not for  profit company, the Foundation for Energy Therapies. She has hand-picked the faculty for  IMHU and has been instrumental in decision-making regarding all curricula. She has been a teacher, author, and spiritual guide, bridging psychology and spirituality since 1990. Prior to 1990 she was a licensed marriage, family and child psychotherapist in private practice with a deep interest in supporting spiritual development and optimal wellness. Her two books on spiritual emergency are classics in the field. Since 2001 she has been researching and publishing four books about a branch of Spiritualism in Brazil, Spiritism, with special focus on the Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals. In these hospitals conventional psychiatrists and psychologists collaborate with spiritual healers to facilitate healing for the patients.

We are currently making some changes in our Board.  New information coming soon.

Secretary: Phil Roth, CPA, Esq.
Phil had 36-years of successful financial management, including a senior level position with a “Big 8” accounting firm, founding partner of a medium size CPA firm, and a ten year stint as SVP and CFO of a medium sized manufacturing corporation before returning to private practice. Phil also serves on the board of directors for Opanga Networks, Inc and Eden Rock Communications, LLC on behalf of major investors, Pacific Wireless Ventures, LLC and Pacific Wireless Ventures II, LLC. Phil’s legal education includes an LL.M. in taxation. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association as well as the Washington Society of CPAs. A 2-week visit to Brazilian spiritual healers with his family helped Phil recognize the value of meditation, prayer, intuition and integrative psychiatry.

Bolling H. (Bo) Sasnett, III
Bo is a versatile executive with over 25 years experience in both domestic and international business. He is a visionary with strong entrepreneurial drive, excellent communication skills, sound and unquestionable integrity. Bo thrives in high growth and fast paced environments. He is a proven leader with experience in both large and small organizations. Bo has been successful in raising capital, developing technology, revenue growth, strategic alliances, new business models and streamlining operations. He is recognized as an industry leader and is frequently a speaker at leading industry events including NACS, NACStech, SIGMA and Think Tank. He was educated at Georgia Southern University where he majored in Business Administration. Bo is a supporter of the community and integrative health care. He has been involved with and raised funds for several community and non-profit organizations.

Emanuel Dutra
Emanuel has over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, having worked as a portfolio manager and proprietary trader in top tier investment banks, as well as managing experience in the technology industry, including the role of CFO of Alog Data Centers, a company acquired by Equinix in 2011. Emanuel graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with degrees in Electrical Engineering and French. A lifelong Spiritist, over the past two years he has led a project to produce new translations of the fundamental works of Allan Kardec, a project which has already resulted in the translation of The Spirits’ Book, and The Gospel according to Spiritism in Chinese.