Adi Herman founded Adi Herman Bodyworks, a private practice, in 1995. Adi began his therapeutic journey in 1990 when earned his degree in massage therapy from the Shiatsu Massage School of California (SMSC) and began teaching there in 1993. He furthered his studies, concentrating in Chinese medicine and herbology, at Samra University of Oriental Medicine. In 1995, he founded his private clinic and began teaching continuing education (CE) classes to other licensed massage therapists. While working with his patients over the course of the past 30 years, Adi has developed a unique, proven approach towards treating chronic and acute ailments. Adi is a strong believer of partnering with top practitioners and doctors to integrate different medical modalities in order to best serve the community at-large.

Leor Hafuta is a partner at Corleto, Nussbaum & Hafuta LLP. Leor utilizes his experience as an attorney, CPA, and LLM in Taxation to provide efficient, high quality and practical legal representation to individuals, families, family offices and closely held businesses. Leor has experience structuring, implementing, and administering plans for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals such as real estate investors, entrepreneurs, successful professionals, and celebrities. While attending Loyola Law School, Leor obtained his JD and LLM in Taxation (with high distinction). In addition, he was an extern for the United States Attorney’s Office Tax Division and the Honorable Sandra R. Klein of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. In his free time, Leor likes to spend time with his wife, hiking, playing tennis, baking sourdough bread and playing guitar.

Steves Rodriguez is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with the California State Board of Accountancy. Steve is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as well as the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA). Steve is a founding board member and President of META (Making Education The Answer), which provides college scholarships to disadvantaged students from the Los Angeles area. He lives in the Los Feliz neighborhood with his family.

Rebecca Ricci is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a passion for supporting the most vulnerable US Military Veterans in Los Angeles. Rebecca graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counseling from California State University, Northridge and has over fifteen years of experience working in community mental health non-profit agencies serving children,families and Veterans. She started her career working with children and adult survivors of sexual assault and then moved to work with youth in the Juvenile Justice System and Child Protective Services to support them in staying in the lowest level of care possible to succeed. Before joining the Village for Vets team, Rebecca was Director of Veteran Service at Step Up conducting outreach and engagement withhomeless veterans. Rebecca is a native Angeleno and the only child of a Vietnam Veteran. In her free time, Rebecca loves to be with family and friends, enjoys live music, theater, movies and traveling.

Andrea Thorpe is an accredited acupuncturist and teacher who, over the course of her three-decade long career, has gained extensive education and clinical experience while living in England, China, and the United States. Andrea holds several degrees in Chinese Medicine from, including the London School of Acupuncture (LSATCM), the Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) and has completed a fellowship at the Tao of Wellness, Yo San University. She’s also completed certification courses at the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and The American University of Complementary Medicine. Andrea teaches medical professionals internationally, is a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM) and a Member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Andrea spends her free time gardening, cooking, practicing yoga and horseback riding.

Rachel Putter is a somatic coach with over thirty years of experience teaching and facilitating individuals and groups in the EU, Israel, and Los Angeles. After serving two years in the Israeli Defense Force, she attended the University of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, where she obtained a B.A in Philosophy and Religion. In 1996 she created a Wellness center for The in Tel Aviv where part of her work included facilitating soldiers in recovering from trauma on both the physical and emotional level. All this, while training students to become professional practitioners in Israel and in the EU. Today, she continues to guide people to be part of their own healing process by addressing the relation between the body and daily limiting behavioral patterns that create physical imbalances and how to unlearn them.