Meet the Team

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The team at TrueNorth Health Center comprises about 70 employees including medical doctors, nurses, chiropractors, naturopaths, psychologists, research scientists, and other health professionals, as well as a full kitchen staff, housekeeping and facilities management, administration, and concierge.

Founder

Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world's preeminent experts on water-only fasting. He is the founder of TrueNorth Health Center as well as president of the board of directors of the TrueNorth Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding evidence-based knowledge of how medically supervised, water-only fasting and an exclusively whole-plant-food diet impact human health. He is co-author of the acclaimed book The Pleasure Trap with Dr. Douglas J. Lisle and more recently has also co-authored the 2024 book, Can Fasting Save Your Life? with Dr. Toshia Myers.

Healthcare Providers

Kitchen

  • Mauricio Villeda

    Sous Chef
  • Edgar Gonzales

    Kitchen Assistant
  • Esmeralda Garcia

    Kitchen Assistant
  • Estela Ramirez

    Kitchen Assistant
  • Luciana Aguilera

    Kitchen Assistant

Administration

  • Carolyn Linzner

    Billing
  • Jeanne Dusseault

    Administrator
  • Kate Gordon

    HR, Audit

Housekeeping & Maintenance

  • Augie Luna

    Housekeeping
  • Cecilia Arcos

    Housekeeping
  • Edith Hernandez

    Housekeeping
  • Gar Goldhamer

    Maintenance
  • Griselda Menjival Galdamez

    Housekeeping
  • Jaime Gomez

    Maintenance
  • Luca Musso

    Maintenance
  • Maria Medina

    Housekeeping
  • Sara Trejo

    Housekeeping

Concierge & Scheduling

  • Atiya Hagemann

    Concierge
  • Brian Camacho

    Front Desk
  • Claire Heffner

    Front Desk
  • Michelle Johnson

    Concierge
  • Sarah Ignacio

    Concierge & Scheduling
  • Sandy Powell

    Scheduling