Carolinians For Health Care Access

Learning About Medical Options and Protecting Our Rights
to Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Health Care
 

CHCA Steering Committee

Chair -  Ray S. Fisher, CNHP,CNC

1983-1987 Associate Director of Dietary Services, Duke University Medical Center; 1987, General Manager Marriott Business Food and Services, Raleigh/Durham Operations; June 1988-August 1992, District Manager/ Regional Sales Director Marroit Business Food and Services; 1995-1997 Vice President/General Manager of King Bio Pharmaceuticals, Asheville, NC; March 1997- stopped work to care for my late wife who was terminally ill with Chronic Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

Fisher is familiar with Integrative Medicine and became involved with CHCA because the therapies tremendously improved the quality of life of his wife.
Ted Raab, Treasurer

Ted was a controller with Sears, Roebuck and upon retirement became an officer in a multi-state insurance agency. Since the demanding schedule of an insurance representative possibly led to his heart attack, in 2000 he became a real estate appraiser. He is now fully retired, but for the last five years has been the Garner coordinator for the AARP Tax-Aide program, the largest FREE tax program in the country.

Ted Raab was a heart attack victim in December 1998.  When faced with a potential coronary artery bypass operation, he read “Bypassing Bypass” by Dr. Elmer Cranton, MD, and sought alternative relief.

Having been an advocate of the use of nutritional supplements since the early 1970’s, Ted began working with Dr. John Pittman in Raleigh, NC in 2000, undergoing EDTA chelation therapy, the most widely used alternative treatment in the United States.  He has had no further cardiac issues since then and has remained in excellent health.  Ted's strong conviction about the rights of individuals to access nutritional and alternative medicine has motivated him to become a community organizer and activist.  He is currently the Treasurer of Carolinians for Health Care Access.

Sandra Butterworth, Secretary

Presently Sandee raises and sells over 150 varieties of daylilies. Sings for the Asheville Symphony Chorus and serves on their board, is an officer for PEO (Philanthropical Educational Opportunity for Women), serves on the Outreach committee and the Bereavement Committee for WWChapel, and helps her husband, Milt with his professional Photography business.

Previously she worked as Assistant Director of the AmeriCorps Program for Save the Children Southeastern Area Office and then acting Director of the Program.

From 1980 –1993: Sandee worked at the University of South Carolina Lab School teaching teachers how to teach effectively, substitute taught in all grade levels K-12, and the position of president of Parents of Academically Gifted Education for Lexington County Schools, Columbia, SC gave her the power to successfully lobby for the 1 cent sales tax that financed Education for the State of South Carolina.

However, her greatest achievement and “best work” is the journey and parenting direction of her intelligent, loving, emotionally healthy, community contributing sons, Milt III and Luke.

Rosi Arrondo, Vice Chair