Volunteers & Board of Directors
We are sustained by our volunteers
BAC is not just an acupuncture clinic, it’s a community effort. We share the belief that it takes a village to truly care for one another and that this care should be within reach for all. We truly couldn’t do this without our volunteers. We are so, so grateful for their dedication.
Our volunteers manage the front desk, wash laundry, clean the clinic, and serve on our Board of Directors.
Surrounding each one of your acupuncture treatments is a circle of people whose generous work make it all possible.
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If you’d like to get more involved in BAC, we would love to welcome you!
Our Board of Directors
Each population that makes up BAC has equal power in decision making. Our Board consists of an employee representative, patient representatives and volunteer representatives. They are a sociocratic, autonomous governing body that meets quarterly to ensure BAC stays true to our mission, vision, and values.
Angie Marianthi (she/her) | President
Angie started her journey with community acupuncture in the spring of 2012. After two treatments she was feeling not only good as new, but also incredibly inspired. From that point on she has been a dedicated clinic volunteer as well as a community acupuncture enthusiast and advocate.
"I am endlessly inspired by BAC's unwavering mission to improve the health of their patients and ensure everyone is treated with upmost care and respect."
When Angie is not at a BAC board meeting, you can find her playing tunes at Boise Music Lessons with her partner, Marcus, hanging out with their two kiddos (both acu-babies!), or scolding her very naughty cat.
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Volunteer Representative
Gretchen Huettig (she/her) | Vice President
Gretchen Huettig has been practicing acupuncture since 2008. Gretchen enjoys being part of the healing process and empowering patients to heal themselves. She appreciates community acupuncture because of what it adds to health.
"Community acupuncture creates an environment of healing that breaks through the isolation of dis-ease and supports each other to achieve our greatest health."
When not needling people, Gretchen can be found running around with her two boys and husband, and often a cat or two. She enjoys the outdoors and connecting with nature.
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Employee Representative
Sherri Potter (she/her) | Treasurer
Sherri was originally from CA, but has lived in FL, NC and WV. She moved to ID in 1993 with her husband Scott and later graduated from BSU with her Bachelor's degree in Accountancy. Several years later, she attended the University of Phoenix and received her Master's degree in Information Technology.
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She is a wine drinking, dog mom who loves to golf, fish, read and enjoys spending time with her tribe at Boise Ranch Golf Course.
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Patient Representative
Susan Park (she/her) | Secretary
Susan was born in Idaho and has lived in Boise for most of her life. She discovered Boise Acupuncture Coop through her friend (and BAC board president), Angie Marianthi. She loves BAC and the idea of community acupuncture!
Susan has a law degree and is lucky to have been a business law professor at Boise State for a very long time. She has two grown sons, one who lives Ketchum and the other in Chicago.
When she’s not teaching her classes or on a road trip to see one of her kids, you can find her singing and playing guitar with her friends at the Campfire Music Collective, tackling a project from her long list of home improvement projects, or working through an ever-growing collection of books to be read.
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Patient Representative
Pogo Saito (they/them) | Director
Pogo was born and raised in the Treasure Valley and returned in 2017 after a 30-year career as a professional actor and production designer in Los Angeles to start a second more mindful chapter playing soundbath meditation and doing energy healing.
Pogo began using acupuncture in 1986 after being told to "just accept" a poor immune system and chronic pneumonia and a friend recommended acupuncture. It was life changing and needless to say 1986 was the last time they had pneumonia. By great good fortune, they found BAC fairly soon after moving back and was immediately impressed with the stellar level of care which led to volunteering and discovering what a true hub of healing and community BAC is for this area.
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Patient Representative
