Walls
President of Inner Search Foundation, Inc., Vice President of Advertising & Marketing Strategies, Inc. and Owner of a franchise of twelve restaurants.  Mr. Walls is highly skilled in determining management directions involving short and long term planning. Some of his greatest strengths are with interpersonal relations. He is an author of two books and has a continuing involvement as a professional healer and teacher.

Apfel
She has over twenty five years of accomplishments in regulatory science: research and pre-formulation in industry (Parke-Davis/Warner-Lambert) and academia (University of Kansas), reviewing new drug and generic drug applications at the FDA, and advising pharmaceutical firms on applications as a consultant since 1997. She began her eight years at the FDA as a review chemist and later served as the liaison to the pharmaceutical industry for SUPAC post-approval changes. Dr. Apfel has lectured and has authored patent and scientific publications. Dr. Apfel earned a Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).

Hautman
For more than 13 years from 1993 through 2006, he was a senior partner and a co-leader of the Intellectual Property Practice for the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson, based in Washington D.C.   Mr. Hautman was also a partner at Shaw, Pittman, Potts &Trowbridge (now known as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman).    At Hogan & Hartson, Mr. Hautman founded and led the Technology Law Practice. In 2000, he was recognized by the Legal Times as one of a small group of lawyers who "invented the high tech legal practice in Northern Virginia".   He was recognized in 2003 by Virginia Business as one of the Legal Elite of Virginia lawyers.

Mr. Hautman has extensive experience conducting negotiations for a wide variety of business and licensing transactions in a variety of industries including biotech and life sciences.   Specific commercial transactions include the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, strategic alliances, outsourcing agreements, technology transfers and licensing arrangements.   Mr. Hautman has significant international experience negotiating agreements with worldwide importance including in the EU, Russia and Asia.   

Mr. Hautman is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School (JD 1979), Xavier University (AB   Summa Cum Laude   1976) and Le Sorbonne (DS 1975). He completed a 4 year program at the Inner Search Healing School in 2005.

Sherry
Dr. Sherry received his Ph.D. degree in Physiology, with an emphasis on drug metabolism, from West Virginia University.   He subsequently received his M.D. from West Virginia University.   He completed his residency in Neurology at Bethesda Naval Hospital / National Naval Medical Center.   After serving two years as a general Neurologist, he completed a clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at Walter Reed Medical Center.   Dr. Sherry served for a combined 16 years in the United States Navy and the United States Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps.

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