Presenters:
Matt Ammel, SFC (Ret.), US Army Special Forces (Ret.); Fellow, ASU; Speaker and Advocate
Matt Ammel served the U.S. Army in 3rd Group, Special Forces for over a decade. Upon retirement, he joined Senator Sinema’s office as a Defense Fellow, focusing on veterans’ projects including psychedelic medicine. Matt now advocates for alternative treatments for TBI and other neurological disorders at the federal and state level. He also works on regenerative farming and MAHA issues at the federal level.
Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Psychedelic Researcher; NYU School of Medicine, Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and researcher in FDA-approved psychedelic studies for over 20 years. His work explores psilocybin’s role in easing existential and spiritual distress in those facing serious illness, and its potential in advancing consciousness and religious studies. He holds academic roles at NYU School of Medicine and the University of Ottawa, and is an investigator at The Lundquist Institute. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. He maintains a private psychotherapy and consulting practice in NYC.
William (Bill) Broyles, Jr., Veteran and Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter (Moderator, NAME OF SESSION)
William Broyles is the founding editor of Texas Monthly. He was also editor-in-chief of Newsweek. He wrote Brothers In Arms about being a combat marine in Viet Nam and returning there after the war to meet the men and women he’d fought against. He created the television series China Beach, and wrote the screenplays for many movies, among them Apollo 13, Cast Away, Polar Express, and Jarhead. He attended Rice and Oxford and taught at the University of Texas and the U.S. Naval Academy. For the past 7 years he has been on a spiritual and psychedelic pilgrimage and been blessed to know and be inspired by many of the speakers here today.
Doña Eugenia Pineda Casimiro, Mazatec Healer; Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
Eugenia Casimiro is a Mazatec healer and guide of sacred mushrooms ceremonies. Born and raised in Huautla de Jiménez, she apprenticed with her mother Julieta Casimiro Estrada, herself a master in this ancient and sacred practice, and renown for her participation in the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers.
Jaime Clark-Soles, PhD., MDiv, Professor of Biblical Studies, Perkins School of Theology/SMU; Field Scholar, Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality; Affiliated Researcher, Harvard Law School Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics PULSE Project (Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience)
Rev. Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles is Professor of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology, SMU. She earned her Ph.D. and MDiv. from Yale University. She is the author of numerous books and essays, including “Reading John for Dear Life,” “1 Corinthians,” “Women in the Bible,” and "Psychedelics, the Bible, and the Divine." She is currently writing “Psychedelics and Soul Care: What Christians Need to Know.” She is a Field Scholar for the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality and an Affiliated Researcher in the PULSE initiative at Harvard Law School. She was a participant in the Johns Hopkins/NYU Religious Professionals Study. Dr. Clark-Soles has served in both congregational and hospice settings.
Website: jaimeclarksoles.com / Facebook / Instagram
Mary Cosimano LMSW, Founder Psychedelic Support and Integration LLC, NASW
Mary Cosimano, LMSW, is founder of Psychedelic Support and Integration LLC, offering harm reduction, integration, mentoring, and coaching. She teaches and mentors for CIIS’s psychedelic certificate program and trains therapists in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. From 2000–2024, she served as Psychedelic Facilitator and Director of Clinical Services at Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Center, guiding over 500 sessions with psilocybin, salvinorin D, and DXM, and training postdocs, faculty, and clinicians. She completed MAPS MDMA/PTSD and PRATI’s KAP trainings, joining PRATI’s end-of-life team. With 15 years as a hospice volunteer, Mary integrates deep experience in death, psychedelics, and healing into her work.
Adele Getty, Limina Foundation Co-Founder, Author & Psychedelic Pioneer
Adele is known for decades of work exploring the sacred, cultural, and psychological dimensions of psychedelic healing. A founding member of the Guild of Guides, she helped shape the field of assisted psychedelic work with deep integrity and cross-cultural wisdom. Her books explore ceremony, history, and rites of passage. Adele is widely respected as an elder and wisdom keeper. Her 2023 MAPS keynote received a standing ovation. Her work continues to guide a deeper, more grounded psychedelic future.
Lt. Sarko Gergerian, MS, MA, MHC; Public Safety & Health Innovator, Soundmind Institute, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, New Blue, F.R.E.E. Gaia
Sarko Gergerian is a police lieutenant assigned to public safety and health departments in Massachusetts. A master’s-level clinical mental health counselor. He holds degrees from Northeastern, Salem State, and Pacifica Graduate Institute in religion, philosophy, and psychology. Sarko is MAPS-trained in MDMA-assisted therapy, certified in psychedelic and therapy, and a trainer with SoundMind Institute. He appeared in Netflix’s How to Change Your Mind, spokes nationally and at the UN, and shared a message at ĀTMA Church. His research and advocacy—featured in BMC Public Health Journal and the Armenian Mirror-Spectator—focus on guardianship, drug policy, and entheogenic psychospiritual religious liberation.
Lt. Gergerian encourages you to watch this short video created by Caitlin Riley for the World Science Festival.
W. Bryan Hubbard
W. Bryan Hubbard is a transformative leader and policy expert with a strong background in law, public service, and community engagement, focused on reforming human systems to drive social progress. His career spans leadership of complex government systems which address disability, substance dependency, generational poverty, healthcare, child support enforcement, mental health treatment, and broad based governmental reform. He was raised in the Virginia coalfields and is the proud grandson of two grade school-educated coal miners on whose shoulders he stands.
Website: Americans for Ibogaine / Instagram: Americans4Ibo W. Bryan Hubbard / X
Jo Alice Hubbard, Attorney & Activist
Jo Alice Hubbard holds a BA from Centre College and JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Her practice career includes medical malpractice defense, mass tort litigation, and product liability defense work, with the past 30 years focusing exclusively on representing Kentucky employers in workers' compensation claims. She is the owner and managing partner of Hubbard/van Nagell PSC. Since 2022, she has been an activist and supporter of ongoing efforts to medicalize ibogaine in the United States. She and her husband, Bryan, live in Lexington, Kentucky and share three children.
Lawrence (Larry) Leeman MD MPH, Professor and Psychedelic Assisted Therapies Researcher University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Larry Leeman MD MPH is a Professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine. Directs the UNM Milagro Perinatal Substance Use program and board certified in Addiction Medicine. Graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies Program in Psychedelic Assisted Therapies (PAT) and Research in 2021. PAT training includes MDMA-AT(MAPS), Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapy, and Holotropic Breathwork. Current UNM psychedelic research includes the use of MDMA for postpartum women with PTSD/Opioid Use, psilocybin assisted therapies for major depression, 4-HODiPT for postpartum depression and anxiety/depression/end of life issues with cancer, and the development of group psychedelic therapy models.
Bennett Nemser, PhD; Chief Program Officer, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
Dr. Ben Nemser manages the foundation’s health portfolios, including the Cohen Psychedelic Research & Health Initiative and the Cohen Lyme & Tickborne Disease Initiative. He holds a PhD in Public Health and has extensive experience in global health systems and research. Previously, Ben served as a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant for UNICEF and WHO and worked as an Epidemiologist and Data Systems Manager at Columbia University after earning his MPH there. In addition to his public health expertise, he holds an MBA and has a background in governmental finance and budgeting, bringing a multidisciplinary approach to advancing health initiatives.
Website: Steven & Alex Cohen Foundation / Instagram: CohenGive
Gabriela Wieland McBee, PhD, Interpreter, Spanish - English
I was born in Cuba, raised in Mexico, and lived in Europe and the United States before finally moving to Canada.
From 1998 to June 2025, I was a professor at the University of Victoria, where I taught language and a course that emerged from my dissertation "Learning from Nature-Based Indigenous Knowledge: A Trail to Understanding Elders’ Wisdom."
I am a proud mother of four adult children and live with my husband in Victoria, BC.
Chris Peskuski, Veteran & Community Activist
Chris Peskuski is a Marine Corps veteran, community advocate, and student of healing and cultural transition. After deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, he spent years navigating the challenges of PTSD, TBI, and reintegration. His healing journey eventually led him to plant-based medicines, where he found tools for reconnecting with himself and others. Chris now supports ethical psychedelic policy and education in New Mexico, with a focus on veteran wellness, equity, and culturally rooted approaches to care. He is involved with Heroic Hearts Project and continues to explore ways to bridge traditional wisdom with emerging mental health systems.
William Leonard Pickard, Researcher, Corporate Advisor & Public Speaker
Leonard is a research affiliate at Harvard’s Petrie-Flom Center on Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics, Psychedelics Law and Regulation. In 1996, at Harvard’s Kennedy School, he predicted the fentanyl epidemic and made recommendations for its prevention. In 2019, RAND corroborated this prediction in The Future of Fentanyl and Synthetic Opioids. He is Science Officer at JLS Fund NYC and consults to Manhattan Neuroscience, a start-up addressing Mild Cognitive Impairment through gene therapy.
Marlena Robbins, DrPHc; Doctoral Candidate; Public Health Researcher, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Indigenous Research Student Fellowship Program Coordinator, Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Marlena Robbins (Diné) is a Doctor of Public Health candidate at UC Berkeley, specializing in Tribal governance, psychedelic policy, and mental health. Her research explores culturally informed models of care integrating Indigenous healing with modern approaches to psilocybin therapy. Marlena collaborates with tribal leaders, health organizations, and policymakers across the Southwest to advance ethical, community-driven psychedelic practices.
Rep. Andrea Romero, Esq., New Mexico House of Representatives
Rep. Andrea Romero serves as the State Representative for New Mexico House District 46, which includes Santa Fe, Española, and the sovereign Pueblo communities of Tesuque, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Nambé. A lifelong advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, cultural preservation, and environmental stewardship, she works to advance policies rooted in justice, healing, and place-based wisdom. Her legislative efforts champion ethical psychedelic practices, reproductive rights, immigrant justice, and public education. Grounded in community, she believes in the power of regenerative solutions and the sacred relationship between land, water, and people as a path toward collective well-being.
Master Sergeant (Ret.) Crystal C. Romero, Veteran Peer Support Specialist and “Pain in the Activist”
Master Sergeant (Ret.) Crystal C. Romero is a decorated Army National Guard veteran, entrepreneur, and nationally recognized advocate for veteran mental health and psychedelic policy reform. With over 16 years of service, she was the first enlisted female on the NM 64th WMD–Civil Support Team. Following her medical retirement, Crystal turned her experiences with PTSD and moral injury into action—helping pass The Brandon Act and New Mexico SB 219, the first state-regulated psilocybin therapy program. Today, she speaks across the country on trauma, healing, and purpose-driven leadership, inspiring audiences with her story of resilience, service, and transformation.
Website / Instagram
Louie Schwartzberg, Award-Winning Filmmaker, CEO of Moving Art
Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist known for pioneering time-lapse cinematography and capturing the beauty of nature. His acclaimed films include Fantastic Fungi, Gratitude Revealed, and Wings of Life for Disney. With over five decades of breathtaking imagery, his work spans IMAX, Netflix, and immersive experiences around the world, from The Sphere in Las Vegas to the Vatican in Rome. Louie's TED Talks have over 60+ million views and his Moving Art series is praised for its healing impact, and his mission remains to inspire wonder and awe, and to protect what we love.
Websites: Moving Art, Fantastic Fungi / Instagram: Moving Art, Fantastic Fungi
Kyrsten Sinema, PhD, JD, MSW; US Senator (Ret.)
Kyrsten Sinema served Arizona for nearly 20 years in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and the Arizona state legislature. She is an attorney, social worker, professor, and advocate for psychedelic medicine as a breakthrough treatment for veterans.
Instagram: Kyrsten Sinema
Andrew Weil, MD, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, UofA, Tucson
Andrew Weil, M.D., is a pioneering leader in integrative medicine, blending Harvard training with decades of natural and preventive practice. He founded and directs the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where he serves as a clinical professor. A New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Weil has written 15 books on health and wellbeing, including Mind Over Meds and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health. He is editorial director of DrWeil.com, founder of the Weil Foundation supporting integrative medicine, and co-founder of True Food Kitchen restaurants. His work promotes sustainable health through integrative, evidence-based approaches.
Website / Instagram: Dr. Weil, Andrew Weil Center / Facebook
Michael Williams, Limina Foundation Co-Founder, Entrepreneur
Michael’s path bridges innovation, entrepreneurship, and decades of dedication to psychedelic healing. After a career as a competitive athlete, he built and led several businesses before turning his focus to service. For over 30 years, he’s studied and supported the ceremonial and therapeutic use of psychoactive plants and the science affirming their potential. With his wife, Adele Getty, he has supported MAPS, Usona, Beckley Foundation, and other pioneering psychedelic organizations.
Amy Wong Hope MSW LCSW, Psychedelic Educator, Advocate, Facilitator; Director of The Psychedelic Studies Program, Southwestern College
Amy Wong Hope, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in New Mexico and Colorado and a Licensed Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator (CO) specializing in psilocybin-assisted therapy. She completed advanced psychedelic trainings, including MAPS MDMA-assisted therapy and Innertrek’s Psilocybin Facilitator Certification. Founder of the Psychedelic Studies Program at Southwestern College, Amy integrates ethical, cultural, and therapeutic dimensions of psychedelics. Her trauma-informed practice, rooted in work with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, blends IFS, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and mindfulness. She advocates for safe, equitable psilocybin healing and is co-author of Small Doses of Awareness: A Microdosing Companion (Chronicle Prism, 2024).
Nancy Worthington-Broyles, Development Ambassador, The Ram Dass Love, Serve, Remember Foundation
Nancy comes to LSRF from a lifetime of service and bringing communities together. She uses her art world platform to advocate for the transformative power of the arts in spirituality and healing. As did one of her favorite spiritual guides, Howard Thurman. Nancy believes in the healing power of the arts to enrich the health and well being of communities. She has served on many arts related boards that are close to her heart while raising funds and awareness by curating special events. Through public speaking and media outreach NWB effectively raises awareness about the positive impact of the arts on popular culture.
The Houston Symphony, The AIDS Foundation Houston, the Escape Family Resource Center and The Rothko Chapel are amongst her favorite non-profits.
A self-proclaimed Hindu-Episcopalian, Nancy has many spiritual teachers who have influenced her life. Number one is Paramahansa Yogananda. She has been a devotee for more than 25 years and has spent quite a bit of time in India on pilgrimage with Self-Realization Fellowship.
Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass are also at the top of her list. Her direct experience with Ram Dass led her to this work with LSRF which she considers to be a calling. The path of the mystics, civil rights and applied Jungian psychology are all guiding lights. Through these she believes the restoration of meaning and conscious living are possible.
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it." -Howard Thurman
Websites: Ram Dass, Be Here Now Network / Instagram: Love Serve Media, Baba Ram Dass
The following films were referenced or partially shared at The Enchanted State:
From Shock to Awe: A Journey of Hope and Transformation (2018): Two combat veterans abandon traditional medicine and explore the power of psychedelics to treat their post-traumatic stress disorder. Co-produced by Santa Fean Janine Sagert.
Dying to Know (2014): An intimate portait of the history and friendship between Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert) and his Harvard colleague Timothy Leary. Directed by Santa Fean Gay Dillingham.
Fantastic Fungi (2019): A groundbreaking immersion in the world of fungi: the beauty of their forms and networks and their medicinal powers – all shared through time-lapse cinematography. Directed by Louie Schwartzberg.