Board of Directors
Elizabeth Teklinski
PhD, LPC, NCC, NPT-C
INTEGRAL NEUROSCIENCE INITIATIVE
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PEOPLE & PURPOSE
A commitment to care.
A public purpose.
The Integral Neuroscience Initiative is a public charity based in Northern Michigan, advancing whole-person care through research, public education, and advocacy.
Meet the peopleWHY THE INITIATIVE EXISTS
Why this work needs public support.
INI brings public support to work that patients and families should be able to access freely: research findings, understandable health information, and advocacy for better care.
Our roots include hospice and palliative care, mental health, neurodiversity, cardiovascular medicine, and professional advocacy. We have seen how easily physical symptoms, emotional needs, and family circumstances can be treated as separate problems.
LEADERSHIP & BOARD
The people
behind the work.
Clinical experience, community leadership, and a shared commitment to seeing the whole person.
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Michelle O’Connor-Teklinski
LMSW
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Andrew Teklinski
MD, MS, FACC, CCDS, RPVI
Independent Director · Professional Standards
Lawrence A. Pfaff
PhD
Independent Director · Clinical Practice & Implementation
Carol Berger
LPC
THE INSTITUTE VISION
A hospice house with animals.
A place to learn and belong.
Our vision brings a hospice house, research, and learning together beside an inland lake in Northern Michigan, with space for families and animals to be part of daily life.
THE INSTITUTE VISION
Nature, companionship,
and thoughtful care.
We are exploring a future institute on an inland lake in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bringing space for research and learning together with a hospice house.
The vision makes room for nature, animals, relationships, and the questions of meaning that accompany serious illness and the end of life.
The institute is in development. The architectural imagery and film on this site express our vision for a future campus.
We plan to partner with an established Michigan hospice program for clinical care as the location, partnerships, and funding take shape.
Discuss the visionOUR SISTER ORGANIZATIONS
How our work connects.
The Initiative
Integral Neuroscience Initiative is the public charity. Its priorities are public-benefit research, education, and advocacy.
Center for Integrative Neuroscience
Center for Integrative Neuroscience develops writing, teaching, publications, and practical resources for professionals.
Integrative-Neuroscience.comKedge
Kedge provides commercial software and current operational guidance for healthcare practices.
Kedge.GuideINI is a separate 501(c)(3) organization, classified as a public charity under section 509(a)(2). EIN: 85-0630961. The IRS determination letter dated June 26, 2025 records an effective exemption date of May 15, 2024.
The organizations are separately operated. Donations through this website are made to Integral Neuroscience Initiative.
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