2018-2019 NYANP Student Representatives:
Mariah Brown, NUHS
Timothy Clayton, Bastyr
Katie Clements, NUNM
Ashleigh De Simone, BINM
Sonia Drouin, CCNM
James Karner, SCNM
Brian Trainor, Bastyr-South
Sarah Zara, UBCNM

Mariah Brown is a first year ND student at National University of Health Sciences who plans to practice in Buffalo, NY following graduation. Although she was born in Pennsylvania, she has spent most of her life in the Southern Tier region of New York State. She has a background in health promotion and massage therapy, which she is excited to incorporate into her future practice.

Katie is a native of Saratoga Springs, NY and is currently a 3rd-year ND student at National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon. Katie is passionate about constitutional homeopathy and has a particular interest in working with neurological, immune, and endocrine imbalances. She plans to return to the Northeast in 2020 to begin practicing.


Sonia Drouin is a long-time resident of upstate NY and is a current student at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She has a passion for health and helping people succeed, making naturopathic medicine a perfect fit! Once licensure is in place, she looks forward to helping improve the lives of New Yorkers.


Hi! My name is Sarah Zara. I am currently a Naturopathic Medical Student at the University of Bridgeport. I am a scholar under Dr. Peter D’Adamo, learning how to treat patients through a generative (personalized around blood type and gene manipulation) approach and I also have a passion for children and areas surrounding mental health. In my free time, I love to weight lift and spread awareness about naturopathic medicine and healthy living on my Instagram, zara_health.