A public commitment
to whole-person care.

The loss of her stepson Timothy in 2016 deepened her commitment to this work. Her interest in whole-person care connects clinical experience with the needs of people and families living with pain, illness, and loss.

She holds a PhD in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her training includes Pain Reprocessing Therapy; advanced study in neuroscience, trauma therapy, and mental health through the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM); a year studying Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté; and neuroscience of mental health training with Dr. Jennifer Sweeton.

In 2019, she received a Special Tribute from the State of Michigan for her leadership in the passage of House Bill 4325. She serves on the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association Board of Directors and provides monthly Medicare guidance for counselors statewide.

Elizabeth is the founder of Kedge Software LLC, a healthcare software company focused on helping organizations understand change, coordinate implementation, and document readiness. She is co-author of ICD-11 in America: A Clinical Guide to the Future of Diagnosis. At INI, she serves as Co-Founder and President.

She has held executive positions at NEXT for AUTISM as Chief Program Officer, Hope Network as Executive Director of Statewide Autism Services, Judson Center as Director of Autism & Disability Services, and MI-UCP as Interim President & CEO.

At Hope Network, she developed a partnership with Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine for autism diagnosis and research. She led the completion of a $2.5 million Autism Center in 2017.

Michelle holds an MSW from Wayne State University and is a graduate of the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities Leadership Institute at the University of Delaware. Her work centers on inclusion, advocacy, and access to coordinated services.

She is co-author of ICD-11 in America. Her interest in diagnostic change grows from three decades of work with families and a commitment to understanding how neurodivergent people function in daily life, beyond a description of deficits alone.

He serves as chief of vascular and brings experience in cardiovascular care, vascular diagnostics, and internal medicine. He holds certifications as a Clinical Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) and Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI).

His clinical research includes outcome trials in cardiovascular disease, diabetes management, and metabolic health. He has served as Principal Investigator on multiple Phase III trials, bringing the perspective of a practicing physician to the evaluation of new treatments.

He is credited among the VESALIUS-CV investigators for “Evolocumab in Patients without a Previous Myocardial Infarction or Stroke,” published online in November 2025 and in the January 8, 2026 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial studied cardiovascular prevention in high-risk patients without a previous heart attack or stroke.

Andrew is co-author of ICD-11 in America. He brings INI the perspective of a practicing physician and clinical researcher, with a particular interest in the relationship between diagnostic accuracy, research, and treatment decisions.

A former chair of the Michigan Board of Counseling, he serves on the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association’s board as a Member at Large. His governance experience connects professional standards with licensing, scope of practice, and clinical accountability.

His consulting work spans leadership development, team performance, employee selection, and survey design. He developed the Management-Leadership Practices Inventory, Team Practices Inventory, and Professional Communication Inventory—tools that gather feedback from colleagues to guide individual and team development. His work also includes a chapter on leadership development in CULTUREShift: A Leader’s Guide to Managing Change in Healthcare.

Lawrence holds an EdD from Western Michigan University, with graduate training in counseling psychology and an undergraduate background in physics and mathematics. He has taught psychology and graduate counseling, directed a graduate counseling program, and served as a business school dean.

Ready Set Change, published in April 2026, examines why understanding what to do is only part of the process of change. At INI, Lawrence brings this interest in readiness together with his experience in assessment and professional governance.

Her work gives her a practical view of the barriers clinicians face when adopting new diagnostic and documentation approaches: electronic health record limitations, reimbursement constraints, time pressures, and the gap between research findings and everyday clinical workflows.

She operates Carol Berger Professional Counseling Services and has represented counselors in Michigan legislative discussions about the Counseling Compact and professional disclosure requirements. Her advocacy connects access to care, patient welfare, and sustainable clinical practice.

Carol’s interest in ICD-11 centers on implementation: what counselors need to understand, what their systems need to support, and how new approaches can become useful in a real appointment. At INI, she helps keep public education and professional conversations grounded in those everyday needs.