About the NTA Commission
The Commission is a reorganization of the National Board of Accreditation for Certification Agencies (NBACA) founded by William Bennett, Ed.D. in 1989. Dr. Bennett had been employed since 1982 as an accreditation officer by the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies (NCHCA) until its demise in 1989.
The remnants of NCHCA became the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) which continues to this day and NBACA. NBACA ceased to operate in 2002 and was reorganized in 2007 as two organizations: the United States Accreditation Commission, and the Canadian Accreditation Commission. The two merged in 2007 and changed their name to the current Natural Therapies Accreditation Commission.
Dr. Bennett served as the initial president of the Commission for two years. He was dedicated to building a strong accreditation board recognized by the US Department of Education and registered with the Canadian government. Our application to the US DOE is pending at this time.
Effective, January 1, 2010, the executive board is composed of the following members:
John Gilbert, Ph.D., President
Lee Prosser, Ph.D., First Vice President
Sylvia Long, ND, Second Vice President
The executive director position is currently vacant
Dr. Gilbert is Chairman/CEO of the Natural Therapies Coaching Workshops. Dr. Prosser is the former president of the Natural Therapies Certification Board and a past director of NBACA. Dr. Long is a past director of NBACA in private practice as a classical naturopath and instructor in traditional naturopathy.
List of Acceptable Natural Therapies
List of Accredited Organizations
List of Affiliate Members