Administration and Board Members

Judy McCracken - CEO

Judy is a retired administrator of public school special education programs for children with special needs in Lake and Geauga Counties, Ohio. In addition to her role as President and CEO of REIKI RAYS, she is the President of the McCracken Wellness Center, from which she conducts REIKI classes and offers individual REIKI treatments. Judy is a Karuna REIKI Master teacher and has been serving in the healing arts for 25 years.

Reverend Mary Ellen Lucas - Director of Operations

Mary Ellen brings a rich and varied background to the organization. She spent her early work life in the business world where she was responsible for fiscal and operational procedures. Since 2000, she has maintained a full-time private practice dedicated to helping others live a grounded life with heart-centered awareness. Mary Ellen graduated from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York, NY on June 11, 2011. On that occasion, she was ordained as an Interfaith / Interspiritual Minister. Part of her ministry work is committed to RRoH. She has gratefully witnessed the impact and presence of this organization and how it has helped to alleviate stress and suffering by teaching and offering Reiki services. Mary Ellen is the operations manager of Reiki Rays.

Arlene Fine - Board Member

Arlene has worked in the communications field for over twenty years. She is a journalist for a weekly publication and has served as the community relations director for several nursing homes in Northeast Ohio. Arlene is dedicated to the practice of Reiki and has used her professional contacts and networking skills to bring Reiki to the widest possible audience.

Gherardo Piccin, GDB, BAS, HCS, RODC, RCC, CPHQ, RHIA, CCS, CPC-H, CHIM - Board Member

Gherardo Piccin, GDB, CPHQ, RHIA, RCC, SPHR, HCS, RODC, CCS, CHIM - Board Member

Gherardo is a strategic leader with global experience and proven track record of exemplary and sustainable accomplishments in the for-profit, non-for-profit and government organizations and communities. His mix of corporate and consulting experience brings great breadth and depth of expertise to opportunities and challenges. His passions include empowering caregivers; cultivating servant leadership; igniting and inspiring passion, purpose and being the very best; building teamwork, creativity, innovation, and infinite possibilities. He is deeply committed to integrative medicine, including Reiki, Lomilomi, and other modalities of healing that transform individuals, teams, groups, organizations and communities throughout the world.

Sean Shacklett, MPA - Board Member

Sean is currently the Executive Director at the Northeast Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Cleveland, Ohio the leading funder of breast cancer research and support services in our 22 county service area. Prior to joining Komen Northeast Ohio, he was the Executive Director of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC), a membership association comprised of academic centers or programs at accredited colleges and universities that focus on the study of nonprofit organizations, voluntarism and/or philanthropy. He was previously the Program Director for the Alzheimer's Association, Cleveland Area Chapter, where he was liaison with REIKI RAYS for their caregiver projects. Prior to his service with the Alzheimer's Association, Sean served as the Senior Administrative Officer for the Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services. He completed a two year fellowship in the "Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders", a joint collaborative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Cleveland Foundation and the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro , North Carolina in June 2010. He participated in the 2006-2007 Community Wealth Ventures Collaborative in Cleveland , Ohio and was a graduate of the 2000-2001 Cleveland State University Leadership Academy Fellowship. He has a Master's degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Akron .