
Meet the Board

"CAAM’s Mission is to promote, protect, preserve & integrate the principles of Ayurveda, through exceptional education, professional practices, advancing industry research, increasing public awareness and being the leading source of advancement for the Profession of Ayurveda in California for sustainable health and wellbeing."
Executive Committee & Board

Mamta Landerman, CAS | President Mamta Landerman is a Clinical Ayurveda and Pancha Karma Specialist. She is the Founding President of The California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine (CAAM) and served on its Board for five years since 1998. In February 2018 Mamta was invited to run CAAM again and currently serves on its Board as President.

Renée Devenport, AP CMP |Treasurer Renée Davenport AP CMP is an Integrated Wellness Practitioner in Los Angeles, California. She is a certified Ayurveda Wellness Practitioner graduated from Kerala Ayurveda Academy in August 2010 and completed a month long internship with Kerala Ayurveda at Ayurvedagram in Bangalore and Cochin, India. Renée is also a California licensed massage practitioner who was trained and certified in Neurosoma a NCBTMB approved technique of massage.

Sukhdeep Kaur Sukhdeep Kaur is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and a Certified Yoga Teacher. She works as full-time trial lawyer and also serves as a City Council Member in Emeryville. Presently, she incorporates the Yogic and Ayurvedic philosophies in her service at the City Council by supporting and promoting environmentally friendly macrocosmic policies like Tree Planting programs and Stop Waste programs.

Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, BAMS, MAOM, L.Ac., CMT, Ph.D. Anupama Kizhakkeveettil is an Ayurvedic Doctor from India, licensed acupuncturist, yoga teacher and Professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU). She is the Program Director for Ayurvedic Medicine at SCU and has been teaching and practicing Ayurvedic medicine over 18 years and traveled extensively in various countries to propagate Ayurveda.

Manju Kolli Manju Kolli is an Ayurvedic practitioner based in San Francisco. She's the Founding Director of Ayurhitam, an Ayurvedic wellness clinic. She has over 15 years of experience serving as a Clinical Pharmacist in the allopathic medical field. This makes her approach unique in selecting proper care for every client. Her area of expertise is Women and Kids' health through the lens of Ayurveda. Her vision is to bring Ayurveda its lost glory and prove its effectiveness as a proper science.

Mary Thompson CAS PKS Mary Thompson is an experienced educator and a heart-centered mentor to Ayurvedic practitioners. Having taught Ayurveda for over twenty years, she continues to find joy in supporting her students as they step into their professional lives as Ayurvedic Health Counselors and Ayurvedic Practitioners. Through individual mentorship and online continuing education, she maintains a supportive relationship with both new and experienced practitioners.