Ann Jerome, PhD, CCH, is a graduate of Yale and Brown Universities. After a first career as a college professor, she embarked on her second one when she saw homeopathy change her children’s lives. She has been certified since 1999. She founded the Academy of Classical Homeopathy and led it as Director for over fifteen years. Her contributions to the profession include service on the National Center for Homeopathy’s board of directors and as its President; editorial work as well as the column “The Thought Behind the Action” for Homeopathy Today magazine; presentations for study groups, conferences, and professional societies; advocacy for consumer health freedom legislation; and work in various settings toward setting standards for the teaching and practice of homeopathy. She is the Director of Similia Press, which publishes the works of Henny Heudens-Mast as well as Ann‘s own book, Homeopathy: Start Here.