Ethics Advisory Committee Members

Co-Chairs

Manuelle Borgel

Manuelle Borgel, a Choreographer-Dancer, discovered AT in 1995 and was certified by ATI in 2015. She is an active Teaching Member, having served on several ATI committees over the years.  She currently teaches the Alexander Technique in Paris to artists, seniors, children, … individually and in groups. She teaches somatics to explore performances and the creative process, fields she trained in linked to Life Art Process. She continues to develop her approach in Collective Intelligence, cooperation, conflict, trauma, breath and stress management using the tools of Non-Violent Communication and Co-construction. She is currently part of the ATI's working group "Just Inclusion" and the collective ATLP (Alexander Technique Liberation Project). DEIB is an essential field for her, and she wants to develop her Alexander teaching in that field. 

Marilyn Carpenter

Marilyn is a teaching member of Alexander Technique International, a Reiki practitioner, a Seimei practitioner and has studied T’ai Chi Ch’un since 1996. Her long-term interests in holistic wellness, healing, and personal development have led down a variety of paths, some by foot and others through self-exploration and learning from others.  

Marilyn has been in service with Westinghouse and Emerson Power & Water Solutions in Pittsburgh since 1979. Starting as a Field Engineer with a BSEE from The Ohio State University, she began commissioning data acquisition and control systems in the USA. Whether a troubleshooting assignment or project execution with time and budget constraints in the USA or at international sites, these assignments present opportunities to learn and meet people from different backgrounds.  

Marilyn retired from the corporate world late 2021 and continues training in Alexander Technique. She began with Alexander Technique lessons in 1996, graduated from the Alexander Alliance teacher training program in 2004, and was a teaching member in ATI, beginning in 2006. She continued attending workshops over the years, and with local Pittsburgh Alexander Technique teacher Carolyn Johnston.  

While continuing Alexander Technique studies (with Mio Morales) she also volunteers with organizations such as:  

• The Pittsburgh OMA Center for Mind Body Spirit, with interests to support personal development and education for all ages and youth STEM programs.  
• The Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) is a philanthropic, educational organization dedicated to enriching the study and practice of spectroscopy.  

Since 1946, the SSP’s aim has been to promote scientific endeavors among spectroscopists at all professional levels. This is achieved through meetings, educational lectures and courses, mentorships, and access to a collaborative network of member-scientists.  

The SSP raises funds for its philanthropic efforts. Through Pittcon, the SSP and SACP donate approximately one million dollars each year to support various science outreach activities, including scholarships and internships, educator and scientific achievement awards, member and community educational programming, equipment grants, research grants, and grants to public science centers, libraries, and museums.  

Marilyn is a member of the BEWEL Buckeye Engineering Women in Executive Leadership, for The Ohio State University.  

Committee Members

Sean Redpath

Bob Lada is a Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique having received his certificates from Tommy Thompson and from Alexander Technique International. Bob is a professor at Berklee College of Music and a member of the Effortless Mastery Institute there. Bob's primary background is in athletics and analytics and he looks at the Technique as a tremendous aid in getting out of one's way in performance situations so that creativity and skill can come through. His perspective on AT is one of transformation as the path to more fully participating in the present. He teaches at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, the Alexander Technique Center of Cambridge, Chesapeake Bay Alexander Studies as well as in private practice in Cambridge, MA. He has taught at American Repertory Theater and Harvard Extension School, conducted workshops throughout the USA, Asia, and Europe and is a charter member of Alexander Technique International. Bob has also completed Actors Secret training with Betsy Polatin which he continues to study. This training combines Alexander Technique with the trauma work of Peter Levine and the breath work of Carl Stough.

Harry Hobbs

Harry has been teaching the Alexander Technique for over 10 years. He teaches the Alexander Technique at Boston University's School of Music and School of Theatre. He also teaches at Northeastern University. Harry has presented workshops in Ireland, Germany, and New York City and has published writing through the Alexander Technique Congress Association on teaching the Alexander Technique to emerging actors. He has studied extensively with Betsy Polatin, having completed her training in how to incorporate the principles of Somatic Experiencing and Breathing Coordination. He completed post-graduate training with Tommy Thompson and David Gorman, and most recently he studied with Alan Philps and Duncan Knowles at the Constructive Teaching Centre in London. He maintains a private practice in Brookline, MA.  

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