Melissa Craven
Melissa Craven was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. After a short time living and working in Japan, she moved to San Francisco in 2001. She graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in 2007. She loves seeing the countless ways that acupuncture helps people. Melissa spends her time riding her bike, reading, cooking and cracking jokes.

David Lesseps
David Lesseps has lived in San Francisco since escaping Texas in 1994. He is a graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a licensed acupuncturist (he prefers the term acupunk).

He lives with his librarian wife, budding archeologist/geologist/cartoonist son, two demanding cats and hundreds of books in a tiny apartment in North Beach. He likes to cook pancakes, think about returning to aikido practice, reminisce about obscure punk and indy rock bands, fret about the current state of the world, and read obsessively long epic fantasy novels.

Paolo Chico

After 10 years of working in a variety of positions in the non-profit world, I happily found Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. I loved many parts of my past community work, but I grew quickly frustrated with the limited resources. I began to explore herbs, massage, meditation, and thinking about what community care and healing justice looks like. In my free time, I like to swim in rivers, sing to my plants, dance it out, drink coconut water in the sun, and hang out with my dog, Francisco. I am in constant awe of the power of Chinese Medicine, and I m excited to share this medicine with you at Circle Community Acupuncture.

Claudia Lehan

Claudia received her Masters from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a BA in Social Theory and Political Economics from UMass, Amherst. After years of social work, community-based projects and involvement in the film world, she is thrilled to be practicing Chinese Medicine. She views this ancient tradition of healing as a fine art, and is passionate about helping people find balance and health. When not outdoors, hiking, biking and appreciating the beautiful Bay Area, she can be found curled up with a big bowl of popcorn and a good movie.

Jennifer Pei Huang (Front Desk Coordinator)

Also known as Princess Pei Pei, Jennifer Pei Huang has had the pleasure of being part of the Circle CA community since 2012.  After growing up in the Southern California ocean, Jennifer moved to the Bay Area to start snorting when they laugh and giving people pictures of their face. Fluent in Mandarin and piano, Pei Pei enjoys exploring candor, crafts, and coming of age.  Pei relishes her time in the recliner.