Annette Tapia-Cornet

Principal and Founder of Tapia-Cornet Advisory (KVK registered, the Netherlands), a transatlantic governance and compliance strategy practice advising international NGOs, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations across US and European jurisdictions.

Engagements have included board-level governance reform for global health organizations operating across US and Dutch jurisdictions, including fiduciary risk assessment, cross-jurisdictional liability analysis, unauthorized financial liability investigation, and drafting comprehensive volunteer vetting and board accountability frameworks.

Reviewed, negotiated, and advised on Memoranda of Understanding and partnership agreements between international health organizations, with attention to ethical alignment and cross-border enforceability.

Legal document drafting, review, and translation for NGOs operating in multilingual and multi-jurisdictional environments (English, Spanish, Dutch). Served as legal liaison for Spanish-speaking stakeholders and facilitated trilingual communications for legal and partnership documents.

Pro bono legal work through Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustLaw, representing underserved clients and organizations in international legal matters.

U.S. employment-based immigration law: advised clients and organizations on visa strategy, compliance, and documentation.

Contract work for the District of Columbia Superior Court and Arce Immigration Law, P.A. Advised Human Aid Now on governance and legal compliance matters.

Licensed acupuncturist specializing in women's health, fertility, IVF support, obstetrics, and trauma recovery. Based at Puur Geboortecentrum in Hoofddorp, I bring an integrative, evidence-informed approach to clinical practice, combining classical Five Element (Worsley) and TCM frameworks with advanced modalities including Dolphin Neurostim (one of few certified practitioners in Europe), NADA/Battlefield auricular protocols, Fukaya moxa, and facial cupping.

I co-founded Acupuncturists Without Borders Netherlands, mobilizing over 200 volunteer practitioners within six months to provide humanitarian acupuncture care to refugee and underserved populations across the Netherlands.

I also founded Unwind Wellness, a wellness spa in Washington DC (2012), now franchised.

My clinical work sits at the intersection of integrative medicine and public health — informing my broader advisory work in healthcare governance and policy.