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Did you know eGuides are FREE to HWB members? Many of our eGuides have been revised and updated for 2018, and the rest are in the works. We even have a few new eGuides coming soon. 

As many of you may have noticed, we have had a changing of the guard here at Herbalists Without Borders. Gigi Stafne, long time Executive Director of HWB has stepped down from her position to focus on her thriving business and speaking engagements. Thank you Gigi for all of your years of dedication, hard work, and tireless enthusiasm for HWB. 
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Gigi Stafne, MH, ND, MI, has been a practitioner of natural and botanical medicine for 33 years with substantial clinical, health, environmental, social justice and entrepreneurial experience. She pioneered and created the first natural medicine clinic in West Central Wisconsin near Minneapolis, the Center for Healing Arts, bringing on a team of 12 skilled practitioners. She then founded an affiliated botanical medicine school which to date is one of the few in the Upper Midwest United States, Ontario, Canada and Lake Superior regions of North America that offers a professional Master of Herbalism Progam. For one decade, Gigi created  and operated a United Plant Savers & Partners in Education project, the first UpS Botanical Sanctuary in Wisconsin, U.S.  For her work there, she was awarded the 2007 North American Plant Conservation Award.  She also launched a lake Superior regional chapter of Herbalists Without Borders, an international non-profit organization in 2006-2008.  Gigi was appointed as the Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders International, and served in that capacity for the past decade, growing that non-profit from 7 projects to 73 national and international chapters. In 2017 the American Herbalists Guild  awarded Stafne the "National Community Service Award" for her work and volunteerism.   Gigi continues teaching at numerous national and global venues via Green Wisdom School of Natural and Botanical Medicine including  that of being a national-international trauma trainer.

Gigi will continue in her role as Director and Lead Instructor of the Green Wisdom School of Natural and Botanical Medicine, as well as expanding her consulting business and founding the Fireweed Fund, a new micro-loan lending platform for socially innovating start-up small businesses and non-profits. ​

www.greenwisdom.weebly.com

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Denise Cusack was appointed Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders in September. Prior to becoming the ED, Denise worked closely with Gigi Stafne over the past year designing and producing the new website as well as media and marketing items to support HWB efforts.

Denise has volunteered and organized within her community with many organizations over the years (and founded her own) including grassroots community non-profits, neighborhood organizations, national non-profits, community gardens, youth and nature projects, and holistic family groups. She is passionate about social and racial justice, grassroots activism, radical herbalism, access to affordable health care, accessing fresh food in food deserts, saving our medicinal plants, community supported agriculture, youth volunteerism, and healthy kids & families.
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Herbalists Without Borders is thrilled to announce that the winner of the prestigious American Herbalists Guild 2017 Community Service Award has gone to our very own Executive Director Gigi Stafne MH, ND and Herbalists Without Borders.

“The AHG Community Service Award honors an individual or group that has contributed significantly to the herbal profession and made a lasting impact through community or environmental service related to herbal professions on a local or national level.”

Gigi works tirelessly as Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders International and as Director of Green Wisdom School of Natural & Botanical Medicine. She has dedicated her energies to health justice, humanitarian aid, and herbalism. She not only inspires hundreds of volunteers and students per year, but also works to raise funds and supplies for Herbalists Without Borders projects, which are critical to the health and wellness of people globally.