This is the fourth in our Meet a Board Member series! Rebecca Trinidad How long have you been a member of HWB? How else are you involved? I have been a member since 2018, a Chapter Coordinator since 2020, and a member of the Board since 2022. What drew you to HWB as a member and board member (and coordinator if applicable)? I turned to herbs for my personal care and got myself off of prescription medications doing so. It made me want to help others do the same. I saw the work Herbalista was doing with the herb bus and it inspired me to join HWB and start a chapter. Tell us more about yourself! I come from a line of women that work to heal people and communities. After taking my health into my own hands using herbs, I sought out herbal training from Herbal Academy to obtain a foundation of knowledge to educate others. I started a chapter (HWB of the Big Bend) in my region in 2020 with another coordinator and have been building community ever since. I hope to continue to support HWB's work in my role as Treasurer on the Board as well as a chapter co-coordinator!
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Meet the BOD: Petra Sovcov, CHT, DNM How long have you been a member of HWB? How else are you involved with HWB? I've been a member since 2014, and I am a Chapter Coordinator and Board Member (Chair)! What drew you to HWB as a member and board member? I just love HWB and wanted to help where I could! Tell us a little more about you! I am a Clinical Herbal Therapist (CHT) and hold a Doctorate in Natural Medicine (DNM) awarded by the Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners of Canada, and a Certified DNA/SNP Analysis Consultant. I teach at colleges in my area and own a natural health/wellness practice in beautiful BC Canada. I'm an active volunteer with Herbalists Without Borders International (HWB) and serve as chair on the board of directors. I also run the HWB Chapter for Vancouver BC and the local free people’s clinic! I am passionate about facilitating an individual’s healing path and enjoys enriching a person’s core health with the use of herbs, supplements, dietary, and lifestyle modifications. My special herbal focus is on chronic inflammatory conditions/diseases. Apart from clinic and teaching, I'm an avid gardener and sustainable small-scale food producer. I enjoy teaching out of my gardens and find great meaning in sharing the message of sustainability with others. I'm very passionate about heirloom/native plant varieties, and domestic history, which I believe hold the solutions for the modern food crisis. This is the second post in a series to introduce our Board of Directors to our members, and share a little more about them! Carolyn Jones
How long have you been a member of HWB? How else are you involved? I have been a member of HWB since early 2022 and have since become an HWB Board Member and Coordinator of the HWB Healing Project Mobile Clinic. What drew you to HWB as a member, coordinator, and board member? By being an HWB member and board member, I am empowered to educate the community about natural self-care options for their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Tell us a little more about yourself! I am a Holistic Health Educator and Chaplain who teaches the art of self-care and practices a ministry of presence. I am licensed by the New York State Chaplain Task Force and serve the community as an herbalist, a certified aromatherapist and reflexologist. I hold membership and affiliations with several prestigious organizations: The American Herbalists Guild, Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, DOPO Doulas, and Herbalists Without Borders. I teach community self-care topics and am also a contributing writer with Mother Earth Living magazine. I am supported by a strong community of traditional and non-traditional healers who follow uniquely different paths that merge at the crossroads of community health. See our Board of Directors. |
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