Board Members

President - Through July 2012
Sarah Schober - Board Member Since July 2008
BioNetwork BioBusiness Center & Laboratory
info@ncherbassociation.org
 
Vice President and Newsletter – Through July 2012
Amber Baker - Board Member Since October 2010
BioNetwork BioBusiness Center & Laboratory
newsletter@ncherbassociation.org
 
Treasurer – Through October 2011
Jane Fitch, Ph.D. – Board Member Since July 2009
IntegrativeHealingConcepts.com
Quest4Balance.com
DrJFitch@carolina.rr.com
 
Secretary – Through July 2012
Heidi Berkovitz  - Board Member Since October 2010
Community Herbals
communityherbals.com
naturegal2004@hotmail.com
 
Historian – Through January 2012
Ryan Kelly - Board Member Since October 2010
historian@ncherbassociation.org
 
Board Member - Through July 2012
Guy Ross – Board Member Since July 2009
herbsetc@charter.net
 
Board Member- Through July 2013
Herbal Astrology and Calendar
Rachel Frezza - Board Member Since October 2010
Root and Rocks
rootsandrocks.net
calendar@ncherbassociation.org
 
Board Member - Through July 2014
Cookbook Coordinator 
Richard Gualandi - Board Member Since July 2011
BioNetwork BioBusiness Center
Technical Specialist
cookbook@ncherbassociation.org
 
Board Member - Through July 2014
Jane Abe - Board Member Since July 200
Teacher, Botanical Photos, Herbingo
 
Board Member - Through July 2014
Mechelle Turner – Board Member Since July 2008

Board Member - Through October 2012
CoreyPine Shane- Board Member Since October 2009
 Holistic Clinical Herbalist
Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine
blueridgeschool.org
 
Board Member - Through May 2014
Chris Reedy- Board Member Since May 2011
Farm Outreach Program Manager
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
creedy@awnc.org
 828.348.0130
 
Board Member - Through July 2014
Marie Knight - Board Member Since July 2011
BioNetwork BioBusiness Center
Golden LEAF Assistant
mdknight3@gmail.com
 
Board Member - Through July 2014
Darlene Dimmenna - Board Member Since July 2011
evergreen1@bellsouth.net 
 
Advisor
Jeff Rieves, Extension Agent
Horticulture Union County Center
NC Cooperative Extension Service
Phone: 704.283.3741
internship@ncherbassociation.org
 
Advisor
Jeanine M. Davis
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
Phone: 828-684-3562 Fax 828-684-8715
Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu
ncherb.org, ncspecialtycrops.org
ncorganic.org, ncmedicinalherbs.org
 
Advisor
Bill Glenn, WNC Farmers Market
(828) 253-1691 ext. 13
Fax: (828) 684-252-2025
bill.glenn@ncmail.net
 
Advisor
DeYu Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Biology
Phone: 919-515-2129 Fax: 919-515-3436, dxie@ncsu.edu
www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantbiology/Faculty/dxie/dxie.htm