Lisa Ganora
Faculty, Online Faculty, Past Director
Lisa began studying herbs in the Wise Woman Tradition back in 1986 and fell profoundly in love with medicinal plants and natural healing. While studying wildcrafting and medicine-making with traditional herbalists from New England to the Appalachian Mountains for ten years, she began creating herbal products and traveled the festival circuit with an herb booth and as a workshop presenter.
In 1997 Lisa decided to study botany, chemistry, and health sciences at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, and graduated with the highest honors and several awards. Lisa combines a deep understanding of traditional, Vitalist herbalism with a scientifically-integrated and holistic approach to natural health.
In addition to directing CSCH, Lisa was an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacognosy at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona, and has lectured and taught classes at numerous schools and conferences around the U.S. She is the author of Herbal Constituents, the standard textbook of phytochemistry for herbalists. For more information, see Lisa’s CV at HerbalConstituents.com.
Paul Bergner
Faculty, Online Faculty, Past Director
Paul Bergner, CCH, CN, has studied and practiced natural medicine since 1973, with formal training in naturopathy, medical herbalism, clinical nutrition, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, flower essences, yoga therapy, and bodywork, including undergraduate studies in pre-medicine and psychology, and 50 semester hours of doctoral-level medical studies at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. He has published the Medical Herbalism journal since 1989 and has written seven books on medical herbalism, nutrition, Chinese medicine, ethnobotany, and naturopathic medicine. He has also edited periodicals on clinical nutrition and naturopathic medicine.
Paul has taught clinical herbalism and clinical nutrition since 1989. He mentored more than 230 students through clinical residencies at the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies and the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism (NAIMH) in Boulder between 1996 and 2012. He is currently on the clinical faculty of the School of Traditional Western Herbalism in Portland, Oregon, and the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism in Boulder. He also has taught nutrition academically at both the undergraduate university and master’s level. He lectures on the topics of medical herbalism and clinical nutrition nationally and internationally.
Cody Smith
Lead Online Advisor, Faculty
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Liz Faermark
Faculty, Online Faculty
Liz, CCH, CN, started her herbalism path first through farming and foraging. Her training at CSCH provided Liz with a solid foundation, allowing her to seamlessly merge the art of herbalism with clinical care. Liz is a dedicated herbal educator, guiding aspiring herbalists in honing their skills and coaching the herb-curious.
At the core of Liz’s mission is her commitment to being an advocate and ally for individuals on their healing journeys. When Liz is not teaching at the school, she can be found at the Little Herbal Apothecary in downtown Lafayette, CO.
Liz sees clients through her private practice at Talk Wild Herbs
Meg Drennan
Clinic Progam Manager, Faculty
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Cady Jo
Fundamentals Coordinator, Flower Essence Program Supervisor, Faculty
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Jordan Signor
Advance Program Coordinator, Online Advisor, Faculty
Jordan is the Program Coordinator for both the In Person Advanced and Online Fundamentals programs. She is a certified Clinical and Community Herbalist and Educator and is dedicated to guiding students into deeper connection with the natural world.
Jordan’s undergrad is in Psychology and she is a graduate of CSCH clinic program. Jordan teaches in the Intro to Clinic Skills module in the Advanced program where her background helps teach the intricate nuances of Interview and Follow up skills. You can also find Jordan in the Boulder community teaching digestive and immunity-building workshops with a culinary focus. (you’ve never seen such beautiful food with such amazing flavor profiles!)
When she is not at CSCH, Jordan runs a small private practice by the name of Silver Wing Apothecary, where she see’s clients.
Ashlyn Newcomb
Admissions and Marketing Coordinator
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Jamie Glaze
Nutrition Faculty
Jamie, MSW, MPH, CN, is the Nutrition Program Administrator at the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism. She appreciates the complexity of the human condition and utilizes her graduate level training in health behavior/education and mental health in order to provide a framework for her teaching and clinical practice. She mentors students in the development of clinical skills and approach to supporting clients’ health goals.
Jamie is a food enthusiast, gardener and cook. She grew up on a farm eating seasonally from her family’s garden, canning and preserving food for the winter, and enjoying meals made lovingly from scratch. Her passion for nutrition and nourishment led her to develop her own major in Nutritional Health at the University of Michigan where she focused on ethnobotany, economic botany, food science and kinesiology.
Jamie holds a MSW and MPH from the University of Michigan. As a graduate of CSCH’s Fundamental, Advanced, Clinical Herbalism, and Flower Essences Programs as well as Pacific Rim College’s Community Herbalist and Holistic Nutrition Programs, she has over 1750 hours of clinical training in Western Herbalism and Holistic Nutrition that compliment and inform her approach to health and vitality. She uses her diverse skillset to mentor and support students as well as in her private practice, Common Herbal, in order to bridge the gaps in healthcare by supporting clients with holistic, preventative, mind/body approaches to physical challenges, mental health, and nutrition.
Jamie is also a licensed psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in a variety of treatment settings including school-based clinics, in-patient hospital settings, outpatient healthcare clinics, community mental health and private practice. She has provided health education, counseling and support to clients on topics ranging from anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, sexual and reproductive health, eating disorders, stress, chronic pain and addictions. Her passion for nutrition infuses her mental health practice where she specializes in the complex and dynamic intersection of mental health, the nervous system, and nutrition; better known as the mind/gut connection. She has additional certification in Nutrition for Mental Health.
Cat Pantaleo
Faculty
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Jessica Baker
Faculty
Jessica Baker is an acupuncturist, herbalist, educator, and public speaker. Her passion for sharing the messages of the plants is reflected in her private practice and her classes on aromatherapy, herbalism, and Chinese medicine. As a continuing education provider to acupuncturists and nurses, she teaches the importance of traditional medicine to health care professionals as well as to laypeople. She teaches at several herbal symposia and acupuncture conferences throughout the U.S. You can see Jessica’s blog here.
Dana Hutchinson
Faculty, Online Faculty
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Matthew Becker
Faculty, Online Faculty
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Sara Josey
Faculty, Online Faculty
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Lindsay Adams
Faculty, Online Faculty
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Ben Levine
Guest Faculty, Online Faculty
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Shane Schoolman
Faculty, Online Faculty
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Brigitte Mars
Guest Faculty, Online Faculty
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Meghan Schardt
Guest Faculty, Online Faculty
Meghan, CCH, CBFE, is the Flower Essence Program Director at the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism. She is a mentor and support for students as they pursue their wellness path within the vitalist tradition.
Meghan is a Certified Clinical Herbalist and Certified Bach Flower Essence Practitioner. She studied at the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism with Mary Barnes and Sheila Luna. Meghan has a deep passion and excitement for formulation, flower essences, clinical skills, as well as the nervous system (both human and animal alike). Meghan runs a small clinical practice under the name red fawkes apothecary. Meghan has created a flower essence kit to support the process of grief named ophelia’s grief garden. She is also a certified death doula through Going with Grace.
She holds her MFA in writing and poetics from Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Image, language, and sensation fuel the lens in which Meghan understands the world. She remains connected to language professionally as a proofreader for Sounds True Publishing.
Meghan has also studied the history and theory of yoga at Naropa University and Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.
“Deep in their roots, all the flowers keep the light.” –Theodore Roethke
Adrian Mintzmyer
Guest Faculty, Online Faculty
Adrian Mintzmyer, CCH, CN, is a botanist and herbalist with special enthusiasm for wild plants. At CSCH, he divides his time between hands-on outdoor classes focusing on our incredibly abundant and diverse medicinal mountain herbs, and classroom lectures on human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and materia medica in the Fundamentals of Medical Herbalism program. Adrian enjoys thinking of teaching as performance art, and incorporates song, dance, and mnemonic teaching techniques into many classes to improve student retention of the material.
As a white person of German, Czechoslovakian, Scott-Irish, and English ancestry, Adrian is working to better understand and address the forces of racism, colonization, and capitalism that impact the health of our communities. As an herbalist, he believes that the deepest healing can come from building reciprocal relationships with land. He teaches botany, ethical wildcrafting, and bioregional herbalism as a way to reconnect humans with their local ecosystems.
Adrian is a Certified Clinical Herbalist and Certified Nutritionist. He’s been formally studying plants for a little more than 10 years, including a 2-year apprenticeship at the Columbine School of Botanical Studies with Howie Braunstein, Steven Jager, and Heron Brae, studies at the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism with Paul Bergner, and completing the Clinical Program at CSCH with Lisa Ganora. Adrian is grateful to all who have offered knowledge and guidance, and as always, the plants themselves have been the most valuable teachers. When Adrian isn’t at CSCH, he runs a small business called Mountain Herbalism, where he sees clients and leads workshops on the wild medicinal and edible plants of the Rocky Mountains.
Monticue Connelly
Guest Faculty, Online Faculty
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Johnnie Heider-Kuhn
Guest Faculty, Online Faculty
Johnnie Heider-Kuhn, CCH, CN, is the Program Coordinator for the Advanced Herbalism Evening program at the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism. He teaches classes in Fundamentals and Advanced on Anatomy and Physiology, Materia Medica, Horticulture, Formulation, and Clinical Assessment. An entrepreneur, student of Kundalini yoga, artist, and urban farmer with a professional background in manufacturing and distributing herbal dietary supplements. He aims to shine light on the many professional plant paths available to the budding herbalists who continue their journey at CSCH, while celebrating each student’s unique skills.
While completing his Clinical Herbalism Certificate in 2018 at CSCH Boulder, Johnnie worked as a production associate at WishGarden Herbs, interned as a community herbalist at Herbs and Arts in Denver, and ran a 1-acre urban farming experiment with his husband in Lakewood.
Johnnie possesses a diverse skill set forged behind the scenes of three botanical brands over an 8-year career in natural wellness. A past AHPA committee member, holding roles for emerging and established brands including project management, product development, marketing, sales, procurement, regulatory affairs, and operations. A professional member of the American Botanical Council and American Herbalists Guild, Johnnie devours botanical and nutrition research out of an unquenchable thirst to enrich his mantra, “People-care and Planet-care are inextricably linked.” He also holds certificates in Permaculture Design and Corporate Social Responsibility, with a Bachelor’s of Art in Psychology and Fine Art.
Johnnie launched his private practice, Rainbow Heart Wellness, in 2022. Also an initiate of the South American folk medicine Kambô, he offers 1:1 Vitalism consultations and private ceremonies, live workshops, herb walks, and healing retreats for small groups around the Front Range and Western Slope. Otherwise, you can find Johnnie in the kitchen cooking for loved ones, or exploring the Rocky Mountains with his German Shepherd, Rosie.
Jane Reagan
Guest Faculty
Jane Reagan is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and has a Master of Education degree in Counseling. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS-C).
Jane teaches in all three programs at CSCH. One of the student’s favorite classes is Nutrition and Mental Health. Jane has been practicing as a nutrition counselor in the Boulder area for more than a 15 years. In addition to Jane’s private practice, she also worked as a Clinical Nutritionist at the University of Colorado’s Wardenburg Health Center for 10 years. Jane recently created an online program called the Eating Disorder Recovery Roadmap for Parents.
Monica Strachan
Nutrition Faculty
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Joshua Paquette
Online Faculty
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John Whiteman
Co-Director, Co-Owner
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Lindy Reinhardt
Co-Director, Co-Owner
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Akacia Rose
Guest Faculty
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Lauren Nichols
Guest Faculty
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Mary Barnes
Contributor
When she is not working in Lafayette for CSCH, Mary is at home in the small mountain town of Leadville, Colorado where she has a private practice serving a culturally diverse population. Mary studied under Feather Jones and Paul Bergner, graduating from the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in 2000, has completed two certificate programs in clinical nutrition, and continues the self-study of botanical medicine. She was a core faculty member at the North American Institute for Medical Herbalism as classroom and clinical faculty for eight years prior to transitioning to the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism.
Mary is a lifelong student of the human spirit and its relationship to the natural world. Her passion is plants, people, and creative endeavors. She is an accomplished botanical illustrator and gardener, and an aspiring violinist. She is the owner of Alfen Swan LLC, a business supporting vitality and creativity.
Mary Barnes, RH (AHG), CN
