2024 NHHN-AHG Officers
President, Ann Jackson, has been an Herbalist since 2002 and a Massage Therapist since 2007. She has been a member of NHHN for several years, becoming social Media Coordinator in 2019, serving as Secretary in 2022, and Vice President in 2023. Ann looks forward to helping NHHN grow as a community and continue offering educational resources for herbal medicine, gardening and a healthy environment.
Vice President, Kris Foss, is the founder/owner of Moon Mama Herbals. Kris is a community herbalist and certified end-of-life doula. She offers workshops, speaking events, educational programs, herbal wellness consultations, space cleansing, women’s circles and retreats. She served as Treasurer for NHHN in 2023, volunteers her time as a peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Herbalist Guild, and as a member of Bradford’s Economic Development Committee. Kris has a Masters of Education and currently works for the University of Minnesota, Direct Support Workforce Solutions. She lives in Bradford, NH.
Secretary, Mikayla Humiston has a strong background in food systems and a desire to learn more about the herb world. Mikayla is the CSA manager for Heron Pond Farm, in Kingston, NH. Her passion is connecting people with local food and each other. When she’s not pursuing her career, she can be found cooking, reading, knitting, skiing, hiking, or enjoying time with friends and family.
Executive Advisor Emeritus, Maria Noël Groves, is an author of Body into Balance and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and owner of Wintergreen Botanicals Herbal Clinic & Education Center in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Maria writes and teaches nationally about herbal medicine and offers both on site and distance herbal study courses and virtual health consultations. She practices Western herbal medicine with a focus on herbs common in commerce, the garden, and bioregional wild plants as well as nutrition and whole foods. She is trained primarily by the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (Michael Moore) and Sage Mountain (Rosemary Gladstar), as well as other teachers including Christine Tolf and Nancy Phillips. Maria co-founded the NH Herbal Network in 2009 and worked as the primary group organizer/president from 2009 through 2015. She was the group treasurer in 2022 and has now – with our growing and vital key board members listed above – stepped back into a more background/supportive “emeritus” role.