February 2,3 - Ryan Drum
Natural Approaches to Thyroid Health. Therapeutic Uses of Seaweeds. Principles and ethics of wild-crafting medicinal plants. 
With a PhD in Botany, he has taught for several years at Universities such as UMASS and UCLA.  He has been an adjunct faculty at Bastyr University since 1984 and lectures at most of the major herbal conferences and herbal schools.

Biography: Ryan Drum has a BSc in Chemical Technology and a PHD in Botany (Phycology), and did postdoctoral studies  whilst a NATO Scholar at the Universities of Bonn, Germany and Leeds, England on Cell Biology using the Electron Microscope and Microcine.

As professor, he taught Botany and related subjects at Universities (UMASS/Amherst,UCLA, WWU) for 10 yrs.
He studied Herbal Medicine with Ella Birzneck, founder of Dominion Herbal College in British Columbia for 12 years, and taught at their  summer seminars for 25 years.
He has been an adjunct faculty at Bastyr University since 1984 and lectures at most of the major herbal conferences and herbal schools.

He specializes in Seaweed Therapies, Thyroid issues, and Men's Health.
His the author of over 30 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, the author of Electron Microscopy of Diatom Cells 1966, Springer Verlag, a 100-Plate Atlas, in print for 20 years, and a contributing author of two chapters in: Plant the Future (Gladstar and Hirsch 2001) and a chapter in Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology, M. Friedman 2005.

He lives in a rustic little hilltop cabin he built 30 years ago on a remote island, off the grid without indoor plumbing or refrigeration.
He is the proud father of tree wonderful children and two fantastic grandchildren.
He believes in true patient autonomy: the freedom and right to choose one's caregivers independent of their  official certification.

October 6,7 – Cascade Anderson Geller
Herbal therapies for the Nervous System and  Related Imbalances.  
With great respect for traditions around the globe, Cascade has been a practicing herbalist for more than 30 years.  The past five years she has dedicated to political activist work involving public water, land and plant resources.

Biography: Cascade Anderson Geller, Herbalist
For more than thirty years, Cascade has brought people together with plants in the classroom, field, forest, beach and desert. She has instructed her own two-year program, Herbs as Rewarding Companions, and been on the faculty of three naturopathic colleges for many years. The passion for deepening understandings between humans and the natural world has given rise to her many herb walks given, and taken, around the globe. She was a founding member of the Everett House Healing Center in Portland, Oregon in 1979 and was practicing medicinal herbalist for a dozen years in a clinical setting with M.D.'s, N.D.'s, and other practitioners. Over the past fifteen years, her best herbal practice has been as a mother, householder and community herbalist. The past five years she has dedicated to political activist work involving public water, land and plant resources. She honors the Earth, her family, elder herbalists such as Ella Birzneck of Dominion Herbal College, and her many colleagues for her education. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.

April 5,6 - Rosemary Gladstar
Sacred Teachings of the Plants. 
The “Mother” of Herbalism, Rosemary is the founder and director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center and Botanical Sanctuary. 

Biography: Rosemary has been practicing, living, learning, teaching and writing about herbs for over 30 years.  She is the author of nine books including the popular Herbal Healing for Women and the Gladstar Family Herbal. She is the founder/director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center and Botanical Sanctuary, Founder of United Plant Savers, The International Herb Symposium and the director of the NE Women’s Herbal Conference.  Along with creating community and loving people, herbs are her passion and joy in life. 

March 1,2 - David Hoffmann
Herb/drug selections, interactions and safety.  Herbal Critical Thinking!
With a wide array of knowledge, David has authored 17 books including the Holistic Herbal.  He is one of the founding members and a past president of the American Herbalist Guild, and a member of the advisory board of the American Botanical Council and United Plant Savers.

Biography: A Fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, David Hoffmann has been a phytotherapist for 30 years. He is one of the founding members and a past president of the American Herbalist Guild, and is on the advisory board of the American Botanical Council and United Plant Savers.

He promotes phytotherapy throughout the English speaking world, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada. He teaches at the California School of Herbal Studies and is visiting faculty at Bastyr University.

The author of 17 books, his latest is a textbook on science and clinical skills for phytotherapists entitled Medical Herbalism published by Inner Traditions. 

December 1, 2 - Kathi Keville
Herbs of Mary Magdalene.  The Art and Science of Aromatherapy.  Herbs for Women’s health.
An herbalist and aromatherapist for over 35 years, Kathi has written over 200 magazine articles and 12 books including Women’s Herbs, Women’s Health.  She consults for aromatherapy and cosmetic companies, owns a mail-order company, Oak Valley Herb Farm, and is director of the American Herb Association.

Biography: Kathi Keville brings the  art of herbalism and aromatherapy  to life in spirited seminars she teaches in North America and Europe. An herbalist and aromatherapist for over 35 years, she has written over 200 magazine articles and12 books, including Herbs for Health and Healing, Aromatherapy: The Complete Guide to the Healing Arts. and Aromatherapy for Dummies! She consults for aromatherapy and cosmetic companies, owns a mail-order company, Oak Valley Herb Farm, and is director of the American Herb Association. www.ahaherb.com

November 3,4 – Karyn Sanders
Native American Herbal Energetics.
Co-founder and instructor of the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine in Yreka, CA., Karyn has been teaching and practicing herbal medicine from an energetic perspective for over 32 years.

Biography: Karyn Sanders, clinical herbalist and teacher, has been working with plants for most of her life. She was first trained by her Choctaw grandmother in traditional plant medicine. In her mid-teens she apprenticed with a Mexican curandera and has subsequently studied with various traditional teachers as well as Western herbalists. Karyn has been teaching and practicing herbal medicine from an energetic perspective for over 32 years. 

Currently Karyn, along with her partner, direct the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine.  You can hear her live radio show, The Herbal Highway, that is aired weekly since on KPFA, 94.1FM out of Berkeley, California.

January 12,13 - Matthew Wood
Putting It All Together: How to Practice Holistic Herbalism. Musculoskeletal Health.  
A practicing herbalist since 1982, Matthew has been an active practitioner of traditional Western herbalism descending to us from our European, Anglo-American, and Native American heritage. He is the author of 4 acclaimed books including the Book of Herbal Wisdom.

Biography: Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist since 1982.  He has been an active practitioner of traditional Western herbalism. While Matthew believes in the virtue of many other healing modalities, he has always been inspired to learn, preserve, and practice the tradition of herbal medicine descending to us from our European, Anglo-American, and Native American heritage. He is a member of the American Herbalists Guild (registered herbalist) and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Science program, Scottish School of Herbal Medicine (accredited by the University of Wales).