About Staff Portsmouth - Herbal Path Natural Pharmacy

	Ron Stock is a Registered Pharmacist, founder, and owner of The Herbal Path. Ron has been a Dover resident since his relocation to the Seacoast in 1996. Ron opened The Herbal Path in 1997 with the mission of providing a reputable source of information on integrative medicine in addition to a source of high quality therapeutic natural products. Throughout his 25 plus years of experience in the health field, Ron has always been an innovator and a pioneer, seeking ways to improve patient outcomes, compliance, and helping to educate people to be responsible for their own health and well-being. Bringing his pharmacy background to the herbal and natural medicine world enables Ron to have a better understanding of how natural medicines work and how they may interact with prescription drugs. Ron is a 1988 graduate from Rutgers University College of Pharmacy. He has previously worked in many facets of the pharmaceutical field including retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, HMO pharmacy, and pharmaceutical manufacturing and pharmaceutical sales. Ron is the founding president and current treasurer of NESHHA, the New England Seacoast Holistic Health Association. Ron is also founder of the Journey to Wellness Integrative Medical Center which is located next door to The Herbal Path.

	Chantelle Long is a new resident of the New Hampshire area and delighted to be a part of the Herbal Path staff. She is from Florida where she worked at a loose tea company and developed her awareness of natural healing. She and her husband have been stationed here thanks to his position in the Coast Guard. She is relatively new to the holistic health industry, but is very eager to learn so she can educate cusotmers on how to live a happy and healthy lifestyle. With her extensive background in tea, she has adapted her knowledge to educate people in the benefits of blending herbs with tea leaves for maximized health.

	RebeccaPetee is a familiar face in the Seacoast Herbal community. She comes from a long back ground, 20 years, of varied herbal experience; first receiving training with Rosemary Gladstar at Sage Mountain in Vermont, then working at The Mustard Seed, Harbour Womens Health, York Hospital and having her own practice, Lady's Mantle Herbals. Rebecca has been a large part of education in the herbal field with her offerings of classes at many local adult education programs as well as conferences in the medical field. Rebecca was the former manager at our Dover store and then took a sabbatical to go to Austin, TX and work at the American Botanical Council, the publishers of HerbalGram. While there she was the Education Coordinator offering herbal training to pharmacy and dietitian interns as well as maintaining the 30 medicinal garden beds. She is delighted to be back on the Seacoast and managing our Portsmouth store.