Our Board
Laurie Defrain Stemm
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Laurie was introduced to homeopathy when she saw incredible results for her son’s asthma. With a goal of introducing this healing modality to a larger audience, she became affiliated with the National Center for Homeopathy and ran her local study group for years. Laurie has now been on the HWB board for 9 years and looks forward to helping create more marketing opportunities for their successful initiatives for years to come. Prior to this, Laurie founded and operated a full service advertising agency for over 20 years and was recognized twice as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in the country by Venture magazine. To stay consistent with her personal mission to help educate and bring healthy options to the public, Laurie has co-authored a fun mental wellness workbook that is having great results for young adults with autism. |
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Suzanne was introduced to homeopathy in 1985 when she owned and operated a busy natural food market in Vermont. Excitement about this new modality led her to attend NCH's Summer School in 1988-1989. Not long after, her clientele encouraged her to found the Northern Vermont Affiliated Study Group. Suzanne is currently serving her seventh term as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. In addition to serving on a number of environmental commissions, she also co-chairs her town's Conservation Commission. Suzanne has served on HWB's board since 2012, as Secretary, Treasurer, webmaster, and editor (not all at the same time!). Suzanne graduated from Community College of Vermont in 1997 with a degree in Holistic Health and has studied at the New England School of Homeopathy since 1993.
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Suzanne Smith, CCH Treasurer |
Polly Millet, RN, MSN, CCH Secretary |
Polly discovered homeopathy in 2002 while exploring alternative modalities to share with her nursing students. Polly currently teaches in two homeopathy schools and consults with those interested in homeopathy in Florida. She is Treasurer of the Florida Homeopathic Society, and is a member of NCH and the Homeopathic Nurses Association. Polly is a retired nurse practitioner and nurse educator with many years of experience in classroom and clinical instruction. Polly is a graduate of the Florida Academy of Classical Homeopathy. She earned her BSN at Boston University School of Nursing, and her MSN Psychiatric Nursing at the University of South Florida.
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Pamela began learning and relying on homeopathy to help her family achieve its highest potential after her daughter experienced a brain injury from a medical mistake. Pamela currently runs her private homeopathic practice and has a line of homeopathic products for busy, active people. Her company, 10 TO 15, donates a portion of its profits to HWB. Prior to this, Pamela worked in the securities industry; focusing on project management, communications, and process redesign before attending law school. While in law school Pamela began the Innocence Project for which she was awarded the Pro Bono Award for her class. Pamela holds a B.Sc. in Psychology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. She obtained her HMC from Luminos Homeopathy. |
Pamela Lialias |
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Thera began her studies in homeopathy when she saw miraculous developmental progress in her daughter’s autism and her son’s asthma. Now, Thera has her own practice as a homeopath and nutritionist. In addition to volunteering at HWB, Thera volunteers at Seeds of Hope working with those affected by trauma, addiction, and mental health and at a clinic treating migrant workers. Thera previously worked as an Environmental Program Officer at Environment and Climate Change Canada developing policies and educational curricula. Thera studied Homeopathy at the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine and completed her internship in Tanzania with Homeopathy for Health in Africa working with those with HIV/AIDS. She holds an MES and a BSc from the University of Toronto.
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Thera Ip |
Eunice Laborde
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Eunice was introduced to homeopathy when a family member contracted Covid 19. She was impressed with the effective care that was provided via telehealth by HWB's practitioner to her loved one. Eunice is a nurse by profession, and cares very deeply about the health care challenges and education in Haiti. She has been deeply involved for 20 years in medical mission work in Haiti. When she learned of the great work HWB has been doing there, she volunteered to join the Board.
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