AHPA announces results of 2010 board of trustees election

March 22, 2010 — The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) welcomes four returning and one new member to the association’s board of trustees and congratulates the officers elected by their peers during the March 11 board meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

Katie Huggins was elected chair of the AHPA Board of Trustees. Gary Pay was elected vice chair. Wilson Lau will serve as Secretary and Mitch Coven will continue as Treasurer.

Joining in the vote for the election of officers were new board member Pay and returning members Travis Borchardt; Betsy Fallon; Edward Fletcher;  and Matt Redd.

The following are the AHPA Board of Trustees for 2010:

Katie Huggins, Chair, Traditional Medicinals

Cindy Angerhofer, Aveda Corporation

Travis Borchardt, Schwabe North America

Mitchell Coven, Vitality Works

Rupa Das, BI Nutraceuticals

Staci Eisner, PlusPharma

Edward Fletcher, Strategic Sourcing

Daniel Gagnon, Herbs, Etc.

Jackie Greenfield, Gaia Herbs

Lyra Heller, Metagenics

Sara Katz, Herb Pharm

Richard Kaufman, Paragon Laboratories

Beth Lambert, Herbalist & Alchemist

Wilson Lau, Nuherbs Company

Michael Lelah, NOW Foods

Shaheen Majeed, Sabinsa Corporation

Tom Newmark, New Chapter

Gary Pay, IdeaSphere

Matt Redd, A.M. Todd Company

Beth Curtin, GNC

Greg Tilford, Animal Essentials

Kay Wright, Hain Celestial

Source: American Herbal Products Association, www.ahpa.org