Erin Smith, MSc, CCH, is a clinical herbalist and ethnobotanist and has been working with medicinal plants for more than 30 years. For ten years she worked internationally with indigenous and local communities on various issues surrounding traditional medicine, natural resource management, community-based conservation, and traditional knowledge, including for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and as Managing Director of Global Diversity Foundation – North America.
Erin is passionate about sustainability and social responsibility in the herbal and natural product industry and is actively involved in the industry surrounding these issues. She has been involved in the natural product industry for ten years and is currently Director of Science & Sustainability at WishGarden Herbs. She is a board member of the American Herbal Product Association (AHPA) and is co-Chair of AHPA’s Sustainability Committee. In addition to her work with AHPA, she is an Advisory Group member for the American Botanical Council’s Sustainable Herbs Program and the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and is a member of the IUCN’s Medicinal Plant Specialists Group.
Sessions
Panel - What Does Responsible Stewardship Look Like?