Come Meet Our Team
Our Team is a dedicated group of industry experts united under one mission: Delivering innovative and ethical solutions, to give you, our highly valued health practitioners, access to the highest quality herbal extracts and practitioner only supplements for the utmost affordability and prescribing convenience.
Our Inspiring CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
PG DipHealthSci, BHSc, Dip Clinical HerbMed Sam was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland and moved to New Zealand in 1999. She is a degree qualified Medical Herbalist with 15 years clinical experience. Sam has worked in various capacities including nationwide consultation with allied health professionals, conference presentations at health seminars as well as lecturing and clinical practice. Sam brings a wealth of knowledge to ProHerb's sales and marketing team at ProHerb and also to her voluntary position with NZAMH in her role on the political subcommittee. Imparting knowledge and learning is a passion of Sam's whereby she is committed to the field of nutritional and herbal therapeutics. Sam runs a general practice with a special interest in Natural Fertility Management (for both men and women), weight loss and bowel conditions including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome. |
Meet Your Local Practitioner Consultants
JANE CARTER
South Island Practitioner Consultant
NZRN, ND Jane's role as the South Island Practitioner Consultant at ProHerb is to offer technical support, product training and share clinical experience with her clients. She previously had a long involvement with ProHerb during the years she was employed at The Herbal Dispensary in Christchurch. Originally trained as a Registered Nurse in the 1980's, nursing both in New Zealand and overseas, Jane then re-trained as a Naturopath. She graduated in 1994 from the Canterbury College of Natural Medicine and has been in part-time clinical practice for 25 years. Jane continues practising her Saturday morning clinics so she can maintain her clinical experience which provides value to her role. Jane was the Western Medical Sciences (WMS) tutor at the Christchurch branch of the New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine where she taught degree level anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology for 4 ½ years. Outside of work hours Jane enjoys gardening, walking in the hills, playing classical and jazz piano, has sung in a world music a'capella choir for 20 years and currently sings in a voluntary hospice threshold group, singing softly at bedside for people facing life's transitions. |
TRACY GERBER
Upper North Island Practitioner Consultant
BHSc (CompMed), AdvDipNat, AdvDipMedHerb Tracy graduated with a degree in Naturopathy and Medical Herbalism from South Pacific College of Natural Medicine in 2005. She also trained as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in Pulmonology in the 80's. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she arrived in New Zealand in 1997. Tracy ran her own Naturopathic clinic for several years before managing a health store for 6 years, including in-store consultations and hemaview. Her role with ProHerb is to offer product training, technical support and sharing her clinical experience with practitioners. Her absolute passion is with skin conditions, gut health, mood and stress support. Outside of work, she loves developing her herb garden and is an absolute foodie! She enjoys reading, playing the organ, nature and fishing. |
ANYA WELLINGTON
Lower North Island Practitioner Consultant
Adv Dip Naturopathy, Dip Herb Med, Dip Nutrition Anya is based in Wellington and works as practitioner consultant for the lower North Island area. She has been with ProHerb since 2012 providing product training, technical support and sharing her clinical experience with practitioners. Anya particularly enjoys working with and supporting new graduates who are establishing their clinics. Anya's passion for MediHerb began in 2000 when she started her training as a naturopath and medical herbalist at the Australian College of Natural Medicine in Melbourne. She worked in clinical practice for 14 years and was also an in-store naturopathic consultant during that time. Outside of work, Anya loves spending time travelling, practicing yoga, reading and walking her dogs around Wellington's many beautiful coastal and bush walks. |
Meet Our Admin & Office Team
ANG MITCHELL
Office and Health & Safety Manager
NZDipBusL&M Ang has been recently promoted within ProHerb to our Office and Health & Safety Manager. Graduated with a New Zealand Diploma in Business (Leadership & Management) in 2021. She is a Cantabrian who has worked in Retail banking, Ministry of Social Development and Tennis Canterbury. Watching her son play soccer and rugby league for Canterbury, her passion is clearly sport and outside of work Ang is a member of the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club, a Junior Canterbury Lawn Bowls and Tennis Representative. Loves yoga, cycling and fun times with Dugan, the family Jack Russell. Her role is leading and developing our passionate Customer Services and Office Administration team within our positive ProHerb workplace culture to great success. |
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JORDANA DOS REIS
Customer Service & Admin Superstar
BNatMed Jordana graduated with a degree in Naturopathy & Herbal Medicine from Wellpark College in 2020. She also trained as Yoga Teacher in 2017. Born and raised in Brazil, Jordana moved to New Zealand in 2007. Her role with ProHerb is to offer amazing customer service, introduce suppliers’ new products to the ProHerb community and answer all your questions regarding events, webinars, and seminars. Jordana is also one of our lead naturopaths reponsible for ProHerb's Herbal Dispensary, bottling and mixing many of our tonics for our customers and their patients. Outside of work, Jordana runs an online naturopathic practice. She loves the outdoors, hiking, rock climbing, road tripping in her campervan, and loves her food. |
TRACEY GOLD
Customer Service & Admin Superstar
Tracey is a certified Personal Trainer with an interest in all aspects of holistic health and wellness, but most importantly she is the mother of an eccentric and outspoken 4-year-old girl who lives for fashion, cats, and dancing. "She is by far my greatest accomplishment!" Tracey has worked in retail, customer service and administration for 17 years and has a passion for people. Her role within ProHerb is extremely varied but her main objective is to ensure every customer service experience is exceptional. Outside of work Tracey enjoys yoga, music, spending time with family and is obsessed with the idea that any individual can change the world! She is always seeking to expand her knowledge and have plans to further her study with health and lifestyle coaching and Yoga Teacher Training. Tracey has also recently launched a blog called "The Possessed Flower" dedicated to empowering people to be their most magical and beautiful selves |
MICHELLE BREACH
Customer Service & Admin Superstar
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Meet Our Warehouse & Manufacturing Team
SHARIAH IRVING |
RICK MURCH |
BRENDA FILLINGHAM |
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Warehouse Assistant Superstar
Shariah recently joined the Proherb warehousing team and is enjoying the busy environment. Originally from the River City in the North Island, she spent some time in the Northern Territory in Australia before settling in Christchurch 7 years ago. She has 2 young boys who keep her on her toes when she isn't in warehouse, and spends her spare time expanding her cooking and baking repertoire, as well as playing table top board games, watching documentaries or docuseries and animation. |
Warehouse Team Leader
Rick has joined the team in the warehouse and is enjoying the busy environment and learning about the ProHerb products. He is married with three children and three grandchildren who all live overseas. After living in Australia for 10 years, Rick and his wife have returned to Christchurch bringing with them their two rescue cats (Tom and Jerry) who they could not consider leaving behind. Rick loves travelling and sampling the different kinds of food and wine both nationally and internationally. He enjoys all sports and spending time in his vegetable garden. |
Warehouse Assistant Superstar
Brenda has recently joined the "family" at ProHerb and is really enjoying learning all the aspects of working in the warehouse department. She leads a quiet life, has three wonderful (sometimes) children, a fabulous (always) grand-daughter, loves reading and the outdoors. Brenda is proud to be a member of the ProHerb team and their innovative efforts in being eco-friendly. |
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