Get Involved With The OHA
OHA Committees, Subcommittees & Initiatives
Amber Westfall, RH, is our current volunteer coordinator. Anyone wishing to volunteer or who has ideas or questions about volunteering should reach out to Amber at volunteer@ontarioherbalists.ca.
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Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: BOD
Purpose: To allow all professional members of the OHA to participate in monthly meetings to learn about and influence matters relating to professional practice.
Head/Chair/Liaison: Bonnie Jean Stacey
Board Liaison: Vacant
Members: All professional members of the OHA are automatically members of the PMC, whether they attend PMC meetings or not. All professional and student members are welcome to attend PMC meetings. Students do not have a vote.
Time Commitment: Monthly meetings of 2 hrs; additional time on any projects the volunteer wishes to take on. Attendance at PMC meetings counts towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits for membership renewal.
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To give and receive support, network, and develop learning opportunities for members at the beginning of their practice of herbal medicine
Head/Chair: vacant
Board Liaison: Matthew Stapley
Members: Elena Pintilie, Meru Parmar.
Member Specifics: Open to all OHA student members and RHs for the first five years of professional membership.
Time Commitment: Biweekly meetings of 1 hr, additional time a volunteer wishes to offer in sourcing
and presenting case studies.
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: SNRH & BOD
Purpose: To liaise with students in herbal schools to obtain feedback
Head/Chair: Vacant
Board Liaison: Vacant
Members: Vacant
Time Commitment: A questionnaire has been drafted; volunteers needed to circulate & assess responses.
Status: Under Review (BOD), Not Accepting Members
Reports To: BOD and PMC
Purpose: To review the OHA Complaint Process/Disciplinary Procedure to recommend changes needed
Head/Chair: President
Board Liaison: Matthew Stapley
Members: Zhyfhs Millicent, Elena Pintilie, Susan Elliotson, Carla Spizzirri
Time Commitment: TBD
Status: Inactive, Not Accepting Members
Reports To: BOD and PMC
Purpose: To review the OHA Code of Ethics and Code of Practice as needed.
Head/Chair: Zhyfhs Millicent
Members: Vacant
Time Commitment: TBD
Status: Inactive, Not Accepting Members
Reports To: BOD
Purpose: Formed only when warranted by appeal of the PESC decision. Since this has never actually been needed, members (President + 4 Board members) are not listed.
Head/Chair: President
Board Liaison: Vacant
Members: Vacant
Time Commitment: TBD
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: Board
Purpose: To review the OHA By-laws as needed by changes in Provincial legislation.
Former Head Chair/Liaison: Lianna Vargas
Board Liaison: Vacant
Members: Vacant
Time Commitment: TBD
Status: Inactive, Not Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To fulfill and expand the OHA’s commitment to equality, accessibility and anti-oppression.
Board Liaison: Vacant
Members: Vacant
Members: Vacant
Time Commitment: Dependent on projects the SCA decides to undertake.
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: Board and PMC
Purpose: To define terms of a new membership category as required.
Head/Chair/Liaison: Vacant
Board Liaison: Vacant
Members: Lianna Vargas needed to review applications for Commercial membership
Time Commitment: Depends on number of applications received and thoroughness of reviews
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To find and advise members of opportunities for CPD credits and review annual renewals to
ensure CPD credits meet OHA standards.
Head/Chair/Liaison: Amber Westfall
Members: Amber Westfall
Time Commitment: sporadic; mainly around time of professional member renewals
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: Board
Purpose: To oversee purchase and sale of existing merchandise and consider future purchases listed on the OHA website.
Head/Chair/Liaison: Vacant
Members: Carla Spizzirri
Time Commitment: Hours Discussed Per Person.
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC and BOD
Purpose: To publicize the OHA to the general public
Head/Chair/Liaison: Katie Wolk
Members: Meru Parmar, Carla Spizzirri, Elena Pintilie, Matthew Stapley
Time Commitment: up to the volunteer and projects undertaken.
Reports To: BOD
Purpose: To review RPFs for website installation; oversee implemented projects
Members: Lianna Vargas, Katie Wolk, Nichole McFarlane
Current Initiatives: Updating the OHA website, Member Centre.
Reports To: BOD
Purpose: To oversee material posted on OHA website, and co-ordinate with web developer (who is??)
Head/Chair/Liaison: Admin Co-ordinator
Members: Lianna Vargas, Laura Holloway Elizabeth Boyd.
Reports To: Board
Purpose: To oversee collection of material, editing, layout and publication of the OHA ezine.
Head/Chair/Liaison: Lianna Vargas
Members: Lianna Vargas, Katie Wolk, Allison Breininger
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To fulfill and expand the OHA’s commitment to equality, accessibility and anti-oppression.
Currently INACTIVE, vacant
MEMBERS WELCOME
Time Commitment: dependent on projects the SCA decides to undertake
Currently inactive. VOLUNTEERS FOR NEW INITIATIVE WELCOME
Time Commitment: up to the volunteer
reports to Board and PMC
Purpose: To co-ordinate OHA marketing and member benefits
Head/Chair/Liaison: vacant
Members: Nancy Majoulian, Carla Spizzirri
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Time Commitment: up to the volunteer, probably many hours
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: BOD and PMC
Purpose: To arrange OHA sponsored events and co-ordinate OHA sponsors; arrange speakers
Head/Chair/Liaison: Matthew Stapley
Members: Elena Pintilie
Time Commitment: TBD
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: BOD
Purpose: To review applications for the OHA Bursary and disburse funds; follow up with report condition.
Head/Chair/Liaison: Treasurer, Elizabeth Boyd
Members: Xenia Ulok, Kathryn Patterson
Time Commitment: Dependent on number of applications received.
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To locate research relating to the use of herbs, write up for newsletter and website
Head/Chair/Liaison: Susan Elliotson, Katie Wolk
Members: Susan Elliotson, Lea Neglia, Katie Wolk, Brenda Boisvert, Elena Pintilie, Christina Sanguinetti
Time Commitment: monthly ½ hr meeting to share research found & decide on content of monthly newsletter.
Status: Active, Accepting Members
Purpose: Work with OHA members interested in using the OHA Field Garden (Tottenham) to grow or wild-craft herbs; areas in the garden available to OHA members without charge.
Head/Liaison: Lianna Vargas
Members: Lianna Vargas
Time Commitment: Weekly visits to the garden are preferred. Please reach out with questions.
Status: Active, Not Accepting Members
Purpose: To represent the OHA at the national level
Representatives: Lianna Vargas, Nancy Majoulian (NNHPD rep)
Status: Currently Inactive, Not Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To arrange RH speakers to inform other RHs of their individual practices, to be thru monthly
or bimonthly Zoom presentations, possibly in conjunction with the SNRH
Head/Liason: Vacant
Time Commitment: frequency up to the volunteer
Status: Accepting Status: Active, Accepting Members
Reports To: PMC
Purpose: To interview RHs, prepare short videos to be posted on OHA Find a Herbalist page to assist
the public in choosing a herbalist; co-ordinate with OHA Social Media officer, Nichole McFarlane
Head/Liason: Vacant
Members: Dana Rapkin
Time Commitment: up to the volunteer; initial high commitment, can proceed at slower pace.
Reports To: CCHA
Head/Liaison: CCHA director
Members: Vacant
If interested, contact CCHA representatives
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Your donation helps the Ontario Herbalists Association continue promoting safe, informed herbal practice across Ontario through education, community, and professional standards.
We gratefully accept financial contributions by e-transfer to onherbtreasurer@gmail.com.
If you would prefer to donate by cheque, please email our Treasurer at the address above for mailing details.
Please note that the OHA is not a registered charity and cannot issue charitable tax receipts.
Next Volunteer Committee Meeting:
Date TBD