OUR CREW

Blaine Lando

Mattole Valley Naturals would still be the industry’s best kept secret without Blaine at the helm. Manufacturing, product reps, retailers, designers and mad scientists behind the scenes … Blaine orchestrates the flow. His business degree in Business-Economics from the University of California is a bonus, but his real life experience in employee and production management in both the private and corporate sector translate directly to the skills we need here to watch the bottom line. He’s a pretty decent surfer too.

Dr. Barre Paul Lando

It would be way too revealing to say exactly how long, but Dr. Lando has been a clinician for a long time. He is recognized for his innovation of effective treatment strategies, and herbal-nutrient formulas that would become the precursor to the Mattole Valley Naturals product line. Largely retired from private practice, he spends as much time as he can in his herb gardens, with his bees and martial arts training … teaching, research, and formulating assures that any “free” time is fully accounted for. Dr. Barre’s more complete bio can be read here.

Maressa Garner

Customer and media relations, financial management, administrative oversight…Maressa takes care of the nuts and bolts that keep things running smooth at headquarters and beyond. Her UCSB degree in Classical Languages and Literature has little real world application, however, she is finding the language of business and finance to be quite agreeable after the rigors of Greek and Latin scholarship. Her endless fascination with wellness (in every sense of the word) affords a happy fusion of work and play. She loves living between the mountains and sea with her boyfriend and two cats.