Laura I. Mezei, MHA is the herbalist and founder of Blessed Birches. She received her Masters in Health Arts degree from Goddard College and her Bachelor of Science in Special Education from the University of Hartford. She is a certified Herbalist, Aromatherapist, and Flower Essence Practitioner who follows the Defeat Autism Now! philosophy and methods.

Attorney-at-Law; Mr. Pletcher concentrates his practice in the areas of special education law (representing families of children with disabilities and school districts), the rights of the disabled, estates, wills and trusts, guardianships and health care law. He has conducted seminars and presentations in the areas of disability and special education law for school districts, parents groups and agencies who serve individuals with disabilities and their families. He has served on several Board of Directors of agencies serving individuals with disabilities and was the recipient of the Special Achievement Award from the Western New York Chapter of the National MS Society in 1998. Mr. Pletcher is a contributor to the legal treatise: Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Analysis of Federal Law, and is an Adjunct Professor at Daemen College where he teaches a graduate course in Special Education Law.