Herbalist, Paramedic, Nurse, Firefighter, InnerCartographer.
Living Rustic, Tiny, Simply, in Service>
Weaving Marginalized Wellness Worlds Together.
Supporting a New Tomorrow.

Raine E. Ford of Mountain Woman Medicine & Nemeton
Medical / Wellness Lead for the Nemeton Wellness Collective        
(Radio Com name: Black Panther)

Major Training & experiences that inform and shape:

  • EMT-Paramedic (graduated from Broome Community College with Associates Degree in Paramedic Science. ‘02
  • 2 years Paramedic Crew Chief experience in high call volume EMS agencies.)’02-’04
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Binghamton University. (NY) Spring ‘09
  • Graduate of Northeast School of Botanical Medicine (Ithaca NY) Oct ‘09. Had been working with herbal medicine since ‘96 informally.
  • Began Human Design experiment in 2011 and Gene Key contemplations in 2014.
  • Working in event based Medical Teams since 2012, hired as Medical & Safety Lead since 2016 in various iterations for various events around the Northeast US. (Unifier Festival, PermaJam, Portal Burn, Spirit Fire Festival, Rites if Spring & Forest Dance are some of the events she has supported.  
  • Teaching Emergency Holistic Mojuicine & holistic first aid, herbal medicine making, plant identification, western energetics & eastern ayurvedics (Doshas) since 2010.
  • Developer of the TouchStones System alongside Nemeton Wellness Collective.

Minor:

  • Firefighter (Interior, with SCBA) ‘99-’01 with East Maine Fire Department (NY)
  • Incident Command Training and in-the-field experience as EMT-Paramedic.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS Cert)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS Cert)
  • EMT Clinical Instructor for Broome County NY ‘.
  • Tutored, at college level, microbiology, chemistry & anatomy & physiology ‘01 & ‘08
  • Have been a part of most every team and played the basic spectrum of all the role in the realms of Theatre since age 3. This gives me a unique skill in shifting perspectives roles (director, actor, producer, ticker sales), hats (synching sound & lighting team actions) and tasks (ie: cueing music & curtains). 

*I currently holds no active certifications or licensures (by Choice); This allows me to support as a “commonly good person” under the Good Samaritan Law.  I am not the choice you want if:  you are looking to CYA, answer to legalities, or be covered by some event insurance policies.  

Learn more about the Full Spectrum “Community Wellness” offering here. 

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