Heather Jackson is the Co-Founder and President of Unlimited Sciences and Realm of Caring Foundation, an internationally acclaimed nonprofit primarily serving families who are dealing with life-limiting and chronic health conditions. Her mission, after helping her son transition from hospice to health, is to reimagine the way we think, talk, and respond to plant medicine and the people who use it. To that end, she is committed to innovative scientific research, building global communities and advancing demanded conversations about these life-changing approaches to health. She is an international speaker, published researcher and author, and her work has been featured on Dateline, 60 Minutes Australia and CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta as well as in the New York Times, National Geographic, TIME and Good Housekeeping.

Del Jolly’s plant medicine journey began after visiting The Realm of Caring in early 2016. After understanding the vast potential to help children and adults alike, Del dedicated his time to advocating for natural medicine. While working for Charlotte’s Web Hemp oil, Del became the outreach director for Decriminalize Denver, the first of its kind legislation to pass the decriminalization of psilocybin. Since then, Del has worked tirelessly to recruit for the Unlimited Sciences/JHU study, was part of the Decriminalize Nature Boulder County steering committee, and has advocated for the decriminalization of all entheogens.

As the Executive Director, Katie’s work raises awareness for psychedelic plant medicines: reducing stigma and promoting responsible psychedelic use for collective healing. She is a trained somatic psychedelic facilitator and certified master coach. Katie started her own journey to wellness in 2014 when she became a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200). Since then, she’s earned certifications in behavioral neuroscience, positive psychology and primal health coaching, with specialties in the human intestinal microbiome and functional therapeutic diets. Katie’s prior leadership experience in marketing spans manufacturing, retail and agency environments — cultivating brands to engage with customers, leading highly collaborative teams and building platforms for sustainable growth.

Dara Lightle is a mother of a special needs adult daughter who moved to Colorado to access cannabis legally for a medical condition. After experiencing the huge benefits from cannabis, Dara began to explore how natural medicines could help others. A recent graduate of Pike Peaks State College with a double major in Psychology and Studio Art, Dara graduated Summa cum laude and is an art award recipient, Dara hopes to use her academic achievements in the clinical psychedelic field, following the guidance of Proposition 122. Dara is currently a trained psychedelic Sitter and a Guide candidate at Center for Medicinal Mindfulness. Dara is the cofounder and current president of an LGBTIA2S+ 500+ member group. Dara believes in bringing marginalized communities closer to research based natural medicine wellness.