Tess Bliven's CV

Oakland

Professional Experience

Head of Production
Artemisia herbs
July 2006 - February 2011 
Dixon
During my six years of work-study I focused on cultivation, wild harvesting and herbal production including tincture making, mixing formulas, salve making, herbal oil making, herbal honey and syrup making, bath & beauty product production.
Production Manager
The herb store
December 2009 - January 2011 
Albuquerque
I formulated tincture and other in store products.
Herbalist
Scarlet Sage herbs
December 2010 - May 2011 
San Francisco
I worked directly with customers to help them find the right herbal remedies for their health concerns.
Freelance Instructor
Northern New Mexico College
July 2010 - July 2010 
Española
Co-taught day-long intensives for Northern New Mexico College on New Mexico medicinal plants and medicine making. Led groups of 25 students into the Rocky Mountains to learn about the local medicinal plants and then had a lab component where they learned how to process the herbs.
Nutrition Consultent
Freelance
September 2011 - May 2018 
I worked with individuals to establish their health goals and help them on the path to nutritional wellness.
Co-Founder
Common Seed Nutrition
August 2014 - October 2015 
Community nutrition education organization focused on offering holistic nutrition education.
Co-founder and Co-CEO
Shuffle Collective
January 2018 - Present 
Product, community, outreach and Shuffle Collective's Work Genome Project
Founder
Aveta Herbs
September 2009 - February 2011 
Herbal line for women's health during pregnancy and postpartum

Internships

May, 2006
Apprenticeship with master herbalist Susan Feaveayear/Artemisia Herbs/ Dixon
Over my six years apprenticing with Suasan Feaveayear I learned herbal cultivation, wild identification and harvesting, herbal product production, as well as clinical applications.
June, 2017
Internship with Rosemary Gladstar/sage mountain/ Montpelier
During my internship, I worked daily in Rosemary's garden and attended intensives with Rosemary Gladstar as well as other herbalists including Matthew Wood, Phyllis Light, Rocio Alarcon among others.

Education

bauman college of holistic nutrition
Certification in Nutrition Consulting
March 2011 - August 2013 
Fifteen month holistic nutrition consultant certification
Berkeley CIty College
Associates in Arts and Humanities
September 2013 - May 2015 
Focus on Film and Media
General Assembly
Classes in Product Management, User Experience Design, Data Analytics and Marketing
November 2015 - March 2016 
San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts in Cinema
August 2022 - December 2023 
San Francisco
Directing, Screenwriting