Mountain Rose Herbs | Our Staff -
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Published on: 4/11/2007
Last Visited: 4/11/2007
Shawn Donnille
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Shawn Donnille Operations Manager & Director of Quality Control
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Shawn first became involved with Mountain Rose Herbs as a passionate young idealist with a fervent desire to change the world.He was the towns notorious rabble rouser always petitioning for mandatory labeling on genetically modified food crops, encouraging people to support the rights of indigenous peoples, fighting for the protection of endangered or threatened species and struggled continuously to uphold the integrity of organic standards.Then came Mountain Rose Herbs.Shawn saw an opportunity to further knowledge not only himself, but those he served to educate.This is what he has to say."Its quite an entertaining story actually.
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Shawn has a fierce determination to guarantee to all of our customers that he will deliver a high quality, GMO free, certified organic product and has a constant and relentless eye on ensuring that workers of our suppliers, both domestically and overseas, receive just compensation for their labor.He also works hard to guarantee that the origins of all our products treat both the community and its ecology with unprecedented respect.In 2001 Shawn proposed that Mountain Rose Herbs eradicate ALL conventionally grown products from its product line entirely and have this completed by 2003. (The first time such a commitment to organic agriculture has ever been displayed in the history of the herbal industry) Shawn's primary responsibility is the total quality control of all our products and he is the director of all operational procedures for the company.Working a 12-14 hour day is not uncommon for this poor soul, for he loves the work like no other, and some question his sanity ... In his spare time he can be found sifting through fine works of literature from his private library, the "Bibliotheca Curiosita" or library of curiosities.
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There have been several instances where products have been outright rejected or abandoned by Mountain Rose Herbs because as Shawn so willingly stated ... it has animal bits in it".