Bill Mease

Senior Director, Research & Development

Bill has over 20 years of personal care and pharmaceutical experience and spent nearly 9 years with philosophy/Coty as the Manager of Process Chemistry and Engineering. As the Research and Development team leader, his scope of responsibility covers formula development through commercialisation. He is a critical collaborator with the Operations team as it relates to manufacturing capabilities, capital acquisitions, market trends, and new technologies.

Bill earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Nora Zorich, MD, PhD

Chair, Advisory Board

Nora Zorich is an independent pharmaceutical, OTC drugs and dietary supplement consultant, following her retirement from Procter & Gamble, where she was vice president of research and development. Zorich's expertise includes women's health, nutrition, metabolism and biochemistry. She also has leadership experience in regulatory affairs, global clinical development, statistics, microbiology, human safety, global post-market surveillance and biotechnology. Zorich earned her M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and is a licensed physician in Ohio.

Howard I. Maibach, MD

Howard Maibach is a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California at San Francisco. Maibach's specialties include contact and occupational dermatitis and he is an expert in dermatotoxicology, or the skin exposure toxicity. Maibach has been on the editorial board of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine and is certified in dermatology.

Naissan O. Wesley, MD, FACMS

Dr. Naissan Wesley is a diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology and fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic surgeon. The author of over 20 published articles in cosmetic dermatology and dermatologic surgery, Dr. Wesley is the invited guest editor of the first "Skin of Color" issue of Seminars of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery and invited journalist for the Aesthetic Section of Dermatology News. She is a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, and American College of Mohs Surgery. Dr. Wesley completed medical school and residency at the University of California, San Francisco and a Mohs and cosmetic dermatology fellowship at Skin Care Physicians in Chestnut Hill, MA. She is in private practice and the director of Mohs Surgery at Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, CA. She is also the Clinical Instructor of Dermatology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Laura Fortner, MD

Laura Fortner is an obstetrician / gynecologist and Arbonne Independent Consultant, National Vice President in Navarre, Ohio. Fortner has been practicing medicine for 17 years and is currently a Fellow of the American Medical Society of ObGyns. She received her medical degree from University of Toledo Medical School and is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology.

Molly Geil, PhD

Molly Geil is a licensed psychologist and Arbonne Independent Consultant, National Vice President in Reno, Nevada. Molly was a professor of psychology at the University of Northern Colorado and is a current member of the National Association of School Psychologists.

Robert E. Grove, PhD

Robert E. Grove is a business executive and entrepreneur with over thirty years' experience in the medical and beauty device industry. Dr. Grove received a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell, and his Ph.D. in laser applications from MIT. In 1993, Grove co-founded Star Medical Technologies, which became the market leader with its LightSheer diode laser system for permanent hair reduction. Dr. Grove served two terms on the Board of the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) from 1995-1998, and was recently appointed to the Nominating Committee by the Society’s president. Grove created TRIA Beauty in 2003, a world leader in light-based aesthetic devices for the consumer market. In 2012, Grove led ON Light Sciences, Inc., a tattoo-removal company that was acquired by Merz in 2016. Dr. Grove is the author of six scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds 25 U.S. patents.