劉綺芸個人簡介     

          劉綺芸出身於中藥世家，在舊金山唐人街的家庭藥草店裏長大，大學畢業後在Mayway Herbs（美威行）從事全職工作。 自1997年以來，一直擔任Mayway的總裁，負責監管其從零售商店到經營2000多種中藥材和中藥產品的進口商和批發商的過渡和發展。 在過去30年，劉綺芸定期前往中國，以訪問和檢查Mayway的製造合作夥伴和種植者。 她現擔任美國中藥聯商會（Chinese Herb Trade Association of America）副會長一職，並為其法規部部長，世界中醫藥學會聯合會常務理事，以及美國草藥產品協會（American Herbal Products Association）的中國草藥委員會成員。 她的愛好包括覓食野生食用植物和研究美國華人歷史。

Growing up in the family herb shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Yvonne began working full time at Mayway Herbs after graduating University.  She has been President of Mayway since 1997 and has overseen its transition and growth from a retail store to an importer and distributor of over 2000 herbs and herbal products.  Yvonne has traveled extensively in China for the last 30 years to visit and inspect Mayway’s manufacturing partners and growers.  She serves as the Vice President of the Chinese Trade Association of America and is the Chair of its Regulatory Committee, Executive Director of  World federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, and as a member of the Chinese Herb Committee of the American Herbal Products Association. Her hobbies include foraging for wild edible plants and studying Chinese-American history.