Dr Jeff Leighton is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Maine Natural Health. Jeff is a professional pharmacologist, applying biochemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, and functional genomics to the design of products that improve health. Jeff has discovered and developed many drugs for the pharmaceutical industry, where he served as Principal Scientist or V.P. of Pharmacology. He has also founded and served as CEO, CSO or Board member of numerous biotechnology companies.

Jeff believes that the best medicine is preventative medicine. In recent years, he has been designing and developing all natural products at dose strengths that give a positive benefit to general wellness and also affect the initiation and progression of chronic diseases. He believes that scientific rigor should be applied to all natural products making specific health benefit claims. He leads in the application of Evidence Based Medicine to natural products and is conducting open label clinical trials to assess efficacy through the Natural Products Research Institute of New England.

Afton Stenger is responsible for the day-to-day running of the critical departments of Maine Natural Health such as production, marketing and sales assistance, and distribution.

Prior to joining MNH, she owned and operated two Maine companies that produced perishable products that were shipped globally. These experiences required a high level of organization and sourcing that have served her well in implementing procedures and processes that help ensure smooth sailing at Maine Natural Health.

Although her formal training is in business and computer science, her classes in graphic design at the Maine College of Art reflect her true love which she uses in package design here at MNH.