Our Team - The Healing Rose

Laura Beohner, CEO & Co-Founder

Laura Beohner is the CEO & Co-Founder of The Healing Rose, which was founded in 2016 after Laura’s dislocated kneecap injury helped her to discover the power of topicals that are infused with a synergy of cannabinoids, herbs, and essential oils. The Healing Rose is an organic hemp cannabinoid MDAR-licensed manufacturer based in Newburyport, MA.

As a mmj patient for 10+ years, Laura is passionate about helping other understand the benefits of cannabis and hemp. She believes it’s important to educate consumers about the different options for consumption methods, and that everybody’s Endocannabinoid System is unique to them, and so is everyone’s journey with cannabinoids.

Laura is a sought-after public speaker for conventions and trade shows all over New England for the past 8+ years. Laura is the Director and Founder of the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition. Additionally, Laura is on the Board of Directors for Elevate Northeast and is on the Board of Directors for Northeast Sustainable Hemp Association (NOSHA). The Healing Rose won the 2023 NECANN Community Award for “Champion in Corporate Social Responsibility” and the 2018 award for “Best New England Company. THR’s topicals have received the “Best Topical” award in 6 different competitions. Laura won the 2020 NECANN Community Award for “Massachusetts Cannabis Activist of the Year”.

In Laura’s free time, she enjoys coaching girls softball and basketball, spending time with her 3 children, fiancé Zach, and pets, and exploring new places in the world. Laura’s hobbies include camping, hiking, biking, bowling, shooting hoops, and yoga. Laura is also a mentor through EforAll Merrimack Valley.

Contact: Laura@thehealingroseco.com

Zach McInnis, COO & Co-Founder

Prior to starting The Healing Rose in 2016 with his fiancé Laura, Zach McInnis was a trained chef for nearly 10 years and went to culinary school right out of high school. For a year prior to launching, Zach dove into the world of organic skincare formulating and attended several classes and programs. He also continues to educate himself on hemp/cannabis and the various cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, and other compounds.

Zach has the mind of a master formulator and is solely responsible for creating all of The Healing Rose’s products and formulations. As COO, Zach oversees the day to day operations of our production team, ensuring that our products are made consistently and in compliance with our organic certification and manufacturing standards. Zach takes a great amount of pride in helping others through using cannabinoids to improve their lives and to understand the science behind how they work with our bodies.

Zach’s hobbies including spending time with his two daughters, two dogs and two cats. He loves the White Sox, camping, traveling, learning new things, and creating intricate, flavorful food at home for his family.

Contact: Zach@thehealingroseco.com

Shannon - Production Manager

From the coast of Massachusetts, Shannon has always been a cannabis enthusiast with a passion for healing. At the beginning of college she started to have stomach issues, and throughout the years she had exhausted efforts, doctors and many medications. With a laundry list of side effects from the medications, she needed a more natural way to heal. She turned to the mother plant, cannabis, and started ingesting CBD. She is extremely happy to learn more in depth about CBD, and be part of a company helping others be in charge of their own healing too. In her free time, you can catch her enjoying live music, the outdoors and writing.

Megan - Production Team Member

When Megan was first introduced to the benefits of CBD, it quickly became a staple in her daily wellness ritual. Since 2018, CBD has played an essential role in assisting her achieve a balanced state of mind and a greater sense of well-being. She lives a very active lifestyle as a yoga teacher and fitness enthusiast and has found CBD to be a positive way to relax, unwind, and recover from her day. She harbors a great joy for mindful living and firmly believes that CBD is the perfect way to kickstart your day in a calm and focused state. Megan is a Newburyport resident who feels great pride in being a part of this community. In her free time you will find her biking around town, walking her dog, and on her yoga mat.

Melissa - Wholesale Account Manager

Originally from New York but a true New Englander at heart, Melissa brings over a decade of passion for cannabis and a deep commitment to lifelong learning about its many therapeutic benefits. Her belief in the plant’s healing potential was solidified in 2012, when she witnessed how cannabinoids helped ease the side effects of chemotherapy and brought comfort to her mother during her experience with metastatic lung cancer.

A long-time customer of The Healing Rose, Melissa has integrated CBD and other minor cannabinoids into her own wellness routine—and her dogs’—for years. Her desire to help others, paired with a profound respect for the power of plant medicine, naturally led her to join a company that aligns with her values and mission.

Melissa began her journey with The Healing Rose on the production line in 2022, gaining hands-on experience with our company’s meticulous process and product integrity. In late 2024, she stepped into a new chapter as Wholesale Account Manager, bringing her passion and product knowledge to support and grow meaningful partnerships.

When she’s not lending a hand in the lab or connecting with our partner accounts, you’ll find Melissa soaking in the natural world, experimenting in the kitchen, exploring new places, or battling it out in a lively game of Mario Party with her husband. She also finds joy in freshwater fishkeeping, writing, and sharing laughter with friends whenever she can.

Meet Our Team