About
Bio
Lex is a community and clinical herbalist holding a certificate and diploma in Herbal Studies from Minneapolis College. They have been an organizer, advocate, and activist in the Minneapolis community for over 20 years. Their practice is heavily influenced by their Mexican (Jalisco, Zacatecas) and Celtic (Scotland, Ireland) lineage, as well as the medicine of the first peoples of the land they live on (Dakota, Anishinaabe).
Lex grew up in outstate Minnesota and Indiana, spending their summers climbing trees, swimming in the Mississinewa and Root Rivers, harvesting blackberries, fishing, canoeing, and more. Lex was raised with a philosophy of compassion for others and a familiarity with different systems of medicine. As a teenager Lex continued to learn the healing properties of jewelweed, mullein, and more from their dear friend Mama Sue. They continued studying well into adulthood, pouring over books and purchasing herbs and tinctures from their local apothecary stores and using them to care for their self, family, and friends. In 2020 Lex was working in Disease Intervention for the Public Health Department when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and the uprising began after the murder of George Floyd. With clinics being shut down, and the emergent need in their community, Lex began to use their knowledge of plants to help their community. Later that year they opened a small online shop offering salves, oils, and herbal preparations to help subsidize their community work. In late 2021 Lex felt the online shop was beginning to demand too much of a retail role and less of a holistic connection role and decided to redirect their efforts towards community education and individual consultation. Lex now offers small group classes, plant walks, one on one education, herbal formulations, and individual clinical consultation.
Community Work
Professional & Volunteer Work:
Herbal Mutual Aid project 2020 and ongoing
Lex's Hexes Herbal Apothecary 2020-2021
Hennepin County Medical Center, Clinical Case Management 2020
Disease Intervention Specialist, Henn. Public Health Dept. 2016-2020
Human Services Rep, Hennepin County. 2012-2016
LGBT Homeless Youth Scholarship Founder 2015
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Volunteer 2014-2016, 2019
Meals On Wheels Delivery 2015
Ladies of the Lakes SOPI Founding Member 2013
Proyecto Consejo Apoyo Binacional 2009
Health Interventions For Men 2009
Speaking Engagements:
Community Wellness Panel, TCLW 2025
Traditional Healing of Mexico, Minneapolis College 2024
Transgender Stellar Awards, Public Health Clinic 2019
Our Stories, Hennepin County Human Resources 2017
Surveillance Data & Public Policy, Outfront MN 2017
LGBTQ History, American Mensa 2018
B.E.C.A.U.S.E. Conference, BOP 2017
Federal Healthcare policy, American Mensa 2017
Identity and Inclusion Panel 2015
Guest Speaker, Planned Parenthood 2008-2016
World AIDS Day, Rural AIDS Network 2008
LGBTQ Student Advocacy 2005
Education:
Herbal Studies, Minneapolis College, Certificate 2021
Herbal Studies, Minneapolis College, Diploma 2025
Associate of Arts, Minneapolis College, Diploma 2025