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From the South, McKay has a long history of business and civic involvement, serving on community and company boards including US Bank, The Daily Beast, Pike Place Market, Mary’s Place, Pilchuck School of Glass, and Seattle Opera.
She is a former recipient of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Fair Housing Award for developing new programming in the fields of fair housing and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Her prior experience includes serving as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at CannaCraft, Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer at Terravant Wine Company, SVP of Marketing and Innovation at Purple Wine and Spirits, EVP of Global Marketing at Goelet Wine Estates/Clos du Val Winery, VP of Global Innovation at Treasury Wine Estates, Director of Commercial Innovation at Diageo and VP of Sales and Marketing at Epic Wines.
She is the Founder of The Veterinary Cannabis Society, the first non-profit, 501 organization building awareness of cannabis as medicine for pets, and in 2020, Hazzah published the first of its kind review article on Cannabis in Veterinary Medicine in a peer-reviewed journal.
Kyle Porter is an ex-entertainment marketer turned communications entrepreneur who is now the CEO of CMW Media, a PR and Marketing Firm specializing in emerging markets such as sustainable technologies and cannabis.
She is also on the advisory board of Decriminalize Nature Oakland, the first group in the country to successfully advocate to decriminalize all-natural plant medicines in the city of Oakland.
Khadijah Tribble is a highly respected expert on equity and inclusion in the cannabis industry and has advised cannabis investors, government regulators, entrepreneurs, and businesses on policy, business development, and community impact.
Under the direction of Connors and the creative director Ely Kim, the brand advocates for LGBTQ rights, criminal justice reform, and the advancement of scientific research in cannabis.
Brie Kralick is an award-winning expert in sustainable Living Soil Cultivation techniques, small- and large-scale agricultural operations, and on-site quality control.
Brie uses a hands-on approach in developing protocols for new cultivars and guiding the cultivation team’s production of organically grown flower using a living soil methodology that minimizes waste and encourages holistic plant health.
The Laganja Estranja lifestyle brand includes a collaboration preroll joint with San Francisco’s The Hepburns, called “LAhepburns.” Laganja also partnered with FRUIT SLABS, a company making cannabis-infused, vegan, real-fruit squares for their 2019 PRIDE collection.
He is also the author of Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis, which was published to critical acclaim in 2017 and hosts the Brave New Weed podcast, which boasts an international audience of first movers, industry experts and rabble rousers with a deep interest in high-minded conversations about the plant and its many applications.
Debra Borchardt is the CEO, Co-Founder, and Editor-In-Chief of GMR. She has covered the cannabis industry for several years at Forbes, Seeking Alpha and TheStreet.
The Green Market Report focuses on the financial news of the rapidly growing cannabis industry.