OCHBS 2025 Speaker Panel

Our Full Roster of Speakers & Panelist

2025 OCHBS Speakers with Bio

Kenny Morrison

Founder and CEO
CQ Drinks

Chad Fuller

Executive Edibles Chef
Klutch Cannabis

Kari Ann Carter

Director of Edibles
Cleveland Inovative Infusions

Mike Hennesy

Vice President of Innovation
Wana Brands

Kristi Palmer

President and Co-Founder
Kiva

Sam Brenkus

Director of Cultivation
Riviera Creek LLC

Adam Welly

Co-Founder
Wayward Seed Farm

Christine DeJesus

Director of Cultivation
Galenas

Stella Morrison

Founder and Content Strategist
CannaContent

Ashton Price

National Brand Ambassador
Black Buddha Cannabis

Steve Annis

National Director of Beverage Sales
STIIIZY

Brian McVicker

Chief Revenue Officer
Paragon Payroll

James E. J. Ickes

Partner
Frantz Ward LLP

Tiana Arriaga

Vice President of Product & Marketing
Standard Wellness Company, LLC

Max Vansluys

President
Dialed In Gummies

Solomon Oyeyemi

Wellness Advisor for
Sunnyside (Cresco Labs) Dispensaries

Britni Tantalo,MBA

President and co-founder
Flower City Dispensary

Jeremy Shechter

Founder
Open Source Horticulture

Tyler Thayer

Cultivation and Post-Harvest Manager
FarmaceuticalRX (FRX)

Steven Ernest

Director - Originations
CHICAGOATLANTIC

Brittany Bergquist

Co-Founder
Baked Bliss

Sheri L Tarr, JD

Founder, Chief Advisor
'68 Partners LLC

Zach Weprin

President
Certified Cultivators

Michael Uhler

Operational & Sales Manager
Quality Extractions Group

Kristine Jordan

LISWS
Expert in Integrative Mental Health and Psychedelic Therapy

Alyxandria Patrick

Ohio Retail Buyer
Consume Cannabis

Jim Avolt

Director of Operations
Quality Extractions Group & Global Rare Gases

Andrew Tilmann

CEO and Managing Partner
Sovereign Bay Capital, L.P. &. Midwest Bitcoin

Claire Warne

Manager, Equity Programs & Community Partnerships
Ascend Wellness

Tim Johnson

Founder
Cannabis Safety First

Mathieu Begni

Cultivation Manager
Standard Wellness

Karen Jaynes,MS,eRYT

Integrative Health Professional
Integrationist

Amber Miller 

Sales Manager
Pure Ohio Wellness

Jeane’ Holley

Founder & CEO
Wholehearted Connections

Diana Eberlein

Chair and Founder and Chief External Affairs Officer
Coalition for Adult Beverage Alternatives and at Vertosa

Anthony Travagliante

Founder | Project Lead
Trav Media Group

Melissa Merse

Managing Partner
Ascension Biomedical

Chad Blackham

Associate Attorney
Mac Murray & Shuster LLP

Brian Bachnak

Chief Operations Officer
Yield Science

David Sandelman

Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Cannatrol

Tiffany Wedekind aka Tenacious Tiffany

Owner
Wanderlust Studio

Jalen Davis

Chief Retail Officer
Mavuno

Laurel A. Matthews, M.D., J.D.

Owner
Dr. Laurel's PRP Bar

Anthony Surace

Regional Buyer
Bloom Cannabis

Dr. Shawna Vreeke

Head of Research and Toxicology
True Terpenes

Lissa Satori

Senior Marketing Manager
Curaleaf

Ashley Mosby, CPA, MBA

Founder
Dope CFO

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