PBC 2024 SPEAKERS
Keynotes
Colleen Davis
Treasurer
State of Delaware
Rob Coupe
Commissioner
Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner
Bryan Murray
EVP of Government Relations
Acreage Holdings
Julia Jacobson
CEO
Aster
Linda Greene
Owner / CEO
The Linda Greene Group & Anacostia Organics
Paul DellaPenta
Vice President
FVCbank
Panel SpeakerS
Robert Baron
Chief Experience Officer
StandardC
Megan Bennett
Assistant Manager, MRB Compliance
Wright-Patt Credit Union
Jeremy Berke
Founder
Cultivated
Eric Berlin
Partner
Dentons
Adria Berry
Executive Director
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA)
NOrman Birenbaum
Former Director
Cannabis Programs, NY State
LaKia Bourne
Founder & Partner
Green Space Accounting
Brenda Brandom
EVP, Cannabis, Treasury Management & Retail Services
Bank Michigan
Jamaal Byers
Director of Compliance
Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union
Ava Callender Concepcion
Acting Chair / Commissioner
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
Jay Caplan
CEO
LJ Capital Partners
Brian Dao
VP of Industry & Government Relations
EPCOR
cassandra douglass
MRB Operations Manager
Herring Bank
Garland Doyle
City Clerk
City of Pontiac, Michigan
Jim Elliott
Executive Director, Commercial Lending
FVCbank
Nicole elliott
Director
California Department of Cannabis Control
Steven Ernest
Vice President, Originations
Chicago Atlantic
Jewell Lim Esposito
Founding Partner
Pierson Ferdinand
Christian fea
Co-Founder & CEO
Monarch
Delene Gilbert
Director of Cannabis Banking
Oklahoma State Bank
Naomi Granger
Founder & CEO
NACAT Pros.
Linda Greene
Owner / CEO
The Linda Greene Group & Anacostia Organics
Erik Gundersen
Founder & Principal
ERG Strategies
Jonathan Havens
Co-Chair, Cannabis Law
Saul Ewing LLP
Beth Herring
VP, BSA Officer
Farmers State Bank, Montana
Ashley Hess
VP & Cannabis Banking Manager
Jonestown Bank & Trust Co. (JBT)
Dianna Houenou
Chair
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission
John Hudak
Director
Maine Office of Cannabis Policy
Jeremy Johnson
Chief Marketing Officer
Quality Roots
Michael Johnson
CEO
Metrc
Ed Keating
Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder
Cannabiz Media
Steven Kemmerling
Founder & CEO
CRB Monitor
Tyler Klimas
Principal / Founder
Leaf Street Strategies
Peggy Koller
Founder
GreenLeaf Accounting
Sandy li
CFO
Wana Brands
Deborah Lin
AVP, Senior CRB Banking Lead
Blue Sky Bank
Stacy Litke
VP of Banking Programs
Green Check Verified
Mark Lozzi
Co-Founder & CEO
PointChain Technology
marion mariathasan
CEO
Simplifya
Carole Mccormick
President
Greenbax Marketplace
Dotan Y. Melech
Founder & CEO
CTrust
Sarah Mirsky-Terranova
Owner & Principal
AE Consulting LLC
Erin Moffet
Director of Strategic Communications
CFIG
Fred Moosally
Director
DC Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA)
Michael Moran
Special Investigations Manager, AML/BSA Compliance
Valley National Bank
Deirdra O’Gorman
CEO
Empyreal Logistics
Kristin Parker
VP of Compliance & Operations
RiskScout
Jasnik Parmar
Executive Committee, President
Evergreen Insurance Co.
Bryan Passman
Co-Founder + Head Hunter
Hunter + Esquire
Shanita Penny
Senior Vice President
Forbes Tate Partners
Nicole Perry
Cannabis Banking Manager
Credit Union 1
Becky Postar
COO
HDCS, Inc.
Tony Repanich
President & CEO
Shield Compliance
Marvin Revoal
Director of Regulatory Strategy
CannXperts
Jeff Rodgers
Senior Attorney
IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Natalie Runoff
Founder
BuzzCodeX
Nichelle Santos
Founder & CEO
Canna Coverage Insurance
Jill Scher
Partner
Marcum
Ben Shreffler
AVP - CRB Customer Success
Regent Bank
Shirley Skyers-Thomas
Deputy Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Ross Sloan
SVP & Specialty Banking Officer
Dart Bank
Scott Solomon
CEO
Operational Security Solutions (OSS)
Carol Specogna
SVP and Head of Debit Payments Networks
Fiserv
Adam Stettner
CEO
FundCanna
Bruce Stebbins
Commissioner
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
Peter Su
Director of Specialty Banking
Hanover Bank
Michelle Sullivan
Head of Risk & Compliance
LeafLink
Will Tilburg
Director
Maryland Cannabis Administration
Kay Toscano
Director
Ankura
Jordan Tritt
Founder & CEO
The Panther Group
Heidi Urness
Chair, Cannabis Practice Group
McGlinchey Stafford
Phil Valvardi
Managing Partner
Global Go
Chris Van Dyck
Partner
Cogent Law Group
Chris Violas
CEO & Founder
BLAZE
Chad Webb
Chief Risk Officer & Head of Banking
Evergreen Insurance Co.
Beau Whitney
Chief Economist
Whitney Economics
John Wiethorn
Head of Financial Crimes
Gusto
Tremaine Wright
Chairperson
New York State Cannabis Control Board
Rebecca Young
Managing Director - Accounting Advisory
Crowe
Ulysses Youngblood
Founder & President
Major Bloom
joseph zahaitis
President
Bankcard International Group
Rob Zeitler
President & Co-Founder
Flex Payments