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With an unparalleled level of industry knowledge in the medical and recreational cannabis space both in Canada and the United States, Philip touches all aspects of the LUFF organization and leads in a variety of ways. Having already co-founded a successful entrepreneurial endeavor in the tech space, Philip brings a wealth of expertise to LUFF, including a strong background in business, marketing and essential hands-on experience in the production and engineering side of the cannabis industry. Philip holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Simon Fraser University.

Liz Coles is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of extensive experience with both private and public entities as well as international and multi-state entities. Her primary focus has been in financial reporting, financial analysis, trending, and forecasting. Liz prides herself on being both financially and operationally focused; implementing organizational change that is cross departmental. In addition to maintaining the financial well-being of the company, Liz has extensive M&A experience and enjoys the challenges that M&A represent to a corporation.Prior to joining LUFF, Liz spent more than 10 years at a Top 100 accounting firm in Portland Oregon. Liz is a graduate of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where she earned her MBA and BA degree in international studies.

John Sweeney is an experienced operational leader in cannabinoid extraction and CPG production as well as bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing. He brings with him over 20 years of large-scale processing experience in cGMP and GAP certified environments and provides a varied well-diverse background in large-scale facility management and team leadership. Prior to entering the cannabinoid extraction space, John spent over 15 years in increasingly senior roles within large-scale commercial manufacturing operations at leading edge bio-pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Wyeth, and Sanofi-Aventis. His experience spans the production of both commercial and clinical drug substance and sterile drug product molecules with knowledge and expertise in aseptic operations and supply chain management of multiple coordinated facilities as well as contracted vendor sites.

John has served as an operational executive for large and small cannabinoid operations including as Vice President of Operations for Privateer Holdings and overseeing the operational startup and optimization of the Tilray production operation at the company’s 60,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Nanaimo, British Columbia where his successful track record in large scale bio-pharmaceutical production allowed Tilray to meet the requisite operational, regulatory and technical challenges of applying cGMP manufacturing principles to cannabinoid production on a large scale. Tilray was the first cGMP certified cannabis facility in North America and one of the original 13 licensed producers in Canada. Since Tilray, John has also led a number of other successful projects within California, Oregon, Nevada, and Kentucky. John is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and earned his Master’s degree at Tufts University.

Over the past 15 years, Rhonda has been honing her skills as a strategic sales leader in the Specialty Wine and OLCC recreational space. Having worked with SGWS, a billion-dollar wine, spirits and CBD distribution company in the U.S., she is as well versed at driving business at a national level as she is in the niche and boutique market space. With a keen interest market trends, it is imperative to her that she is acutely aware and can forecast business and innovations in a manner that continues to give her the edge over the competition. For her, it is not just enough to achieve goals, but to exceed them. As a skilled and natural leader, her passions are consistently to build a loyal team and customer base on the foundations of trust, work ethic, integrity and a high standard of excellence. These relationships are cultivated and nurtured in a manner that builds an invaluable long-term network. As a loyal team member, she is focused on working towards goals that ensure a positive outcome in both the long and short term with the end goal of sustainable overall growth.

Priyantha has over thirty-five years of research experience in chemistry of bio-active natural products. Prior to joining industrial sector, he was in academia for more than 20 years as a university faculty conducting research on natural product chemistry and teaching. Priyantha has extensive experience in cannabis industry. As lead scientist in several prominent cannabis manufacturing facilities in Canada, he has been providing leadership in research, development, and consumer product manufacturing. He possesses a track record of successful commercialization of intellectual property developed from his research. Priyantha obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in organic chemistry-bio active natural products from Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Jacob Sikes brings with him over 15 years of diverse experience in production management focusing on operational efficiency. Jacob began his career in the technology sector working for Hewlett Packard and Microsoft where he focused mainly on the value of timely, inciteful data and how it helps maximize throughput. He leveraged this data management into operational efficiencies. As a local Oregonian with a passion in plant medicine, Jacob pivoted his career to launch a successful industrial hemp farm growing cultivars rich in CBG as well as CBD. His outdoor farming operation has provided high quality biomass to large CPG producers including Medterra and LUFF.Jacob is always hungry to learn more and has been instrumental in the development, formulation and production of LUFF’s high-quality products. His passion for ongoing cannabinoid extractions and product formulations has helped LUFF stay on the cutting edge of innovation to consistently provide high-quality and consistent products to our consumers. Jacob attended Portland Community College focusing on information technology.

Katie is an award-winning confectionary product development expert and an accomplished pastry chef. She has been featured in numerous publications including the LA Times, USA Today, Sunset Magazine, Parenting Magazine and The Robb Report highlighting her work within the gourmet food and infused edibles space. She is passionate about producing edibles that are delicious and efficacious with quality and consistency as the primary objective. Prior to joining Luff Brands, Katie spent 18 years of her career working in the commercial kitchen and large-scale food manufacturing facilities including Moonstruck Chocolates, Bob’s Red Mill, Little t American Baker, and Kimpton Hotels.

As the Business Analyst of Luff Brands, Kristine is the spearhead in all aspects of Finance, Procurement and Operation. Kristine brings almost a decade of experience in supply chain management, strategic planning, corporate financial analysis and services, and brand management. Prior to joining Luff, Kristine held various roles within the international Cannabis industry and served in leadership roles within the Supply Chain, Strategy & Business Development and Finance. She has broad experience in both finance and operating roles, as well as Information Technology systems. Kristine holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) with a major in Supply Chain Management from Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. She is also working towards the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

A senior finance and M&A professional with over 30 years of experience with leading global organizations. He has held increasingly senior positions with private equity and investment banking firms in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Jeremy has deep experience in the C suite across multiple sectors including mining, consumer business and financial services. In 2016, Jeremy co-founded SouthPac Partners, a private investment group focused on private operating businesses and real estate assets. He is an experienced corporate director and holds the ICD.D designation.

With an unparalleled level of industry knowledge in the medical and recreational cannabis space both in Canada and the United States, Philip touches all aspects of the LUFF organization and leads in a variety of ways. Having already co-founded a successful entrepreneurial endeavor in the tech space, Philip brings a wealth of expertise to LUFF, including a strong background in business, marketing and essential hands-on experience in the production and engineering side of the cannabis industry. Philip holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Simon Fraser University.

Drew is a passionate entrepreneur and investor with over 15 years of experience building and scaling a range of successful companies. His diverse background includes in-depth expertise in strategic planning, business administration and information technology. Mr. Malcolm studied marketing and operations management and graduated from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.