Chief Operating Officer

• Jun 2022 - Present

Regional Audit Manager

• Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

- Ensures compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records,reports, operating practices, and documentation.- Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures arefollowed- Verifies inventory by comparing items to documentation- Prepares, collects, analyzes and communicates audit findings by preparing a final report;discussing findings with auditees- Maintain business records of all Jushi production and dispensary operations.- Ensure all aspects of production (cultivation, post-harvest processing extraction and infusedproduction and distribution) as well as dispensary functions are performed in accordance withapplicable state and local regulations- Review, report and submit required business documents to governing licensing authorities atstate and local levels as needed- Ensure packaging and labeling compliance on all internal and partner brand products- Oversee error tracking, auditing and reporting and matters of inventory atcultivation/manufacturing facility and dispensaries of Beyond/Hello facility- Work with OSHA/EHS Director/Associate to ensure OSHA compliance- Policy research, analysis of data and conduct field investigations as needed- Development of training materials- Implement verification procedures for all incoming/outgoing transfers to ensure accuracy andcompliance both digitally and physically

Executive Assistant

• Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

- Work to identify solutions to issues/findings and perform follow-up to ensure remediation is successful. - Reach multi-state-operator status by new market acquisition through state and local government licensing applications.- Bolster compliance and operational efforts through quantitative and qualitative analysis of cannabis market metrics and consumer behavior.- Support the strategic planning process by developing and maintaining processes, timelines, collecting and synthesizing materials, and organizing executive reviews; and with support of their manager, draft strategic planning timelines, communications, and objectives and coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop the plan.- Write the Standard Operating Procedures & Work Instructions for the entire facility including operations, compliance, security, etc.- Deliver forward-looking market models and analysis to evaluate and monitor growth drivers, barriers, and opportunities, implications to the business, and recommended course of action.- Evaluate market developments and potential competitor moves across all aspects of business (from operations to commercial execution), implications to industry and business, and recommended response.- Manage the overall welfare of the team through training, coaching and leading by example; - Make experienced decisions regarding final product quality prior to packaging and distribution; - Work cross-functionally with multiple departments including inventory, sales, packaging, shipping & receiving, compliance and quality assurance;- Create strategies and find opportunities to improve the efficiencies between purchasing, packaging, inventory, sales and marketing;- Approve/ deny internal costs and reimbursements up to an amount determined by the Facility Director; - Address and enforce Fello Company Policy and work in conjunction with HR and direct managers to administer disciplinary actions;

Compliance Manager

• Sep 2018 - Apr 2020

-Provide regular reports on the effectiveness of business compliance standards & measures.- Create and coordinate proper report channels for compliance issues. - Strong business partner and work to identify solutions to issues/findings and perform follow-up to ensure remediation is successful. - Conduct weekly inspections with Illinois Department of Agriculture along with monthly inspections with the Illinois State Police.- Drive and Manage a portfolio of compliance testing/monitoring reviews as well as led my team as Cresco Labs grows. - Identify trends, issues and establish/develop/track key performance and risk indicators (KPI’s/KRI’s).- Maintain current knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and understand regulatory impact on changes to product offerings.- Work towards collaboration between Cresco Labs, labor union, and factory employees.- Demonstrated track record of success in negotiating positive outcomes between compliance and business stakeholders.- Day-to-day lead and point of contact for all things related to strategic integration: collaboratively establishing the overall integration process design, workflow, and resource requirements.- Develop, implement, and manage various processes that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of acquisition integrations.- Track project performance and analyze progress of tasks across all participants to accomplish short- and long-term goals.- Ensure appropriate tracking and tracing of inventory and waste through various seed-to-sale software programs (BioTrack, METRC, MJ Freeway).- Develop internal audit procedures for all business entities in various states and localities.- Conducts regular, random internal audits of facility operations and prepares written reports to senior management.- Assist with remedial action to address gaps in facility operational compliance and mitigate future risks.- Helps prepare for facility inspections, government regulatory investigations, and external audits.

Compliance Lead

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

Cresco Labs is drafting the new cannabis narrative through regulatory compliance and professional process-based operations that consistently produce high-quality products for consumers. Together, we have shaped the framework for the future of the industry.Responsibilities include: Ensuring the company complies with its outside regulatory requirements (monitored by the Illinois Department of Agriculture), along with internal policy and cultivation operations. Provide regular reports on the effectiveness of business compliance standards/measures. Develop, implement and manage cultivations compliance procedures.Coordinate with federal and state regulators for weekly/biweekly inspections.Plan, implement, and oversee risk-related programs (such as: Spill Response Kit for Sulfuric Acid spills). Create and coordinate proper report channels for compliance issues. Coordinate and schedule required compliance training for employees. Communicate compliance-related issues to employees across all divisions of the company and simultaneously have a firm grasp of the business. Overall administrative support for the division of cultivation. Maintain plant counts electronically through the software BiotrackTHC. Closely monitor over five-thousand plants in the cultivation grid, while logging strain notes to monitor genealogy and ongoing clone potency,optimize future yields and watering/nutrient cycles; all while staying compliant. Convert, create, and assign barcodes to individual plants, and dry harvested strain lots Complimentary efforts in day-to-day cultivation operations. Implement Business Intelligence Tool for Cultivation at the Joliet facility. This software will integrate large data sets and push out data reports. This job requires me to work alongside our data analytics division. In which i gather the data and they do the processing.

Cultivation Agent

• Feb 2016 - Sep 2017

- Cannabis Horticulture Experience- Clone propagation- Seed Propagation- Hortimax automatic watering systems- Wet Harvest - Fresh Frozen Harvest - Dry Flower Harvest- Nutrient Recipes- LED & HPL Lights-

Executive Assistant

• Jun 2014 - Jun 2019

I was the Executive Assistant to the Owner of the company. My Sweet Sanity was a baking and craft blog that I worked for. I managed social media posting for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. My Sweet Sanity, which is the Blog name, maintains 10,000-25,000 engagements monthly, and had recipes go viral regularly. This opportunity, which in hindsight I’m so grateful for, because it allowed me to understand marketing in this new technological, interconnected world. I was the Executive Assistant to the Owner of the company. My Sweet Sanity was a baking and craft blog that I worked for. I managed social media posting for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. My Sweet Sanity, which is the Blog name, maintains 10,000-25,000 engagements monthly, and had recipes go viral regularly. This opportunity, which in hindsight I’m so grateful for, because it allowed me to understand marketing in this new technological, interconnected world.

Sales Associate

• Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

Respond quickly and resourcefully to customer requests, concerns, and needs while following company procedures. Execute marketing and visual merchandising initiatives in store and on social media platforms, specifically, Instagram. Receive store deliveries and accurate complete cash register transactions. Respond quickly and resourcefully to customer requests, concerns, and needs while following company procedures. Execute marketing and visual merchandising initiatives in store and on social media platforms, specifically, Instagram. Receive store deliveries and accurate complete cash register transactions.

Gardener

• Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

Provide clients at home cultivation to attract indigenous wildlife and fauna in order to create a habitat of, native, sustainable biodiversity. Monitor plant growth by watering, pruning, harvesting, and trimming as well as maintain the aesthetic of each client's garden. Assist owner with reports of landscape and soil characteristics as well as provide HD photographic images of the cultivated sites. Provide clients at home cultivation to attract indigenous wildlife and fauna in order to create a habitat of, native, sustainable biodiversity. Monitor plant growth by watering, pruning, harvesting, and trimming as well as maintain the aesthetic of each client's garden. Assist owner with reports of landscape and soil characteristics as well as provide HD photographic images of the cultivated sites.

Researcher (National Science Foundation)

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2015

This was an internship funded by the National Science Foundation in an effort to continue fossil preparation and analysis on specimens found within the Jurassic Hanson Formation in the Transantarctic Mountains. The first step of this internship was focused on fossil preparation of the specimens found by Dr. William Hammer in Antarctica over the past few decades. I was educated in proper laboratory etiquette as well as correct fossil preparation technique. I personally prepped the 7 teeth specimens that were subject to my internship project. The specimens were then measured based on a variety of parameters. These measurements were then inputted into the software program PAST, where the morphometrics of the teeth could be calculated. A mold and cast was made of the specimens because they were cut to examine their enamel structures. The enamel structures were seen using a Scanning Electron Microscope at The Field Museum. This project would later develop into my Senior Inquiry, which is a graduation requirement at Augustana College. The project is entitled, "Variety and Identification of Theropod Teeth from the Jurassic Hanson Formation in the Transantarctic Mountains."

Research Assistant

• Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

My responsibilities included detailed preparation of fossils from the Jurassic Hanson Formation in Antarctica. The majority of preparation time was dedicated to a (speculated) left femur of a presumed Cryollophosaurus ellioti, a crested head theropod. Moreover, the remainder of my time was spent working on my senior inquiry. My senior inquiry is entitled, "Variety and Identification of Theropod Teeth from the Early Jurassic Hanson Formation of the Central Transantarctic Mountains."This summer focused on processing my Scanning Electron Microscope images through the program, ImageJ. After I gathered that data, I began analyzing my research and formulating conclusions.