PBC 2025 SPEAKERS
Panel SpeakerS
Aisha Alves
Market Director
FlowerHire
megan bennett
Manager, MRB Compliance
Wright-Patt Credit Union
jp Connell
Cannabis Sales Manager
First Citizens Bank
Christine baily
Former General Counsel
MA Cannabis Control Commission
Eric Berlin
Partner
Dentons
andrew cooper
Chair, Cannabis & Psychedelics
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman
Robert Baron
Chief Experience Officer
StandardC
victor cardona
SVP Head of Anti-Money Laundering
Golden State Bank
cassandra douglass
MRB Operations Manager
Herring Bank
david flynn
Managing Partner
Emerald Capital Group
delene gilbert
VP, Director of Cannabis Banking
Prism Bank
angelita green
President
New Leaf EA
Linda Greene
Owner / CEO
The Linda Greene Group & Anacostia Organics
Jonathan Havens
Co-Chair, Cannabis Law
Saul Ewing LLP
Beth Herring
VP, BSA Officer, Deposit Compliance Officer, Cannabis Banking Officer
Farmers State Bank
Ashley Hess
VP & Cannabis Banking Manager
Jonestown Bank & Trust Co. (JBT)
Dianna Houenou
Chair
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission
Petra Hrachova
Managing Director
Ankura
Michael Johnson
CEO
Metrc
Ed Keating
Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder
Cannabiz Media
Steven Kemmerling
Founder & CEO
CRB Monitor
mike kennedy
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Green Check
Deborah Lin
AVP, Senior CRB Banking Lead
Blue Sky Bank
melissa maranda
President
Lighthouse Biz Solutions
Carole Mccormick
President
Greenbax Marketplace
Jacob Miller
COO
Paybotic
michael Moran
Special Investigations Manager, AML/BSA Compliance
Valley National Bank
dawne morris
Co-Founder & CEO
PROTEUS Business Solutions, Inc
Deirdra O’Gorman
CEO
Empyreal Logistics
Brandon padget
Chief Deposit Officer
Union Bank & Trust Company
Stevie Palmateer
CTO
Leaflink
Nicole Perry
Director of CannaFirst National Sales
CannaFirst Financial
David Pijor
Chairman & CEO
FVCbank
tyler priest
Chief Revenue Officer
Green Leaf Payroll & Business Solutions
Allison Raley
Partner
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Dominic Rand
CFO
Kiva Brands
Tony Repanich
President & CEO
Shield Compliance
Tabatha Robinson
Director
Maryland Cannabis Administration
Kimberly roy
Commissioner
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
Jill Scher
Managing Director
CBIZ
Shirley Skyers-Thomas
Deputy Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Scott Solomon
CEO
Operational Security Solutions (OSS)
Carol Specogna
SVP and Head of Debit Payments Networks
Fiserv
Adam Stettner
CEO
FundCanna
Peter Su
Director of Specialty Banking
Hanover Bank
Erin Tiernan
Corporate Risk Specialist
Thomson Reuters
Heidi Urness
Chair, Cannabis Practice Group
McGlinchey Stafford
Chris Van Dyck
Partner
Cogent Law Group
Joe Wentzell
VP of Revenue
National Secure Transport
Beau Whitney
Chief Economist
Whitney Economics
Daniela Williams
Chief Growth Officer
Paylient
Tremaine Wright
Chairperson
New York State Cannabis Control Board
Geoffrey Yeterian
Chief Financial Officer
Tradecraft Farms
Rebecca Young
Managing Director - Accounting Advisory
Crowe
joseph zahaitis
President
Bankcard International Group
Rob Zeitler
President & Co-Founder
Flex Payments