About

Board of Directors

 

The Nevada Cannabis Association’s Board of Directors are representatives of the cannabis industry, elected by NCA members, who bring a wide variety of business skills and industry expertise to their roles.

Jon Marshall

President

Jon Marshall is Chief Operating Officer of Deep Roots Harvest, a vertically integrated cannabis company with dispensary licenses as well as a 40,000 sq. ft. cultivation and production facility.

David Goldwater

Brandon Wiegand

Treasurer

NCA President Brandon Wiegand is an experienced C-suite executive in Nevada’s cannabis industry and the Chief Operating Officer of Jardín Premium Cannabis Dispensary, based in Las Vegas.

Michael Cristalli

Secretary

Michael Cristalli is a Board Member of Jade Cannabis Co. and an attorney at Clark Hill. He represents clients in catastrophic injury, complex criminal, corporate, and civil litigation matters nationally and internationally. He also supports many clients in the cannabis industry.

John Ackell

John Ackell

Board Member

John Ackell is the General Manager with full operational control of Zenway Corp. He worked on regulatory and legislative matters in the energy and environmental sector as associate attorney at a law firm in Washington, D.C. before joining Zenway Corp. in 2021.

Tisha Black

Board Member

Tisha Black is a Board Member of Nevada Made Marijuana and co-founder of the law firm of Black & Wadhams. She has been an active participant and attorney in the Nevada marijuana industry since 2014 and is a founding member and former President of the Nevada Dispensary Association and stewarded the transformation to the Nevada Cannabis Association and addition of cultivation, production, and distribution licensees to the association’s membership.

David Goldwater

Shane Terry

Board Member

Shane Terry is the current CEO and Executive Chairman of TapRoot Brands. He previously served as the President of the Nevada Dispensary Association and currently serves as a member of the Cannabis Advisory Commission. He is a combat veteran, a registered minority business owner, and serves on several community and professional boards.
David Goldwater

Jerry Velarde

Board Member

Board member Jerry Velarde is the President and Founder of NV 3480 Hacienda Partners, Inc., which operates Evergreen Organix, Ego Brands and Fleur. He is also a partner in Wallflower Cannabis House Dispensary.

David Goldwater

Layke Martin

Executive Director

An attorney, professor and native Nevadan, Layke Martin is a graduate of UNLV and the Boston University School of Law. Martin coordinates the NCA’s legislative and policy agendas, educational programming, community outreach, and member services.

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