Board of Directors

The CIAO is a member-driven non-profit cannabis trade association. We represent 500+ cannabis licenses and ancillary businesses from across the state. We coordinate with all of our members to fight for solutions that allow our industry to thrive. Our board of directors helps shape our specific positions on matters relating to recreational cannabis policy at the municipal, state, and federal levels.

Board Members

Marianne Cursetjee

Founder/CEO
Alibi Cannabis

Colin Hobbs

Chief Revenue Officer
Buddies

Tony Birch

Founder/CEO
Broadway Cannabis

Mike Getlin

Director of Licensing & Public Affairs
Nectar Markets

David Alport

Founder/CEO
Bridge City Collective
Panda Farms

Joy Hudson

Founder/CEO, Nimble Distro
Portland, OR

Gabe Parton Lee

General Counsel
Wyld

J. Clark

Founder
erb

Jessica Clements

Founder
Gud Gardens & Higher Cultures

Emeritas Board Members

Amanda Metzler

Founder
FARMS Inc. & Bigsby Farms

Portia Mittons

Founder
The Coughie Pot

Staff

Jesse Bontecou

Executive Director
Jesse@ciaoforegon.org

Jesse has been fighting to improve the cannabis industry’s economic and regulatory environment since joining the ORCA team (now CIAO) in 2017. Before joining ORCA he was heavily involved in managing electoral and issue campaigns in Oregon for the past 13 years. He has worked with over 100 campaigns and has been responsible for creating and running some of the most successful campaign efforts in the country. His long list of personal relationships with elected officials and staffers is a great asset to CIAO. A proud Reed College alumni he specializes in advocacy, political organizing, cannabis policy, messaging, compliance, and operational planning.

Niki Terzieff