Producing educational videos and informative presentations with expert speakers on timely, interesting, and vital topics that pertain to the use, acquisition, history, risks, and benefits of natural therapies.
Surveying dispensaries, cultivators, processors, patients, and others in the natural therapies industry about their impressions of the regulatory environment in Ohio.
Partnering with a major universities to stage panel discussions with renowned speakers who inform students and the public about the important issues that surround the adoption, use, applications, implications, and legalities of natural therapies.
Composing a detailed white paper to overview charitable giving, define donative pathways, identify prospective donors, and understand the regulatory requirements that underpin best practices.
Our amazing team of seasoned professionals, combined with the shared efforts of our partners, are committed to projects that help others and advance our collective understanding of healing in the natural world.
Chair/CEO
Cheryl Lawrence McDaniel has been in the healthcare industry for over thirty years. She is the owner of Direct Success, a pharmaceutical support company; CEO of Extra Step Assurance, an educational support company specializing in natural medicines; and organizer of a team of experts that created the first national CME live training for doctors to learn about such treatments
Vice Chair
Stacy Primack is a professional chef who studied at the renowned Culinary Institute of America and French Pastry School. With a pastry journey spanning over 15 years, she has collaborated with esteemed chefs and iconic establishments. In 2017, she shifted to the innovative world of cannabis cuisine and made a notable appearance on Netflix's "Cooked with Cannabis."
Treasurer
Tom Pardee has an extensive background in electronics having worked as a technician while serving in the U.S. Navy and later for NASA, Keithley Instruments, and Invacare. He also held an insurance license and Series 6 investment license with Primerica Financial Services. Now retired, he is currently Treasurer for a church in Oberlin where he has lived for decades.
Secretary
Mary Jane Borden is a best-selling author, skilled graphic artist and award-winning activist from Westerville, Ohio. During her 40-year career in drug policy, she has co-founded five natural therapy groups, co-authored four proposed constitutional amendments, lobbied for six medical bills, and given hundreds of media interviews.
Board of Directors
Chad Blackham is an associate attorney with Mac Murray & Shuster LLP, where he advises highly-regulated businesses on matters related to advertising & marketing, teleservices, and other consumer protection laws. A founder of the firm’s Cannabis practice area, Chad has a deep understanding of the industry’s evolving regulatory and legal landscape. From entrepreneurial startups to large enterprises, he has advised clients throughout the industry vertical, including cultivators, processors, dispensaries, physicians, and patients. In addition to his legal practice, Chad serves as an Adjunct Professor at Capital University Law School, where he created and teaches the school’s first Cannabis Law & Policy course.
Board of Directors
Victoria Khan is an educator and change agent in "Appreciative Inquiry". She holds a B.A. from Otterbein Univ. in Liberal Arts Studies with majors Leadership and Organizational Communications. She also earned an A.A.S. in Business Management and Nursing, and completed the Licking County/OSU Extension Master Gardner Volunteer Program.
Board of Directors
Peg has over two decades of leadership roles in the food and beverage industry, and education field, giving her a strong foundation in operations, sales, marketing, and management principles. Looking for solutions to life’s issues, Peg founded PegEd, an educational company focused on solving her son’s learning differences. Similarly faced with her own and family health issues, she explored alternate medical solutions and began the journey, entering into the medical cannabis space.
Peg is a graduate of Miami University. She is an advanced Orton-Gillingham tutor, specializing in orthographic linguistics. Peg is a member of NCIA and OHCANN.