Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership Archives

Stoney Tark

Oct 15, 2025 | Cultivation Tips, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership, Subject Matter Expert

Stoney Tark is a prolific writer based in Europe, known for his articles on cultivation, breeding, hash making, and...

Mila Marshall, Ph.D.

Mar 11, 2024 | Cannabis Science & Therapeutics, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership, Subject Matter Expert

Dr. Mila Marshall is an environmental professional and journalist with a passion for advancing sustainability in all...

Timeka Drew

Jul 12, 2023 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Timeka Drew is an operating social equity license holder and seasoned cannabis industry executive. She is the founder...

Angela Bacca

Jul 11, 2023 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Cannabis Science & Therapeutics, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership, Staff

Angela Bacca began covering the cannabis industry as a student journalist in San Francisco in 2006. Since then, she...

David Paleschuck

Jul 11, 2023 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

With over twenty years of product development, brand-building and consumer marketing experience serving American...

Chris Eggers

Jul 21, 2022 | Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership, Subject Matter Expert

Horticulture

Adolph Ward

Jul 21, 2022 | Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership, Subject Matter Expert

Horticulture

Priscilla Agoncillo

Jul 19, 2022 | Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership, Subject Matter Expert

Advocacy

Eviane Ita Coton

Mar 1, 2022 | Cannabis Horticulture, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Eviane Ita Coton has been on a plant guided path for over 18 years. Farmer and teacher she loves to share the wisdom...

Daniel Rowland

Mar 1, 2022 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Based in Colorado, Dan Rowland is a global cannabis policy and regulatory expert. He helps companies and governments...

Uwe Blesching, Ph.D.

Mar 1, 2022 | Cannabis Science & Therapeutics, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Uwe Blesching is a medical writer, researcher and regular contributor to the fields of mind-body medicine and the...

Tim Crowell

Feb 8, 2022 | Cannabis Horticulture, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Horticulture

Maha Haq

Jan 12, 2022 | Cannabis Science & Therapeutics, Mentor, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Maha has dedicated over a decade to the commercial cannabis space. She is an independent consultant for retailers,...

Oscar Burrola, Jr.

Dec 4, 2021 | Cannabis Horticulture, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Oscar Burrola is founder of Lifted Spirit Collective and a Horticulture teacher at Oaksterdam University.

Courtney Moran, LL.M.

Nov 3, 2021 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., Founding Principal of EARTH Law, LLC and Chief Legislative Strategist for Agricultural Hemp...

Dale Sky Jones

Oct 20, 2021 | American Pot Story, Board of Directors, Mentor, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

President

David Abernathy

Oct 20, 2021 | Board of Directors, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Treasurer

Alex Goldstein

Sep 15, 2021 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Alex Goldstein holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from York University in Toronto, ON, Canada. In 2013 Alex...

Bruce Margolin

Sep 7, 2021 | Emeritus, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Emeritus

Tiffany Watkins

May 20, 2021 | Cannabis Law & Compliance, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Tiffany Watkins is known in the community as LadyCanna. She's a former IT Professional, working many years as a...

Diane Goldstein

Oct 20, 2020 | Board of Directors, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Vice-President

Susan Trout

Oct 20, 2020 | Board of Directors, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Secretary

Tom Quick, Ph.D.

Sep 26, 2020 | Cannabis Horticulture, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Dr. Thomas C. Quick “Dr. Tom” is currently working with Blake Industries to provide: Scientific, Agronomic and Sales...

Eric Brandstad

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Horticulture, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Eric Brandstad is a greenhouse expert and consultant. He managed a successful greenhouse company for 11 years. Eric...

Dale Schafer, Esq.

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Law & Compliance, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Dale Schafer is a father, grandfather, veteran, educator and guitar player, and has been an attorney for the past 30...

David Goldman

Aug 27, 2020 | Emeritus, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

David has been a medical cannabis patient activist and law reform advocate for over 10 years and has taught high...

Stuart Watts

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Business & Operations, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Stuart Watts was born and raised in San Francisco, and is a 5th generation San Franciscan. After working in...

Drew Sanchez, Esq.

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Law & Compliance, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Drew M. Sanchez is a senior associate and the employment practice group lead at Anthony Law Group where he fights hard...

David Perkins

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Horticulture, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Originally from Northern California, David is deeply rooted in the Cannabis Culture that has paved the way for the...

Anthony DeMeo

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Extraction & Manufacturing, Co-Chair, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Anthony, founding member of Green Therapeutics LLC, based in Las Vegas, Nevada is a 5 year licensed cannabis...

Mitchell Colbert

Aug 27, 2020 | Cannabis Science & Therapeutics, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Mitchell Colbert has been a cannabis legalization advocate since he was busted for possession at 19 and saw the waste...

Stefanie Gangano, Ph.D.

Feb 17, 2020 | Cannabis Extraction & Manufacturing, Co-Chair, Oaksterdam Faculty & Leadership

Dr. Stephanie Gangano holds a doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Florida. She serves as Co-Chair of OU’s Extractions & Manufacturing department, and has been working professionally for more than 25 years in both the laboratory and manufacturing sectors of the cannabis industry.