Contributor Bios
Dustin Hoxworth
Founder & Editor at Large
Enthusiastic and creative publisher with a reputation as being a hands-on, forward-thinking leader using passion and community to build relationships and break down barriers to normalize cannabis and uplift the plant to its rightful place in society.
With over 20 years of experience with a focus on CX (Customer Experience), operational process improvement, and creative problem solving in multiple industries, Dustin has a track record of managing large contracts and projects focused on relationship development, consumer insights, marketing, and sales, leading to operational efficiency, quality assurance, and process improvement in a team environment.
Jessica Reilly-Chevalier
Editor in Chief
Daniel Crawford
Chief Operations Officer
Meet Daniel, a writer, & award-winning cultivator and solventless extractor, but more importantly, a passionate advocate for quality cannabis.
Known affectionately as the “Terpene Whisperer,” Daniel’s 20 plus years of cultivation & organoleptic expertise, combined with his diverse background in pharma, dairy, brewing & organic farming, have shaped his keen eye & nose for quality & connoisseurship of everything he enjoys.
Since 2019, he’s been at the forefront of cannabis innovation in the regulated industry and growing cannabis since his college days in Winona, Minnesota.
Daniel is also a father, mentor, coach, music lover, and a dedicated community builder, believing in the power of connection and the importance of educating others. He’s here to show you that true cannabis quality goes beyond THC – it’s all about the terps!
Nick Sclafani
Vice President of Sales
Nick Sclafani is an award-winning legacy cultivator & purveyor of cannabis culture who has put his expertise into nearly every corner of the industry.
He has experience in everything from nationwide business consulting, boutique cultivation in his hometown of Boulder, CO, and both cannabis and cannabis adjacent sales.
As a strong believer in the medicinal and social gravity of the plant and the culture of which it encompasses, he brings a strong ethos and logos to Fat Nugs Magazine as our Vice President of Sales.
June Blanken
Events Coordinator
As early as her teen years, June recognized there was nothing to be feared about cannabis… it is a normal part of life! About 15 years ago, she acted as a citizen advocate within the NORML organization, and in 2021 her efforts were rewarded when Virginia became the first southern state to achieve legalization.
Taking her passion to the next level, June worked as a ‘patient care specialist’ at a medical dispensary while earning a graduate degree in Medical Cannabis and Therapeutics, the first of its kind in the nation. Her ongoing work within the cannabis universe is focused on removing stigmas and embracing all parts of this beautifully messy and fascinating culture.
Kyea Mofire
Photographer
Derrall Peach
Photographer
Derrall is Fat Nugs newest photographer based out of Tuscan Arizona.
Sam
Social Media Manager
Hollis Doherty
Editor
A former actress with a degree in biology, Hollis combined her passion for the healing of the people and the planet as a sales pioneer in the legal cannabis industry in CA (since medical days in 2016). Also a writer, with a self-published children’s chapter book and multiple (yet-to-be-produced) screenplays, Hollis moonlighted as a copyeditor. Turning her skills to copyediting for FNM is a marriage between her love for the plant and the written word. Check out her TEDx talk about alternative monetary mechanisms HERE.
Rob Sanchez
Contributor
Rob has 11+ years of cannabis experience and 10+ in software. He started as a cultivator and hashmaker in Denver’s medical days. With a background in traditional software ERP he has made significant contributions to the Cannabis Software space as an Agile Product Manager. Working for other companies like 365 Cannabis, Viridian Sciences, Ample Organics, BLAZE and more. Rob is triple certified by the Scum Alliance with one from PMI along. He’s a Certified Cannabis Ganjier and advocate for the industry and community.
Matthew Jerome
Contributor
Matthew Jerome is the Founder and Chief Consultant at Meristem Cannabis Consulting and is Canadas first fully certified Ganjier. Matt has over 15 years of experience in the cannabis field and has been a vocal cannabis advocate for over a decade. He has been featured as a key-note speaker at several cannabis events and expos, as well as a professional cannabis judge at a number of competitions worldwide. He offers one-of-a-kind systematic cannabis flower and extract assessments as well as provide confidence when it comes to quality related decisions.
Bri Smith
Contributor
Bri Smith is a Senior Cannabis Digital Brand Strategist and Writer. She spent nearly a decade in California, where she established her career in cannabis marketing in 2014 working for brands like Green Flower, Wick & Mortar, Heally, Pineapple Express, and CannaSiteCo. After a pandemic move back to the midwest, she stayed committed to serving cannabis brands remotely. Now a mom to a vivacious toddler, she strives to show her daughter a midwest childhood like her own- harvesting from the land, preserving homegrown food, and living in harmony with animals and the wilderness.
Isabella DeChard
Contributor
Isabella DeChard is a Certified Ganjier coming up on 4 years working in cannabis. Her skillset includes educational copywriting, graphic design, SEO strategy and marketing, and Ganjier product reviews. Last year, she spent a season and a cultivator for commercial sungrown cannabis in Mendocino County, CA. Her cannabis art and education brand, @btchyhippie, is made to advocate the power of plants through funky graphic design and art. She writes for Fat Nugs Magazine and is always looking to cover the next riveting topic in the industry.
Chris Birdsong
Travel Photographer
Chris “Bird” Birdsong is Fat Nugs travel photographer. He is one of the first Fat Nugs supporters and has immersed himself in our Fat Nugs culture.
