Fat Nugs Team
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
Daniel has been part of Fat Nugs Magazine since the very
first spark of its existence. Long before FNM became a respected voice in independent cannabis media, Daniel was there beside Dustin, helping shape not
just what the publication would become, but how it would feel. If Dustin is the
fire that pushes boundaries and challenges systems, Daniel is the calm that
grounds everything in compassion, patience, and heart. Together, they create
the balance that defines Fat Nugs Magazine.
Now based in Minnesota, Daniel brings that same spirit of care and responsibility into everything he does, both inside and outside of FNM. He believes deeply in standing up for people, protecting communities, and pushing back against systems that harm or dehumanize others. His support of peaceful
resistance to ICE practices and his broader critique of government overreach comes from the same place as everything else he does: love, empathy, and a fierce commitment to human dignity. Daniel doesn’t lead with anger. He lends with companion, education, and a belief that change starts when people choose to care for one another.
In many ways, Daniel represents the very
best of what Fat Nugs stands for: respect, care, authenticity, and community.
As COO, Daniel wears many hats. He is a writer, an
award-winning cultivator, and a highly respected solventless extractor. More than anything, he is a passionate advocate for quality cannabis and cannabis
culture. Known affectionately as “Weed Jesus” and the “Terpene Whisperer,” Daniel brings over 20 years of cultivation experience and
organoleptic expertise to everything he touches. His background in pharma, dairy, brewing, and organic farming gives him a rare and deeply informed understanding of quality and integrity.
Beyond the industry. Daniel is a father, mentor, coach, music lover, and community builder. Without Daniel’s peace, love, and humanity. Fat Nugs Magazine might never have found its balance between fire and care, strength and love, or resistance and compassion.
Jess Williams
Community Relationship Manager
June Blankin
Brand & 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 Peach is a Tucson-based photographer specializing in macro cannabis imagery and editorial portraiture.
With a background in the military and a deep respect for the plant’s healing potential, Derrall uses focus-stacking and studio techniques to highlight cannabis in a new light. His work aims to shift the narrative and strip away stigma through raw, honest visuals.
Paola Tello
Photographer
Paola Tello is Fat Nugs photographer based out of Missouri. She specializes in Macro photography .
Sam
Social Media Director
Christina Aydt
Designer - Print Magazine
Christina Aydt is Fat Nugs Lead Designer, based out of Dallas. She’s obsessed with print and packaging design, and her dog, Betty.
Erin Cullison
Designer - Weekly Zine
Erin is a Fat Nugs Designer for our Weekly Zine. Erin specializes in many different kinds of print & online design and is based in the Denver metro area.
Hollis Doherty
Assistant 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.
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.
In his spare time, Bird works in the film industry making some of the dopest productions.
RN Collins
Fat Nugs Columnist
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.