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Ganjier show up with intention, knowledge, and craft.

They understand the plant from cultivation to consumption, and they bring clarity, expertise, and storytelling to brands, consumers, and industry partners.

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Directory of Certified Ganjier

Benjamin Acadia

Facility Design and Operations Refinement Specialist, Acadia Farms LLC
Benjamin Acadia is a cannabis industry authority with 20 years of experience in cultivation, extraction, and operations. He has worked with 200+ companies and managed $100M+ in facility design and operations projects. As a business owner and executive, he specializes in facility design, GMP and lean operations, SOP development, product development, and regulatory integration, leading teams of 40+ personnel. Nationally recognized as a judge and speaker, Benjamin applies a data-driven, systems-level approach grounded in life science and sustainable agriculture.
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Angelique Zerillo

CEO, Bloom Multimedia LLC;, Editor-in-Chief, The North Bloom Magazine
Angelique is Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The North Bloom Magazine, a Minnesota-based cannabis lifestyle and GreenState Consumer’s Choice 2025 National Award-winning publication. Hailing from Chicago, she’s helped clients ranging from NASA to Nike in classrooms, boardrooms, newsrooms, and nonprofits. As a CG, she’s judged various competitions highlighting Midwest homegrown expertise, and taken NECANN, Illinois Women in Cannabis, Midwest Hemp Fest, and Lucky Leaf stages to advocate for the economic, health, and societal benefits of intentional hemp and cannabis use.
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Taylor Martin

Owner/COO/Writer/Consultant, Eternal Earth Creations, ATRX Consulting, Maryland’s Cannabis Reserve, Maryland Leaf Magazine
Taylor has been a working professional in the Cannabis industry for 18 years, completing a full transition from legacy to legal markets. Currently he wears many hats but primarily functions as a start up cannabis consultant and subject matter expert in the Cannabis and Psychedelic industry. Taylor has also been the resident Judge/Ganjier for Maryland Leaf magazine, writing for them for over 6 years. He co-owns a regenerative hemp and gourmet mushroom farm. Taylor is the lead judge for Maryland’s Leaf Bowl and judging coordinator for MJUnpacked’s cup. He is a first year of Ganijer graduate.
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Sara Farnsworth

Founder, Full Circle Farm, LLC
Sara Farnsworth is the Founder of Full Circle Farm and a Navigator of Ganjier Guild. An early license holder in Vermont’s adult-use market, she built and scaled Full Circle Farm from the ground up, bringing product to market without outside investment and with a rigorous focus on operational integrity. With formal training in sustainable business and a career rooted in systems building, Sara approaches cannabis as both a craft product and a consumer experience—guided by a hospitality-informed palate and a commitment to quality, consistency, sensory literacy, and education.
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Jason Ward

Managing Partner, Mary Jane and Associates LLC
Human capital is the difference‑maker in every success story. Jason has helped build high‑performing teams, from multi‑generation family businesses to Fortune Global 500 companies. In 2021 he was asked to support a VC’s cannabis investment efforts that were, at best, uninformed. He declined, and went looking for answers. The Ganjier program changed his perspective. Earning his Certifcation in Sept 2024, a year later he became the Guild’s first seed investor and got to work on the Guild build! His mandate is to connect, establish and enable teams in pursuit of the Guild’s Vision.
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Matt Van Kirk

Operations, The Ganjier Guild
Matt Van Kirk is a Certified Ganjier and Guild Navigator with the Ganjier Guild, supporting operations, business process development, and project management. He brings over 25 years of experience in engineering leadership at large companies and startups, along with seven years as a home cultivator mentored by a medical grower. Matt is committed to cannabis education, professionalism, and building a strong, knowledgeable community around the plant.
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