BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE VOICE OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY

BRENT BUHRMAN

BOARD PRESIDENT

Brent Buhrman has been actively involved in the cannabis industry for 30 years and is a true expert in many areas of the business. Under California proposition 215, he has owned and successfully operated a medical cannabis delivery business from 1996-2009 as well as owed and operated one of the very first medicinal cannabis dispensaries located in Riverside county from 2009-2013. During that time his medicinal collective accumulated over 15,000…
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JOCELYN KANE

VICE-PRESIDENT / TREASURER

Jocelyn Kane is the former Executive Director of San Francisco's Entertainment Commission, and was charged with ensuring the health and vitality of indoor and outdoor entertainment venues and outdoor events in…...

MIKE KELLY

BOARD MEMBER

Being from Desert Hot Springs, is something that Mike Kelly says with pride. His family lived and worked in the Coachella Valley from 1976 – 2015 and was very involved in…...

JASON ZAHLER

BOARD MEMBER

Jason Zahler is a partner with the Canna Management Group and the Coachella Valley Publisher of Sensi Magazine, a premier local cannabis publication. Jason brings over a decade of industry experience…...

JAMES NELSON

BOARD MEMBER

James Nelson’s Insurance carrier spans over 34 years in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry. As an Agricultural Major, Nelson has focused on Agriculture Commercial Insurance throughout his career. Cannabis Insurance…...

PAULA TURNER

Board Member

Paula Turner is the broker and co-founder of Desert Pacific Properties, a commercial real estate company founded in 1993. Desert Pacific Properties is the #1 commercial brokerage in the Coachella Valley…...

Board Seat

Open

Contact Quentin@coachellavalleycan.org for info on board seat opening...

JASON ELSASSER

PRESIDENT EMERITUS

Jason is an advocate and local pioneer in the legal cultivation of high-quality cannabis in Desert Hot Springs, California. His work with government agencies and civic organizations has cleared the way…...