Lori Gonzalez is Kitchen Manager at our location in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She started with High Minded Creations under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in July 2022. She has been in the cannabis industry for 15 years. Prior to working for our company, Lori was an entrepreneur in the medical cannabis market in the Seattle area in 2008. She started…

Zachary Shepp is the Director of Production for High Minded Creations. He is based out of our headquarters in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He started with High Minded in May 2021. Zachary has an Associates Degree in Media Arts and Entertainment Technologies with continued studies in Business Management. Zachary has been in the Cannabis Industry for nine years. He started in…

Kaitlyn Gamble is the Post-Harvest Manager for High Minded at our location in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She started with High Minded under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in August 2022. Kaitlyn has a license in cosmetology. Before joining our company, she managed a bar for 8 years and became an RV/Camper technician for 2 years. In 2019, Kaitlyn joined the…

Brett Watts is the Facility & Inventory Administrator for High Minded. He is based out of our Owosso, Michigan, location. He started with High Minded in August 2021. Brett has an Associate degree in general management from Delta College. He attended Northwood University, earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Brett has 4 years in the Cannabis Industry prior to…

Alex Mitchell is the Cultivation Manager for High Minded at our Mt. Pleasant facility. He started with High Minded under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in February 2023. Alex started in the cannabis industry, working as a trimmer for a small company in California. He attributes his time at that job to the foundation of his interest in cultivation and…

Alex Dana is the Post-Harvest Manager at our Owosso, Michigan, location. He started with High Minded under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in June 2021. Alex attended the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago and has been working in the cannabis industry for 8 years. Prior to joining High Minded Alex was a MMMP caregiver, and later a Cultivation Manager…

Armando Escamilla is the Facility Manager at our location in Owosso, Michigan. He started with High Minded under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in 2021. He has been in the Cannabis industry for 6 years. Armando is a graduate of MIAT College of Technology where he studied how to install and service HVAC/R systems, and received a Certificate for EPA,…

Terry Kemerer, Jr. is the Cultivation Manager of our location in Owosso, Michigan. He started with High Minded under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in 2021. Terry has a diploma from Lake Fenton High School, where he graduated with a 3.5 GPA. During his senior year of high school, he was also duel enrolled Mott Community College studying both General…

Kaitlin Cartwright is the Inventory Manager at our location in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She started with High Minded under the Stash Ventures, LLC umbrella in 2021. She has been in the Cannabis industry for 4 years. Kaitlin is a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and completed 2 years at Community College at KVCC. Prior to joining Stash, she spent…