Contributor Bios
Dustin Hoxworth
Founder/CEO
Dustin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Three Good Buds and the CEO/Creator and Editor at Large for Fat Nugs Magazine. He has been a lifelong Cannabis advocate, and growing up in a large military family that consumed cannabis to treat mental and physical health issues, made sure of that. Dustin has also been a daily Cannabis consumer since 1995 and has operated in the Legacy/Traditional side of the plant for decades.
Rob Sanchez
Contributor
Bri Smith
Brand Strategist/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.
Kyea Mofire
Photographer
Grant Mitchell
Contributor
Grant Mitchell is a highly decorated Captain & U.S. Army Airborne Ranger appointed from The United States Military Academy at West Point – Class of 9/11. After an early medical retirement, Grant became an Oxford University alumni for international politics graduate school, then earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the United Kingdom. Currently, he is graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the European Union, while traveling internationally as a journalist and cannabis advocate.
Karrie Lucke
Contributor
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.
Daniel Crawford
Chief Hype Officer
Daniel Crawford, the Terpene Whisperer, Fat Nugs writer & Chief Hype Officer, award winning Post Cultivation & Extraction Manager for Shango Cannabis in Phoenix, Arizona.
Daniel has been on the leading edge, churning out new & innovative products in the cannabis market since transitioning to the adult use market in 2019.
Daniel brings 20 years of cannabis cultivation combined with his previous experience in pharma, dairy, brewing and organic farming utilizing biodynamic principles formed his knowledge base and his nose for quality.
A father, mentor, coach, music lover and community builder, Daniel has a passion for connecting good people.
Isabella DeChard
Assistant Art Director
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.
Casey Reteneria
Program Coordinator
Casey Renteria is a true hippie at heart. From SAHM to Cannamom she found her way into the Cannabis industry 6 years ago and never left. Over the years her passion and experience grew and shaped her into the powerhouse she is today.
She started as a budtender in 2018, eventually pivoting into Project Management and admin in 2023. She fell in love with Ai Art through Fat Nugs and continues to share her passion for cannabis with the world through the lens of her art.
