EXECUTIVE TEAM
(Over 100 years of collective experience working in Indian Country)
Rick Guerrero
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Guerrero is Native Agronomics CEO and Team Leader. Rick is an enrolled member of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Rick has been designing and implementing security and surveillance systems for Washington marijuana businesses since they became legal. He holds several professional certifications and has been active in the northwest gaming industry since 1995. In 1996 Rick completed Criminal Justice training where he graduated top 10 in his class. Rick has experience in several areas of the gaming industry from Security Shift Manager, Tribal Gaming Agent, and Casino Shift Manager. Rick also obtained Law Enforcement Training as a Reserve Police Officer for the Muckleshoot Police Department. Rick has donated his time as the Chief Executive Officer for the 501 (c) 3 nonprofit Tightline Adventure where the motto is “Educating the public with regard to tribal stewardship of Natural Resources”.
Cell: 253.335.0377
rick@nativeagronomics.com
CANNABIS SERVICES
DENNIS FREEMAN
Director of Operations
- Enrolled member of the Tlingit Indian Tribe
- Operations Manager for a respected multi-store retail cannabis firm operating mainly in Snohomish County, WA
- Expert in merchandising, pricing strategy, customer service, employee training, and the flow of retail cannabis sales and marketing
- Experienced in business development and retail and industrial operations from the ground up
Cell: 253.632.3793
Bill Quinn, CPA/MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Bill Quinn is the Native Agronomics CFO and serves as a Project Manager/Senior Consultant. Bill is an MBA/CPA with over 25 years’ experience as the CFO for a number of northwest Native American enterprises and has been a Consultant since 2010. Bill has served as a Project Manager and CFO for a number of multi-million dollar startups in Washington and Oregon, bringing them in on-time and on-budget, and has helped guide the successful turnaround of several troubled businesses. In addition to being a CPA (inactive), Bill’s professional credentials include Certified Systems Professional, Certified Business Manager, and Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Cell: 206.999.1304
Operation Experts
Tribal Retail – Cannabis Growing – Processing
Distribution – Outsourcing –
Merchandising – Exporting
Alan Chin
- Facility design, development and
construction expertise - Technology management on research and development of new products
- Certified Medical Cannabis consultant in Washington
- Co-Owner certified organic indoor cannabis producer and processor
operation in Washington
Lillian Yuen
- Co-Founded Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company
- USA representative of Integrated Building System a Construction Technology and Sustainable Living
- Certified Medical Cannabis Consultant, Washington Licensed Real Estate Broker
- Owner certified organic indoor cannabis producer and processor operation in Washington
Kenn Lindh
- Manufacturing, sourcing and commodity distribution in China for over 20 years
- Strong political/governmental ties in China including its territories and the Middle East
- An investor in the cannabis industry regarding building construction and sales growth
- Financial expertise of capital funding and banking by laws
- Specialized experience in import/export and shipping
CANNABIS SERVICES
Congratulations to our client Millenium Green and CEO Lillian Yuen for winning the High Times Gold Cup for flower in August 2019.
Business Development Specialists
WASHINGTON
- In Process
- Coming Soon!
Oregon
- In Process
- Coming Soon!
California
- In Process
- Coming Soon!
OKLAHOMA
Ephraim Kelley
- Enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe
- Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
- Currently – Realty Specialist/Land Management for Sac & Fox Nation
- Program Coordinator – Lucky Start Casino of Cheyenne – Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma 2016 – 2017
- Social Services Director – Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma 2015 – 2016
CONSULTANTS
WASHINGTON
Seth Stromme
Seth Stromme is well known for his “top shelf” premium quality medical and recreational cannabis. He is a man of the earth and a plant intuitive. He can see, hear and know the needs of the crops and is able to raise the production and value of the flower at a fast pace. His quality of CBD products has tested off the charts. His vision and passion is driven from his first-person experience watching family and friends die from various forms of cancer. He started his career in retail medical cannabis in 2013 and his store became one of the best in the Seattle market. Currently, he is the owner of a Tier 3 Producer/Processor company in Washington State.
NATIONAL
Clinton R. Hackney
Clinton R. Hackney, CMC, is the company’s former COO who is now available as a Consultant when needed. He has over 30 years of experience operating his own companies that specialize in liaison, project management and consulting with tribal, federal, state, county, city, and port authority governmental entities. He has extensive retail operational experience having grown up and worked in a third generation family business. Clint has also spent over a decade of as an instructor and facilitator for the University of California, Davis Extension, in the area of Tribal programs and enterprise development. Clint is a graduate of Southern Methodist University (SMU) and is of Native and Scottish descent. His professional credentials include the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation.
Regional
Paul R. Gleckl
Paul Gleckl brings to Native Agronomics a broad knowledge of the cannabis industry, a strong bias toward customer service, and more than 20 years experience leading Native American casino operations in various capacities, including Shift Manager, Project Manager, and General Manager. In addition to his casino experience, Paul’s diverse background includes stints as a Gas Transmission Engineer, Administrator for an inpatient addiction recovery center, and real estate sales. After his Marine Corps service in Vietnam, Paul spent twelve years traveling the world, during which time he attended a variety of classes at several universities, gaining much in the way of cultural awareness.