Cannabis Industry Forum USA was founded to support:

 
 

Cannabis Industry

 

Government entities involved in the regulation of legal cannabis

 

How to Get Involved

 

Listen & Watch

CIFUSA’s podcast and video interviews bring the conversation to wherever (and whenever) you are.

 

Share

The discussion about how to have an effective USA-interstate commerce system for the legal cannabis industry is happening - and it’s happening here. Share your ideas as a podcast guest.

 

Support

Sponsors help turn CIFUSA’s mission into action. Through your support, stakeholders can have key dialogue about the future.

Meet Our Team

  • Marvin Révoal, Board Member

    Marvin was appointed to the OLCC in Dec 2013 by Governor Kitzhaber and reappointed by Governor Brown in 2017. Before joining OLCC Marvin built the largest minority-owned commercial insurance brokerage in Oregon with offices in Portland and Eugene after retiring from law enforcement in Oregon.

    Marvin has served as President of the board of directors for Maude Kerns Art Center, Looking Glass Youth and Family Services, and The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. Marvin has also served on the boards of the African American Chamber of Commerce and the Oregon Economic Development Board.

    Marvin is currently Vice President of Business Development at a regional insurance brokerage that operates in 26 states. A major insurer in the long-haul trucking industry and the largest insurer of public entities in Oregon with over 350 as clients. Marvin designs and manages self-funded and fully insured employee benefits for the firm's clients including many of the nine Federated Tribes in Oregon.

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  • Kevin Ferrasci-O'Malley, Board Member

    Kevin’s professional background includes three decades of proven leadership gathering disparate stakeholders together to tackle difficult industry and/or community issues with a focus on a future of shared prosperity.

    Kevin has a long history as a facilitator in roles such as Director of an International Research Foundation, Director of a State Trade Association, and CEO of a Regional Chamber of Commerce. His reputation for always doing his homework and diplomatic, unflappable demeanor enable conversations and creative solutions to what were once thought to be intractable problems.

    Kevin's natural curiosity and respect for people translate into an agenda-free, judgment-free environment. His goal as a Board Member is to learn from one another while focusing on the CIFUSA mission: to provide a non-partisan, diverse forum for the pragmatic, forward-looking discussion regarding the creation and maintenance of an effective USA-interstate commerce system for the legal cannabis industry.

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  • Jennifer Porter, Director of Marketing & Public Relations

    Jennifer is a detail-driven professional with diverse industry experience: healthcare IT, B2B automotive manufacturing, food and beverage service industry, agricultural sciences, plastics, HVAC technology, energy management, and, e-learning.

    A proud Marquette University alum, Jennifer’s marketing, communication, and PR experience is rooted in strategic vision and the importance of tactics that convert.

    Currently, Jennifer is the Creative Director and Owner of a female-founded branding & design studio.