Executive Committee for Cannabis Banking Leadership

ACB / EMC Executive Committee 2026

Executive Committee for cannabis banking leadership

ACB’s Executive Committee brings together leaders from across banking, compliance, payments, lending, legal, fintech, data, insurance, cannabis operations, and professional services.

This advisory group helps strengthen ACB’s education, standards, events, memberships, resources, and year-round conversations for the cannabis financial services industry.

26committee members
8+areas of expertise
ACBeducation and standards
EMCpartner perspective
ACB Executive Committee cannabis banking leadership advisory expertise and cross sector perspectiveThe ACB Executive Advisory Committee spans all aspects of financial services and cannabis banking across the nation.

Expertise across the cannabis financial services industry

The Executive Committee reflects the cross-disciplinary reality of cannabis banking: no single role can address the full picture alone.

FI

Banking & credit unions

Program leadership, treasury, credit union strategy, cannabis banking operations and institutional perspective.

BSA

Compliance & risk

BSA/AML, due diligence, monitoring, fraud, risk assessment, policy, and program oversight.

PAY

Payments & fintech

Payments strategy, merchant services, treasury innovation, fintech tools, and emerging rails.

ADV

Professional services

Legal, consulting, data, monitoring, insurance, advisory, and cannabis industry support.

Meet the Executive Committee

Committee roster is shown with name, title, area of perspective, image and LinkedIn link to keep the page clean, visual, and crawlable.

Meridith Beird, Co-Founder at ACB
ACB Leadership

Meridith Beird

Co-Founder at ACB

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Michael Beird, VP of Treasury Services at Southwest Capital Bank and Co-Founder at ACB
Banking / Treasury

Michael Beird

VP of Treasury Services at Southwest Capital Bank and Co-Founder at ACB

LinkedIn →
Danielle Boyle, Specialty Banking Manager at Dart Bank
Banking Program Management

Danielle Boyle

Specialty Banking Manager at Dart Bank

LinkedIn →
Dana Chaves, Director of Strategic Business Development, Lüt
Payments / Business Development

Dana Chaves

Director of Strategic Business Development, Lüt

LinkedIn →
Scott Dance, Co-Founder at Primo Payments
Payments

Scott Dance

Co-Founder at Primo Payments

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Justin Fischer, CEO & Co-Founder at RiskScout
Risk / Fintech

Justin Fischer

CEO & Co-Founder at RiskScout

LinkedIn →
Jennifer Germano, Founder and CEO at ICS Consulting Service
Compliance / Consulting

Jennifer Germano

Founder and CEO at ICS Consulting Service

LinkedIn →
Delene Gilbert, VP Director of Cannabis Banking, Prism Bank
Cannabis Banking

Delene Gilbert

VP Director of Cannabis Banking, Prism Bank

LinkedIn →
Abby Kaufmann, Commercial Director, CRB Monitor
Cannabis Data / Monitoring

Abby Kaufmann

Commercial Director, CRB Monitor

LinkedIn →
Steven Kemmerling, CEO at CRB Monitor
Cannabis Data / Monitoring

Steven Kemmerling

CEO at CRB Monitor

LinkedIn →
Melissa Maranda, President at Lighthouse Biz Solutions
Financial Services / Consulting

Melissa Maranda

President at Lighthouse Biz Solutions

LinkedIn →
Ron Mazursky, Managing Director, PayGility
Payments / Strategy

Ron Mazursky

Managing Director, PayGility

LinkedIn →
Kevin McKechnie, Executive Director HSA at the American Bankers Association
Banking / Policy

Kevin McKechnie

Executive Director HSA at the American Bankers Association

LinkedIn →
Linda Odom, Partner at K&L Gates
Legal / Compliance

Linda Odom

Partner at K&L Gates

LinkedIn →
Erin O'Donnell, Co-Founder at ACB
ACB Leadership / Education

Erin O'Donnell

Co-Founder at ACB

LinkedIn →
Tony Repanich, President & CEO at Shield Compliance
Cannabis Banking Technology

Tony Repanich

President & CEO at Shield Compliance

LinkedIn →
Nicole Perry, Director of National Sales, CannaFirst Financial
Sales / Cannabis Finance

Nicole Perry

Director of National Sales, CannaFirst Financial

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David Peterson, Chief Innovation Officer at First National Bankers Bank
Innovation / Banking

David Peterson

Chief Innovation Officer at First National Bankers Bank

LinkedIn →
Alex Rodriguez, CEO at Conduit
Fintech / Payments

Alex Rodriguez

CEO at Conduit

LinkedIn →
Jennifer Salazar, BSA Operations Manager at Dart Bank
BSA / Operations

Jennifer Salazar

BSA Operations Manager at Dart Bank

LinkedIn →
Yamil Santiago, CRB Manager at BCB Bank
Cannabis Banking / CRB

Yamil Santiago

CRB Manager at BCB Bank

LinkedIn →
Frank Smith, Senior Director of Cannabis Sales at Pima Federal Credit Union
Credit Union / Cannabis Sales

Frank Smith

Senior Director of Cannabis Sales at Pima Federal Credit Union

LinkedIn →
Kirsten Trusko, Founder at EMC
EMC / Payments / Policy

Kirsten Trusko

Founder at EMC

LinkedIn →
Chris Van Dyck, Partner at Cogent Law
Legal / Cannabis Banking

Chris Van Dyck

Partner at Cogent Law

LinkedIn →
Jacqueline Vigil, AVP Cannabis Banking, U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union
Credit Union / Cannabis Banking

Jacqueline Vigil

AVP Cannabis Banking, U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union

LinkedIn →

Why the Executive Committee matters

ACB’s work spans cannabis banking education, certifications, membership, standards, CBX, accreditation, publications and partner resources. The Executive Committee gives ACB access to a broad range of operational, regulatory, commercial and industry perspectives.

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