Meet the Team

The People Who Grow It and Make It

A horticultural scientist, a cannabis policy veteran of twenty years, a production lead who came up through Rhode Island's medical program, and a Navy veteran running the business. Between them, this is not anybody's first season.

You can email any of us. Someone will write back.

RYAN,

Co-Owner, Director of Cultivation

Ryan has had a lifelong fascination with the beauty in nature and how it interacts with mankind. In 2010, he entered the Horticultural Sciences program at the University of Rhode Island, with a focus on medicinal plants and wildlife conservation. During his time at URI, he worked with the local chapter of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy to spread awareness and bring about change in university cannabis policy.

In the pursuit of knowledge and skills, he worked in a large variety of horticultural settings including farms, nurseries, landscaping, botanical gardens, and most recently, cultivating in the Rhode Island medical marijuana industry. Now, he strives to create a high-quality hemp cannabis grown with environmentally responsible practices. He hopes to use this knowledge to help shape cannabis agriculture policy on a state level and to encourage our local agricultural community to join us in this movement.

MIKE,

Co-Founder, Co-Owner, Dir. Operations

Mike is a Rhode Island-registered caregiver who has been working in cannabis policy for over fifteen years. Beginning in 2004, he founded Maine’s only college chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, an international grassroots organization dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. He then went on to work with the Marijuana Policy Project to update the state’s medicinal marijuana law to increase availability.

More recently, Mike was the Deputy Director of Regulate Rhode Island, another Marijuana Policy Project-funded initiative that worked to regulate cannabis in the state. Mike is also a professor. He teaches History of the United States at Johnson & Wales University. 

DEVIN,

Director of Manufacturing

A Berklee College of Music-trained musician, Devin has studied music theory and production and musical instrument repair for over a decade. Seeking funding for better instruments, Devin turned to the cannabis industry. Over the last six years, he has been developing his professional experience in the cannabis industry here in Rhode Island. For over five years, he worked in both the front and back of the house of one of the state’s three medical marijuana dispensaries, starting first as a trimmer and eventually becoming harvest manager. At Lovewell Farms, Devin began as a Production Assistant and over time developed his skills to become our Production and Inventory Manager. 

Devin’s attention to detail and creativity lend well to his work in instrument repair and cannabis production, but also as a fine furniture reupholster. Gus, Devin’s dachshund, enjoys assisting him with inventory and testing the Lovewell Farms CBD Pet Tincture. 

CASEY,

Assistant Director of Sales

Meet Casey, a dynamic individual deeply immersed in the cannabis industry across various segments. With a strong foundation in business education, Casey’s journey began during her MBA studies at Monmouth University, where she undertook a groundbreaking independent study on the cannabis industry. Her initial foray into the industry took her to the vibrant cannabis landscape of California, where she honed her skills in a well-established market.

Additionally, Casey flourished while working with a prominent vertically integrated company, assuming a pivotal role in managing B2B sales across the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay region. Beyond her remarkable accomplishments in the cannabis realm, Casey’s passion for athletics shines through as a retired Division 1 pole vaulter from Monmouth University. Remaining deeply engaged in the world of track and field, she selflessly imparts her knowledge as a coach to aspiring student-athletes at the University of Rhode Island.

During her leisure time, Casey indulges in a diverse array of activities that reflect her zest for life. Whether she’s surfing, finding serenity through yoga, painting or nurturing her flourishing garden, Casey constantly seeks new avenues for personal growth and creative expression.

RANDY,

Co-Owner, Director of Finance

Randy brings a wealth of business knowledge and passion from his 30+ years working with multiple Fortune 500 companies where he focused on their Customer Management Services and Global Operations. His trademark is creating strong partner relationships with a high degree of commitment and transparency while working collaboratively with his customers and teams to produce Best-in-Class services to the marketplace.

Randy will advise the Lovewell team on leading business practices to ensure continued growth of the operation, which is focused on its farming commitments and strategy to produce and market top-tier, high-quality CBD-rich products and services to Lovewell Consumers, Dispensaries, and Retailers. Randy is a U.S. Navy Veteran who served 6 years in a Naval Aviation Squadron. Lovewell Farms is committed to our Veterans, their rights and needs.

MAGGIE,

Financial Adviser

Maggie’s career in real estate and property management has given Lovewell Farms a significant resource for guidance on its operational practices and directives. Maggie also leads our Corporate Social Commitment (CSR), which drives our commitment to be socially accountable — to ourselves, our consumers, and the public. She believes that by practicing corporate social responsibility, also called corporate citizenship, Lovewell Farms can be conscious of the kind of impact we are having on all aspects of society, including economic, health, social, and environmental.

To engage in CSR means that, in the normal course of business, Lovewell Farms is committed to operating in ways that enhance society and the environment, instead of contributing negatively to them. Maggie is also a U.S. Navy veteran, and she was one of the 1st women to work on the flight line!