CLOVER LEAF UNIVERSITY - Key Persons


Alana Malone

Job Titles:
  • As CEO and Co - Founder, Alana Has Led Green Dot Labs Business since Its Inception ( 2013 - Present ), Including the Creation of Our Original Business Model.

Chloe Villano - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Business Consultant
  • Founder
  • PRESIDENT
  • R & D
Chloe Villano® is the President and Founder of Clover Leaf University. Ms. Villano is a business consultant and entrepreneurial executive with 19 years of experience in business startups and turning companies toward success. Chloe is also the owner and founder of Clover Leaf Consulting®, working for years as one of the most sought-after cannabis business consultants in the industry. She has consulted for, developed, started, sold, and performed due-diligence for valuation on hundreds of successful MJ businesses nationally. After working with countless businesses such as dispensaries, centers, mass cultivation facilities, kitchens, and cannabis brands, she has used her experience to influence the growth of the industry to be safe, regulated, and responsible. She has worked alongside numerous government agencies to assist with the implementation of business standards, educational standards, and business procedures. As a nationally recognized MJ expert, she has worked to expand the industry as a public speaker, policy adviser, former dispensary owner, and consultant, specializing in industry compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. She has a strong know-how from the most basic needs of the marijuana industry to the most complicated and challenging aspects. In 2009 she started holding educational classes and in 2012 she registered Clover Leaf University®, the only MJ phytotech education program approved, regulated, and licensed by the Department of Higher Education's Private Occupational School Board. She has advised various government agencies in the development of both local and state regulations and compliance standards since the inception of the current system. Experience in this area has allowed Chloe to author four books on understanding these complicated compliance standards. Recently Ms. Villano has developed certifications through Clover Leaf University® that provide safety and compliance training to vendors, cultivators, and product manufacturers. CLU has educated, coached, and trained a wide variety of business professionals, and developed countless business procedures and best practices for the MJ industry. Expanding her reach as the Founder of the Cannabis Business Association®, she offers national policy consulting and legislative expertise to other states and various leading government agencies that are constructing new legislation. She has been featured in many publications including People Magazine's Marijuana Millionaires and The International Business Times 20 most influential people in the cannabis industry. Chloe Villano® is a former paralegal and entrepreneurial executive with Chloe Villano® is the President and Founder of Clover Leaf University. Ms. Villano is a business consultant and entrepreneurial executive with 15 years of experience in business startups and turning companies toward success with consultingservices.

David Beckett

Awarded the "20 Under 40" by Security System News, David Beckett has over 15 years experience in consulting, design, and implementation of security systems for the cannabis industry. He is the former owner of both High Tech Security and Security Grade Protective Services LTD. David's experience also includes work with Canna Security America (CSA).

Dr. David Bearman

One of the most clinically knowledgeable physicians in the U.S. in the field of medicinal marijuana. He has spent 40 years working in substance and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs. Dr. Bearman was a pioneer in the free and community clinic movement. His career includes public health, administrative medicine, provision of primary care, pain management and cannabinology.His almost 40 year professional experience in the drug abuse treatment and prevention field includes being the Co-Director of the Haight-Ashbury Drug Treatment Program, being a member of Governor Reagan's Inter Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse, a member of both the Santa Barbara and the San Diego County Drug Abuse Technical Advisor Committees.He has been recognized by the Santa Barbara Medical Society with the Humanitarian Recognition Award.

Dr. Mark Scialdone

Mark is an organic chemist skilled at designing and synthesizing a wide variety of molecules and product formulations.

Ed Rosenthal

Job Titles:
  • Expert
Ed Rosenthal is the world's leading expert on the cultivation of marijuana. His books have sold well over a million copies and his most recent edition of "Marijuana Grower's Handbook" has revolutionized

Jair Velleman

Jair is the face and founder of one of the most renowned lighting companies in the world, Gavita. Gavita was purchased by Hawthorne Gardening company where Jair holds a board seat.

Jared Polis

Job Titles:
  • Representative
Representative Jared Polis, a congressional leader on marijuana policy reform in Washington D.C.

Jason Cranford

Job Titles:
  • Expert Botanist Specializing in the Organic Cultivation of Medical - Grade MJ and the Development of Highly Medicinal Marijuana - Infused Products
  • Expert Botanist Specializing in the Organic Cultivation of Medical Grade Marijuana and the Development of Highly Medicinal Marijuana Infused Products
Expert Botanist specializing in the organic cultivation of medical grade marijuana and the development of highly medicinal marijuana infused products Read More

Joel Smith

• Highly skilled in recognizing key risks and taking corrective measures in a timely manner • Proficient in Colorado METRC Read More

Marty Otanez

My experience and community affiliations are extensive. I am associated with CU Denver's Latino Research and Policy Center. Read More

Michael E. Cindrich

Michael E. Cindrich is best known for being a fierce litigator and one of the top cannabis attorneys in California. He has had dozens of cases dismissed by prosecutors and judges, and has won "Not Guilty" verdicts on several high profile cases.

Mr. Neil Demers

Job Titles:
  • Expert
Mr. Neil Demers is an expert in all aspects of the MJ industry including retail, grow and edible/concentrate operations.

Scott Reach

A stand out in the mj breeding community, Mr. Reach is the mastermind and founder of Rare Dankness Seed Company.

Shawn Coleman

He began work in marijuana policy while serving as a Legislative Assistant for

Ted Daniels

Theodore "Ted" Daniels attended and graduated from the prestigious Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania. He then attended West Virginia University on a full athletic scholarship where he was a starting guard for the WVU Mountaineer Football Team.