About Us
NICK MAXWELL
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Nick is responsible for strategic and business planning at Maxwell
Family Farms.
Nick has 16 years of experience in investment finance. He
previously worked as Senior Financial Analyst at Cohen Capital
Management, where he monitored and made recommendations on
a portfolio of equity and municipal bond positions representing over
$200mm in assets. Nick was a Private Equity Analyst and Associate
at Susquehanna International Group as well as an Assistant Trader
in their prestigious options trading program. Nick holds a B.A. in
Economics with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of
Michigan Ann Arbor.
JOEY MAXWELL
CFO & CO-FOUNDER
Joey is responsible for financial and operational oversight of
Maxwell Family Farms.
Joey has 10 years of experience in corporate finance. His experience
includes financial planning and analysis, budgeting, staff planning
and marketing analysis. He previously worked as Senior Financial
Analyst for West Marine. He also worked as Senior Financial Analyst
at American Airlines, where he coordinated budgets for personnel
and operations for a number of airports in the US. Joey holds a B.A.
in Economics with a Minor in Spanish from the University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill.
WILL PENNSTROM
COO
Will is responsible for operations management and compliance
at Maxwell Family Farms.
Will has over 7 years in cannabis manufacturing operations
management. He took Colorado-based, The Green Solution’s
edibles and extracts sub-entity, Nectar Bee, from $1 million
in sales in 2012 to $15 million in sales in 2016, overseeing over
$45 million in cumulative sales. Will led and grew a team from
4 employees in a small space, into the largest manufacturing
facility in Colorado, staffed with 58 full-time employees. Will and
Harry led the development of 96 SKUs that won over 25 awards.
Will studied at the Metropolitan State University of Denver
focusing on Business Management.
HARRY LONDON
CPO
Harry is responsible for overseeing extraction production at
Maxwell Family Farms.
Harry has over 10 years of experience in cannabis extraction/
refinement and petroleum analytics. He brings over 6 years
of production management experience to the team, having
managed Nectar Bee’s operation from its inception, on
top of filling an international training role for The Green
Solution’s franchised manufacturing operations. He has expert
knowledge in hydrocarbon, water and ethanol extraction, rosin
techniques, distillation, achromatization and crystallization.
Harry studied at Miami Dade College focusing on Organic
Chemistry.
MYK CARUANA
DIRECTOR OF INFUSION
Myk is responsible for product creation, all engineering, infusion
R&D, regulatory compliance and kitchen workflow for the Bud
Barber brand.
Myk is the Co-Founder of Bud Barber. He has over 10 years of
experience in the cannabis industry regarding infusion and
creating branded products for the consumer market. Myk was
responsible for the management of the Bub Barber brand for over
6 years, achieving sales in over 500 dispensaries and representing
over $500k in peak sales from 2012-2016. Myk is a former Cisco
Operations engineer as well as a U.S. Air Force veteran.
PAM CARUANA
DIRECTOR OF EDIBLE PRODUCTION
Pam is responsible for the management of kitchen staff, kitchen
workflow and production for the Bud Barber brand.
Pam is the Co-Founder of Bud Barber. She has over 10 years of cannabis
edibles manufacturing experience. Together Myk and Pam bring a
wealth of connections through their prior dispensary sales channels.
Bud Barber has over 50 direct relationships with dispensary owners and
are founding members of the National Cannabis Industry Association
(NCIA).
