HISTORY
Leaf Medic was created in 2018 to serve the Ohio medical cannabis industry. It began as licensed vocational school accredited and approved by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools (OSBCCS). Leaf Medic was the second OSBCCS approved school to provide cannabis education in Ohio. In May of 2019, Leaf Medic expanded into Michigan, forming the first licensed cannabis vocational school in the state at that time. In spring of 2022, Leaf Medic was converted to a training company dropping it’s licensed school status. Leaf Medic as a training company partners with multi-state operators as well as individual license holders in providing quality employee education and training.
In 2022, Leaf Medic expanded in partnership with Emerald Consulting to provide business consultative services for parties interested in entering the cannabis industry. Our consultative services have expanded to include assistance with applications, standard operating procedures, security, and strategic planning.
DR. KAREN KORN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
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Dr. Korn has been a teacher, researcher, and educational leader for over two decades. Her academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Cincinnati, DAAP, a master’s degree in anthropology from Indiana University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership in Higher Education from the University of Dayton. For five years, Dr. Korn served as the academic head and curriculum designer for the School of Advertising Art/Modern College of Design in Kettering, Ohio, where multiple cohorts of graduates achieved 100% placement in their chosen professional fields. In South Dakota, Karen collaborated with Emerald Consulting in successfully writing multiple cannabis industry applications and supporting materials. More recently, Karen has successfully lead the submission of two United States Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program ABA2 grants totalling $16 million on behalf of 10K MA. and co-authored curriculum for the United States Forest Service, and other Federal agencies.
Samantha helps companies and entrepreneurs reach their goals by identifying creative paths to get there and tools to deliver sustainable growth. Her passion is to understand customers’ needs to develop a strategic plan, then implement innovative solutions to create the best customer experience possible while increasing efficiency, transparency, and shareholder value. To achieve this, she creates and implements strategic initiatives, develops analytical business cases, expands and streamlines current business models and identifies future growth opportunities.
Samantha has a proven track record of delivering results in multiple industries. As the Strategy Director for State and Local Government agencies at LexisNexis, a data management and legal research company, Samantha established and managed the customer experience journey from pre-sale pricing and legal and contract negotiations to account maintenance and invoicing. As the head of Strategic Planning on the Institutional side at JPMorgan Asset Management, she established benchmarks of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics of success via system implementations, client segmentations, and sale scorecards. As the Global Strategist at Christie’s, the world’s largest auction house, she activated global solutions, expanded current business models and established entry into emerging markets. Before her executive positions, Samantha was a Management Consultant where she assessed the needs of multinational firms, identified future growth opportunities and executed performance and process measurement analytics. Samantha holds a BS in Finance and Marketing and an MBA in Global Business from New York University.
CATHLEEN S. GRAHAM, BSN, RN CHPN
FOUNDER AND CEO, CATHLEEN S. GRAHAM, INTEGRATIVE EDUCATION
LEAF MEDIC MEDICAL CANNABIS ADVISOR
Cathleen is an experienced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Registered Nurse who served as Regional Service Ops Manager for one of the nation’s largest hospice programs. With more than twenty years’ experience in health care, she is an internationally-respected speaker, having been awarded Americans for Safe Access’s Medical Professional of the Year in 2019. Cathleen is an experienced cannabis educator, leader in the field of end-of-life care and an expert on medical cannabis. She serves as an educational resource for physicians, staff & community agencies.
Cathleen is Founder/CEO of Cathleen S. Graham, Integrative Education. Her earlier cannabis ventures include being Founder/CEO of Cannabis Nurse, a holistic education and consulting company specializing in cannabis information, as well as the Michigan Cannabis Education Network, a community-based cannabis education company. Cathleen has several county contracts to provide cannabis education to Michigan communities.