ABOUT GLENNA

Glenna’s CBD Owner & CEO Glenna Colaprete started the woman owned company in 2015 (CBD – Colorado’s Brand Distributing, LLC and Glenna & Co. LLC) after successfully treating her own chronic and painful nerve entrapment disability. She is also a dedicated wife and mother of three children who all help with the business in various ways. Glenna is an adjunct professor in the Horticulture program teaching Regulations in Cannabis Cultivation @ FLCC. Glenna’s is a licensed cannabinoid, cultivator, processor, distributor, and retailer, as well as a licensed adult-use cannabis cultivator & processor. She lead’s many workforce development initiatives and various committees. Fostering an educated, sophisticated knowledgeable, and compliant cannabinoid and cannabis supply chain community and ecosystem

ABOUT GLENNA

Glenna’s CBD Owner & CEO Glenna Colaprete started the woman owned company in 2015 (CBD – Colorado’s Brand Distributing, LLC and Glenna & Co. LLC) after successfully treating her own chronic and painful nerve entrapment disability. She is also a dedicated wife and mother of three children who all help with the business in various ways. Glenna is an adjunct professor in the Horticulture program teaching Regulations in Cannabis Cultivation @ FLCC. Glenna’s is a licensed cannabinoid, cultivator, processor, distributor, and retailer, as well as a licensed adult-use cannabis cultivator & processor. She lead’s many workforce development initiatives and various committees. Fostering an educated, sophisticated knowledgeable, and compliant cannabinoid and cannabis supply chain community and ecosystem

Innovative & Scientific

Glenna holds a B.S and M.S. Criminal Justice Business and Advanced Certificate in Project Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. After earning her Master’s Degree Glenna served as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff for Verizon Headquarters New Product Engineering. Following her fifth patent she left her successful engineering career to become a licensed hemp and cannabis cultivator, processor, and retailer in the Rochester area. Inspired by her own painful disability, she brought the same level of innovation, passion, education, and care to help others with her natural and locally farmed products. Glenna has received numerous cannabis product service and business awards. She generously shares her depth of seed-to-sale knowledge best practices in starting and running successful businesses along with the ever revolving regulations and compliance in cannabis cultivation. She is a generous volunteer, teacher, business leader, and social justice advocate. Glenna takes genuine pride in partnering from seed to sale to produce the premium third party testing and award winning quality products guaranteed to exceed your expectations. Glenna’s New York strives to provide 100% full satisfaction and continued R&D in order to bring the best variety and premium products to you and your loved ones.

OUR TEAM

Our team consists of full-time and part time employees, as well as seasonal student interns from Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC).

Cultivation & Production

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Glenna Colaprete
Owner & CEO

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Leslie Seltzer
HR and Sales Director

Tom Skripps
Chief of Operations

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Sam Scott
Director of Cultivation

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Christopher Rasberry
Director of Extraction

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Dan Diefendorf
Cultivation & Chef

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Miranda Sieczkarski
Production Manager

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Julia Smith 
Production Tech

Laura Gruttadauria
Cultivation Tech

Kyle
Cultivation Manager

Xanthia Garcia
Cultivation Tech

Carter Brown 
Cultivation Tech

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Pat Hudson
Delivery

Jim Franklin 
Cultivation Tech

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Aaron Caspersson
Cultivation Tech

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Jenna Hershberger
FLCC Student

Ryan Barry
FLCC Student

Buildout

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Matthew Bement
Buildout

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Gary McDermott
Buildout