Using Track and Trace Data to Identify Unusual Activity

Brion Nazzaro is the President of the Association of Certified Commercial Cannabis Experts, ACCCE. Prior to joining ACCCE, he had broad experience as an Internal Director and Chief Compliance Officer with extensive experience in Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF), sanctions, international regulatory frameworks, loss prevention, and risk management. Brion has been the Chairman on Compliance Committee, AML Committee, and Risk Committee at multiple financial institutions. He has also worked with MSBs and FinTechs with various charters both U.S. and internationally to implement commercial cannabis business customer programs. 

Brion holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Master of Business Administration concentrated in Finance from the University of Denver. Additionally, Brion has achieved recognition as a Certified Commercial Cannabis Expert (CCCE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and NACD Governance Fellow.

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Philip DS Martin is the Chief Executive Officer of Copacetic Strategies. He develops and implements cannabis banking solutions that balance growth with the cost of compliance for financial services clients.

Philip has experience as a state-level cannabis regulator and a financial services compliance officer. Prior to launching Copacetic Strategies, Philip was the Bank Secrecy Act Officer for Zeuss Technologies, a payments platform dedicated to the cannabis industry. Previously, he managed the Data Analysis Unit at Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division adapting anti money laundering techniques to identify non-compliant behavior through the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system.

Philip earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Richmond, The American International University in London. Philip is a former U.S. Marine.

Jim Vigland is the managing partner of Vigland Advisors. Vigland Advisors provides accounting services for cannabis businesses ranging from month–end reporting to ad hoc financial analysis, giving management the tools they need to make decisions confidently.

Before Vigland Advisors, Jim worked in public accounting with teams to conduct financial audits and business valuations. He brought that experience to the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, using a variety of financial data to identify risk and conduct financial analyses on Colorado’s marijuana license holders. Jim played a lead role in developing quantitative risk assessments and financial investigation procedures.

Jim is a certified public accountant, certified fraud examiner, and certified anti money-laundering specialist, and holds a B.S. in accounting from Missouri State University.