MEET THE TEAM

Executive Director—

Robin Schneider

Robin Schneider has more than 10 years’ experience advocating on cannabis issues. She is the former executive director of the National Patient Rights Association where she helped medical marijuana patients advocate for state laws that ensure safe access to medicine. Most recently, Robin served as the finance director for the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the organization that led the 2018 Proposal 1 campaign to legalize adult use cannabis for Michigan adults 21 years and older.

membership coordinator—

Kenzie Terpstra

Kenzie is currently a student at Michigan State University studying Journalism with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism. As the Membership Coordinator, Kenzie connects with businesses and individuals seeking membership as well as keeping contact with current members to aid with benefits and resources. She also contributes to the association’s monthly newsletter.

Marketing Director—

Zariah Schneider

Zariah develops Advertising and Marketing strategies then implements them to shape the association standards. Content creation for web and print including distribution on social media accounts and micia.org. She oversees the associations monthly newsletter and digital communication. Event planning and designing for networking events, conferences and trade shows.