OUR TEAM
Saphira Galoob
Saphira Galoob
With over a decade of experience in cannabis policy, Saphira serves as a leading voice on federal reform, focusing on banking modernization, capital markets access, criminal justice reform, legalization, and expanded access for patients and veterans. She led the merger of the National Cannabis Roundtable and the US Cannabis Council to form USCR. Before USCR, Saphira founded and led The Liaison Group, the first Washington lobbying and government affairs firm dedicated exclusively to cannabis policy. She also launched the Cannabis Financial Industry Group, a coalition of financial institutions and risk-management providers serving the regulated cannabis industry. A frequent speaker at national and international conferences, Saphira has appeared in Forbes, ABC News, The Hill, and POLITICO, which named her one of its "People to Know on K Street."
David Mangone
David Mangone
Using a pragmatic, bipartisan and evidence-based approach, David has influenced cannabis policy at the international, federal, and state levels since 2016 through authoring legislation and advising lawmakers at all levels of government. He has been cited as an expert in national outlets including NBC News, the Associated Press, Reuters, POLITICO, and The Hill. He previously worked for the Liaison Group and served as the Director of Government Affairs & Counsel for Americans for Safe Access, the nation's largest nonprofit representing medical cannabis patients. In this role, he authored several publications, including the 2019 State of the States Report: An Analysis of Medical Cannabis Access in the United States and acted as a policy resource for lawmakers around the country.
Matthew Donaher
Matthew Donaher
Matthew manages USCR's day-to-day operations and membership, identifying, implementing, and revising the organization's operational policies and guidelines. He leads efforts to build a unified, organized, and efficient organization and works directly with USCR's members to ensure they receive exceptional support. Drawing on more than 18 years of office administration experience, he keeps USCR's goals, objectives, and mission central to his work.
Josh Glasstetter
Josh Glasstetter
Josh is a veteran communications strategist with an extensive track record of generating coverage and driving narratives related to high-profile political, policy and regulatory issues. He has advised startups and companies in addition to many of the nation's leading foundations, cultural organizations, and advocacy groups. He previously served as Director of Communciations and Public Affairs for the US Cannabis Council.
Heather Azzi
Heather Azzi
Heather Azzi is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in cannabis reform. Her career has focused on overseeing all operations and legal matters for nonprofit organizations, PACs, and campaign committees sponsoring cannabis related reform. Her work has included drafting more than a dozen enacted state cannabis laws and advising and providing compliance services for ballot initiative campaigns and legislative or initiative based reform efforts in a majority of the states and in Congress.