Gina Vensel is a marketing and media professional, events producer, and activist. In addition to PMP, she is the owner of Easy Street Promotions, an events company in Pittsburgh for over twenty years, and co-founder of the Three Rivers Psychedelic Society (TRiPS). Vensel is on the national board of directors for the Students for Sensible Drug Policy, as well as TEDxPittsburgh, a locally organized TED event. She serves on the core team for Global Psychedelic Society and Pittsburgh NORML’s Executive Committee. She currently advocates for statewide cannabis legalization and psychedelic therapy in Pennsylvania as well as national reform.

Elizabeth Sheldon is a media professional and the former publisher of The New Republic and Washington Technology magazines. She spent her media career in political issue advocacy work developing campaigns to spread awareness of critical issues targeting legislators, public affairs, advocacy, academia, and politicians on Capitol Hill and across the nation. She has conceptualized created and sold branding events for Associations and Corporations while leading traditional & digital media strategies to enhance and support brand health and ensuring agenda success. She now uses her experience to educate and advocate for cannabis and other forms of plant medicine. Elizabeth lives in Bethesda, MD with her husband and children.