Board of Directors

Robert Beasley, a native Floridian, co-founded the law firm of Litvak, Beasley Wilson & Ball in 2001. As a consultant, Robert has advised multiple parties to obtain cannabis licenses and create related financing facilities in Florida, Oregon, California, and Washington, D.C.

Also, Robert has participated in the design and construction of five cannabis cultivation and processing facilities, served as Board of Manager of the leading independent cannabis physician clinic group in Florida, and participated in the legislative and rulemaking process related to Florida’s Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act. In 2016 Robert contributed to the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as Amendment 2.

William M. Smith is an entrepreneur who has extensive experience in different business environments. Mr. Smith graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1991 with a degree in Nuclear Engineering. After working as a power production engineer for five years, Mr. Smith entered the broadcasting field. While in broadcasting, he constructed, operated, and developed a small television station group. In 2003, Mr. Smith sold his television holdings and moved to Florida. Since his move, Mr. Smith has diversified his investments to include ownership of television and radio broadcast properties, a marina, and other real estate.

Mr. Daher has been a licensed pharmacist in Canada for more than 29 years. He is currently a practicing owner/partner in seven Ontario Pharmasave® pharmacies, one of Canada's leading independent pharmacy and drugstore franchise systems. Since 2010, Mr. Daher, has been a member of the Pharmasave Ontario Board of Directors, where he currently serves as treasurer/secretary and as chair of the audit committee. Mr. Daher also serves as a Director of SkyScape Capital Inc. (TSXV: SKY.P) where he is Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman. Mr. Daher obtained his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Toronto in 1989.

Mark Eckenrode is a retired nuclear engineer, having spent over 40 years in the nuclear energy space. Between 2007 and 2020, Mr. Eckenrode served as Advisory Engineer at Framatome Inc., a French nuclear reactor business with offices in Lynchburg, VA. Prior to that, Mr. Eckenrode spent 12 years at Entergy, a U.S. energy company. Mr. Eckenrode holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Physics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an MBA in Finance from Millsaps College.

John brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial, operational, and managerial experience to Cansortium. Over the last two decades, he has launched successful companies in real estate, retail, hospitality, and food logistics compounding an initial investment of $50,000 to over $75mm in value over a period of approximately 25 years. He has built, owned, and operated 35+ restaurants with more than 1,200 employees. In addition, John has built a real estate portfolio of over 30 properties, developed over 1 million square feet of commercial real estate, and completed multiple real estate financing transactions. John bought a small distribution company with 12mm in annual sales and grew it to over 90mm in less than two years. He has invested in and served as an advisor to multiple successful startups.