Management

Dan Emmans

Chief Operating Officer, Founder

• The Emmans Group, LLC, has been a leader in the Medical Cannabis industry since 2009
• Designed over 720,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing facilities in Connecticut, Minnesota, Maryland, Colorado, New York, Florida, Illinois and Nevada
• Operated over 250,000 sq. ft. of production and retail facilities
• Industry leading expertise in growing and processing techniques to pass USP 111 standards (testing required for synthetic pharmaceuticals), as well as growing without pesticides
• Recognized accomplishments in the industry has afforded The Emmans Group tested and proven relationships with industry experts, both nationally and internationally, ensuring Northeast BioIndustries seamless personnel acquisitions and developments
• Longstanding industry leadership has provided The Emmans Group extensive knowledge of developing innovations in equipment, and access to best pricing available
• Awarded in an internationally recognized cannabis competition for strain genetic development

Rebecca Ebbecke, Esq.

Chief Financial Officer

Rebecca M. Ebbecke’s extensive background in finance, operations and law, in diverse industries including manufacturing, brings Northeast BioIndustries significant corporate expertise.

In addition to being Director of Finance with a national marketing and promotions company, Ms. Ebbecke also was CFO responsible for the finance departments of a multi-company international conglomerate including Clear Channel and Televisa.

As an Executive Committee and Compensation Committee member, Ms. Ebbecke was an integral part of managing the diligence process involved in the sale to a multi-billion dollar strategic buyer.

In addition to her finance career, Ms. Ebbecke is a business law attorney and litigator. As a Dean’s List student every semester of both college and law school, she graduated summa cum laude in each, earning her a position as a Federal Judicial Clerk, and then Faculty Teaching Fellow.

Among her recognitions, Ms. Ebbecke received the Colorado Society of CPA’s Gold Key Award, and was named the American Society of Women Accountants Top Woman Accounting Graduate.

Thomas A. Kokoska, Esq.

General Counsel

Thomas A. Kokoska for two decades has assisted in establishment and operation of various DeMatteo Industries entities, providing important direction to the Boards of Directors while successfully administering $100+ million and high profile ventures as Director of Project Development and Legal Affairs, and then as Secretary and General Counsel.

Mr. Kokoska previously handled complex commercial litigation many years, including state, federal and multi-district class actions. His clients included the Dallas Cowboys and Texas magnate Bum Bright’s various entities, as well as transferee financial institutions, bridge banks, and the FDIC and RTC during the savings and loan crisis. Multiple Fortune 100 companies have engaged Mr. Kokoska to manage national portfolios of problem litigation.

Mr. Kokoska’s business and business law experience includes, among other things, starting and operating the in-house law department for an Indian Tribal Nation operating one of the largest tribally-held hotel and casinos, and acting as General Counsel for a Triple A professional baseball team.

Mr. Kokoska enjoyed a successful academic and athletic career attending Yale University as a State of Connecticut Scholar, earning 7 varsity letters playing on 5 championship football and baseball teams, including Yale’s last two nationally-ranked Division 1 football teams. He attended SMU School of Law in Dallas as a Hatton W. Sumners Scholar and was selected to The Barristers.

Mr. Kokoska maintains strong ties to academia as a long-time Fellow of Timothy Dwight College at Yale. Mr. Kokoska is a Director for both the Yale Football Association and Yale Baseball Association, and engages in various cancer-awareness and fund-raising activities. Mr. Kokoska is recipient of the prestigious Nathan Hale Award for exemplary leadership, character and service and extraordinary dedication to community, church and Yale.

Kevin Miles

Director of Corporate Security

Kevin Miles’ 23 years of highly-decorated service with the FBI is punctuated by his recognition as one of the world’s foremost authorities on explosives and ordnance.

After graduating from The FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Mr. Miles success handling violent crimes on two Indian reservations earned him appointment to Los Angeles, where he trained in crime scene management, weapons of mass destruction, tactical operations, and counter-terrorism, which is among his specialties of expertise.

Mr. Miles’ is the FBI’s top bomb expert and a sought-after international authority who has served in executive positions in related associations and attained concomitant recognition and awards:

• As Supervisor of the FBI Bomb Response Unit on the Critical Incident Response Squad, Mr. Miles managed all aspects of the anti-terrorist explosives section, including manpower and budgeting.
• He founded, coordinated and led instruction in the FBI Large Vehicle Bomb and Combat Zone Post Blast school.
• He is the FBI’s senior bomb expert and one of only two FBI Master Bomb Technicians.
• He supervised the FBI Los Angeles Field Office Bomb Response Squad for 17 years, managing a ten person team and annual budgets through FBI Headquarters.
• He was special liaison with the hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement and fire departments in Southern California.
• He was elected International Director of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators to command over 6,000 members from 65 countries and oversee seven figure annual operating budgets.
• He was FBI Master Police Instructor and FBI Master Bomb Technician.
• He traveled to 65 countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan three times, and to 48 states, in support of the FBI’s counterterrorism mission.
• He published numerous books and articles, including the handbook on performing FBI Special Agent Bomb Technician duties; a bi-monthly column for five years for the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators; and researched, analyzed and reported results in treatises on various subjects.
• He is a member of the Professional Association National Tactical Officers Association.

Mr. Miles’ countless awards include high level special recognitions:

• Distinguished Achievement Award for training state and local first responders to prepare for and prevent potential terrorist events.
• Two Special Achievement Awards for his leadership in the first responder community.
• Exemplary Service Award for training 2,000 deploying Marines on Improvised Explosive Device Countermeasures.
• Two Army Achievement Medals; one for training 2,000 deploying Marines on Improvised Explosive Device Countermeasures, and one for duties performed while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Mr. Miles in the past 17 years has delivered over 5,000 speeches to public safety and civilian audiences on a variety of topics in furtherance of his mission to prevent terrorism and promote public safety.

He most recently acted as Director of International Training for a company that educates public safety personnel, military personnel and private security professionals worldwide, including supervising and coordinating the training of highly-experienced professionals in matters ranging from explosive ordnance, improvised explosive device disposal and post-blast investigations, to money laundering and active shooter intervention.

After graduating from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Criminal Justice, Mr. Miles began his law enforcement career by serving eight years as a police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his collateral bomb squad duties as a member of the Armed Robbery Task Force inspired his passion for explosives and ordnance. While serving as a police officer, he also attended boot camp and served four years in the Marine Corps Reserve. In his eight years as a police office, he received numerous commendations for exemplary service, and never once received a civilian complaint.

Mr. Miles continued his education as well as his career, earning a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University. He is now working toward his Ph.D.

He believes in maintaining fitness, and regularly competes in triathlons, ocean swims and marathons.

Jeffrey L. Horn, P.E.

Director of Technology & Development

Successful 30 year career at the leading edge of bioscience. Worked closely with the developing product technologies of Genentech, Pfizer, Philips Technologies and GE Medical.

Most recently active in Stem Cell science collaborating with research and medical experts globally in Somatic Stem cell therapy utilization. Holds patents in biomedical devices taking several from concept development through market implementation.

Background

Began career as a nuclear design engineer in the World Trade Center where he designed and engineered nuclear hydraulic core systems. Expanded education into the emerging bioscience industry in 1981, helping develop innovations in life-altering biomedical technologies. Commercial leadership handling major customer contract negotiations of Fortune 100 customers included special work relocating and revalidating global factories, training quality personnel and coaching international sales teams.

Co-incorporated a non-profit technology incubator that sought out innovative biomedical discoveries for companies such as GE, Pfizer, Tyco and Microsoft, with the mission to mentor the development of bioscience innovations for commercialization and technology transfer. Particularly skilled in overseeing and managing complex commercial and industrial selling environments.

PROFESSIONAL

• Bachelors Degree from Fairfield University
• Engineering Degree from the University of Connecticut
• Post-graduate program, Strategic Marketing, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
• Post-graduate study, Executive Project Management, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Registered Professional Engineer

PERSONAL

• Jeff is a founding Board member of Cancer 101 in New York City; www.cancer101.org, Eagle Scout, and recipient of Ad Altare Dei Award.
• Born in New York City, resides in Connecticut and New York.

Regina Canale-Miles

Director of Facilities Security & Personnel

Regina Canale-Miles began her law enforcement career attending FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, where she graduated with specialized training in Terrorism, Information Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Physical Security. Her sterling 22-year FBI career includes many years undercover, investigating violent crime, narcotics, and counterterrorism. She was assigned to the FBI Los Angeles Personnel and Physical Security Office, where she was appointed Principal Relief Supervisor for the Liaison Squad. She was later named Coordinator of the FBI Los Angeles InfraGard Program, with primary responsibility for sharing threat information with critical infrastructure personnel, requiring that she interact with all security-related entities in Southern California, and travel nationally to present InfraGard Program information to other Federal agencies, such as FEMA. Ms. Canale-Miles managed all aspects of Critical Infrastructure Private Sector outreach for her Division, include manpower and budget issues.

The FBI director commended Ms. Canale-Miles in a number of difficult cases, including for commitment, loyalty, and sense of mission to a complex case, for exemplary commitment and development of critical evidence, for personal sacrifice, for outstanding dedication to the FBI’s EEO Program, and for commitment and enthusiasm to the FBI’s Mission Assurance and Continuity Conference.

Along with numerous commendations, awards and special recognition for leadership in the FBI and private sector, the FBI twice recognized Ms. Canale-Miles as InfraGard Coordinator of the Year, and recognized her Los Angeles chapter as FBI chapter of the year.

Ms. Canale-Miles has given thousands of speeches to private sector, law enforcement and emergency service personnel, and been recognized by private entities, including The Society of Industrial Security Professionals, California Real Estate Conference Board, Security & Risk Management Group, Raytheon, Navigant Consulting, and the Disney Corporation.

Regina Canale-Miles has a long and distinguished career in security and law enforcement -- including two FBI headquarters awards for outstanding personal achievement -- most recently as Director of Security for one of the world’s foremost arms weaponry manufacturers, where she managed all aspects of physical and Information security and safety and oversaw facility projects. She interfaced with the law department as to International Traffic in Arms Regulatory compliance, and Human Resources Department as to hiring, firing, and establishing employee policies to ensure a safe and cooperative work environment.

Ms. Canale-Miles also is a fitness aficionado, regularly competing in and winning powerlifting competitions. She recently earned a Gold Medal in the 2015 World Police and Fire Games.

Rajan Shanti Sadanandam, MD

Director of Medical & Research

Dr. Rajan Sadanandam was Chief Executive Officer and Cardiovascular Health Security Advisor at the Dubai Heart Centre. Dr Sadanandam is accredited by the Dubai Health Authority, and has served the local UAE community since he became Dubai’s first Indian cardiac surgeon in 1994. He is an esteemed member of numerous medical and scientific societies, including the American Heart Association, American Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine and the Emirates Cardiac Society, as well as Middle East Director of the global association for physicians of Indian origin.

Dr. Sadanandam possesses over 21 years of medical expertise fire-walling human health against ravages of cardio-metabolic disease and premature accelerated-aging, with specific reference to cardiometabolic health and vascular endothelial security. His long-time passion is pursuing new biopsychology-driven health security, vitality and longevity by reverse re-engineering chronic, degenerative and autoimmune diseases.

His mission has made him a global pioneer in deploying natural allopathy to triple health reserve indices to reverse premature vascular and tissue aging, giving hope, encouragement and relief to those suffering unresolved and otherwise uncured conditions despite heavy daily medicine regimens and state of the art health care consultations.

Dr. Sadanandam’s innovative medical approach, creative strategic thinking and expertise in precision healthcare, put him on the forefront of healing arts, and make him one of the preeminent global experts in root-cause accelerated reversal techniques and chronic disease cluster management. His approaches focusing on maximizing healthy organs and tissue to sustain health in aging biologies have brought revitalizing and rejuvenating personal health, energy, wellness and productivity to legions, especially among those afflicted by tremendous levels of stress-induced disease clusters.

Dr. Sadanandam is also a renowned motivational speaker (in English, Hindi and Tamil) who combines science, humor and his creative vision to inspire people to engage in healthier lifestyles, in order to enjoy longer and happier lives.