BRIAN GILBERT

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Brian Gilbert is Director of Engagement & Experience for the National Cannabis Industry Association. He works to ensure the success of the NCIA events & webinar programs through sponsorship support among member businesses, coordination of promotional efforts, and management of all logistics. Brian got his start in the drug policy reform movement in 2009 as one of the founding members of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. He quickly became involved on the local, state, and national level as an Outreach Coordinator for SSDP’s live music activism-based AMPLIFY Project, transforming it over four years into a leading voice for drug policy reform and harm reduction within the live music community. In addition to his work with NCIA, Brian also serves as director of artist and volunteer relations for the AMPLIFY Project and sits on the board of directors of the non-profit harm reduction organization DanceSafe. He has called numerous places home including Denver, CO for over a decade, but recently relocated back to his home state of Virginia.