MustGrow Team
MustGrow Board Of Directors and Advisors
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Dr. David Maenz, PHD. - Production Advisor

David Maenz, PHD.
Production Advisor
- Inventor or co-inventor of 7 patents
- Expert in processing and extraction from oilseeds
Mark Hetherington, M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, PChem

Mark Hetherington, M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, PChem
Formulations Advisor
Mark Hetherington is a natural products formulation and innovation specialist with over 20 years of experience across several platforms. His extensive experience also encompasses analytical method development and QA/QC for Health Canada and FDA compliant sites.
With a focus on commercializable technologies, he is an inventor on several granted patents and patent applications involving the isolation, characterization, and formulation of bioactive natural products and the application of these to commercial products/processes in the cosmetics, nutraceutical, and agricultural sectors.
Mark co-authored a reference publication on the phytochemistry of native and naturalized plant species of the Canadian prairies and has forged a critical link between raw botanical input supply and certified industry natural product inputs.
He has played a pivotal role in R&D and technology management for several successful startup companies.
Jamieson Bondarenko CFA, CMT - Capital Markets Advisor

Jamieson Bondarenko
CFA, CMT - Capital Markets Advisor
- Current: Chairman of BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
- Previous Equity Capital Markets roles with Eight Capital, Dundee, HSBC
Dr. Matthew J. Morra - Scientific Advisor

Dr. Matthew J. Morra
Scientific Advisor
Matthew J. Morra is a Professor Emeritus of Soil Biochemistry at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. He obtained his B.A. from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, M.E.M from Duke University, and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. His research program is focused on the fate and transport of synthetic and natural organics in soil and water systems. He has expertise in developing biopesticides, is a leading expert on value-added products derived from oilseeds, and has published over 100 scientific articles and book chapters.
MustGrow Committees
Laura Westby, Chair
Tom Flow
Matt Kowalski