Leadership Team
Executive Management
Bryan Safarik
Over 15 years of experience in Senior Management roles, and Founder and President of various profitable companies including BC Green Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dane Stevens
An entrepreneur with 12 years experience in international product sourcing, development, manufacturing, and quality control, and retail DTC business.
Jacob Safarik
Over 12 years of experience in accounting, project finance, business development and quality
assurance. Jacob graduated from McGill..
Leah Hodges
Mrs. Hodges is Optimi’s Corporate Secretary and the principal of Benchmark Governance.
William (Bill) J. Ciprick
Over 25 years of Global experience across a wide array of industries ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small and medium-sized businesses.
Directors
Bryan Safarik
Over 15 years of experience in Senior Management roles, and Founder and President of various profitable companies including BC Green Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dane Stevens
An entrepreneur with 12 years experience in international product sourcing, development, manufacturing, and quality control, and retail DTC business.
Jacob Safarik
Over 12 years of experience in accounting, project finance, business development and quality
assurance. Jacob graduated from McGill..
JJ Wilson
Over 15 years of experience in Senior Management roles. He is also the Founder and President of various profitable private companies.
Jon Schintler
A 15-year career working in the clean energy industry. He has held leadership positions on over $4 billion in project transactions.
Team
Karina Lahnakoski
Karina is Optimi’s Director of Quality and Commercial Strategies focussing on commercial scale up, GACP and GMP processes.
Laura Chow
Laura is responsible for product growth development and sales of Optimi Life's nutraceutical supplements.
Dr. Preston A. Chase
Preston is an award-winning R&D chemist and business professional with over 25 years academic and industrial experience in development and commercialization of new products.
Scott Marshall
Scott is Optimi Health’s Cultivation Manager, heading the development and implementation of Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Optimi’s botanical drug development program.
Tara Buchan
Tara is a highly accomplished Sales & Marketing Director with over 15 years of experience and a track record of building brands from the ground up.
Advisory Board
Chip Wilson
A Canadian businessman and philanthropist, who has founded several retail apparel companies, including Lululemon Athletica.
Edward Safarik
Edward is a Member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia and former Founder, President and CEO of Ocean Fisheries Limited.
Dr. Azim Jamal
Azim is responsible for directing all business activities for Pacific Reach, which he cofounded in 2014.
Harley Pasternak
Harley is certified by The American College of Sports Medicine and The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.
Elfi Daniel-Ivad
Elfi formally served as Head of Submissions, Regulatory at Eurofins Experchem Laboratories Inc.
Executive Management
Bryan Safarik
Over 15 years of experience in Senior Management roles, and Founder and President of various profitable companies including BC Green Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dane Stevens
An entrepreneur with 12 years experience in international product sourcing, development, manufacturing, and quality control, and retail DTC business.
Jacob Safarik
Over 12 years of experience in accounting, project finance, business development and quality
assurance. Jacob graduated from McGill..
Leah Hodges
Mrs. Hodges is Optimi’s Corporate Secretary and the principal of Benchmark Governance.
William (Bill) J. Ciprick
Over 25 years of Global experience across a wide array of industries ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small and medium-sized businesses.
Directors
Bryan Safarik
Over 15 years of experience in Senior Management roles, and Founder and President of various profitable companies including BC Green Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dane Stevens
An entrepreneur with 12 years experience in international product sourcing, development, manufacturing, and quality control, and retail DTC business.
Jacob Safarik
Over 12 years of experience in accounting, project finance, business development and quality
assurance. Jacob graduated from McGill..
JJ Wilson
Over 15 years of experience in Senior Management roles. He is also the Founder and President of various profitable private companies.
Jon Schintler
A 15-year career working in the clean energy industry. He has held leadership positions on over $4 billion in project transactions.
Management Team
Karina Lahnakoski
Karina is Optimi’s Director of Quality and Commercial Strategies focussing on commercial scale up, GACP and GMP processes.
Laura Chow
Laura is responsible for product growth development and sales of Optimi Life's nutraceutical supplements.
Dr. Preston A. Chase
Preston is an award-winning R&D chemist and business professional with over 25 years academic and industrial experience in development and commercialization of new products.
Scott Marshall
Scott is Optimi Health’s Cultivation Manager, heading the development and implementation of Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Optimi’s botanical drug development program.
Tara Buchan
Tara is a highly accomplished Sales & Marketing Director with over 15 years of experience and a track record of building brands from the ground up.
Advisory Board
Chip Wilson
A Canadian businessman and philanthropist, who has founded several retail apparel companies, including Lululemon Athletica.
Edward Safarik
Edward is a Member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia and former Founder, President and CEO of Ocean Fisheries Limited.
Dr. Azim Jamal
Azim is responsible for directing all business activities for Pacific Reach, which he cofounded in 2014.
Harley Pasternak
Harley is certified by The American College of Sports Medicine and The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.
Elfi Daniel-Ivad
Elfi formally served as Head of Submissions, Regulatory at Eurofins Experchem Laboratories Inc.
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