About
Our History
Green Market Report was founded in 2017 by award winning journalist Debra Borchardt, seasoned public relations expert, Cynthia Salarizadeh, and tech wizard Vince Pitetti. The combination of journalism and financial expertise from Debra with the media & strategic communications, marketing experience and cannabis insight from Cynthia has resulted in a partnership committed to delivering the highest quality financial, business and economic news for the cannabis industry. Green Market Report won a Gold Stevie award in 2020 for Website of the Year.
In addition to award winning news, Green Market Report has established itself as a leader in targeted cannabis conferences that have become must attend events. The Summits consistently sell out and are known for the high level of content and stellar networking opportunities.
Green Market Report was acquired in October of 2021 by Crain Communications and the company is now in full expansion mode. The addition of more writers and editors will increase our content and confirm our position as the best source for cannabis financial news.
Our Team
Debra Borchardt
Co-Founder Executive Editor
dborchardt@greenmarketreport.com
Debra Borchardt is the Co-founder and Executive Editor of the Green Market Report. Debra began her career on Wall Street as a Vice President at Bear Stearns before receiving her Masters Degree in Journalism from NYU. She worked for 8 years at TheStreet with Jim Cramer before embarking on a freelance career dedicated to covering cannabis. She is an award-winning journalist and frequently appears as a speaker for conferences.
Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier
Managing Editor
Jenel joined Green Market Report in 2022 as managing editor. Prior to that, she spent more than a decade writing and editing for B2B publications, including overseeing new business initiatives and data for MJBiz. At GMR, Jenel will implement new products, oversee content, and run the daily news operations. She received a master’s degree in Journalism with a focus on political coverage from the University of Colorado Boulder.
John Schroyer
Senior Reporter
John Schroyer has been a reporter since 2006, initially with a focus on politics, and covered the 2012 Colorado campaign to legalize marijuana. He has written about the cannabis industry specifically since 2014, after being on hand for the first-ever legal cannabis sales on New Year’s Day that year in Denver. John has covered subsequent marijuana market launches in California and Illinois, has written about every aspect of the marijuana trade, and was part of the team that built the cannabis industry’s first-ever trade show, MJBizCon. He joined Green Market Report in 2022.
Adam Jackson
Breaking News Reporter
adam@greenmarketreport.com
Adam Jackson covers the cannabis industry for The Green Market Report. He previously covered the Missouri statehouse for The Columbia Missourian and freelanced for The Missouri Independent, where he produced award-winning work. He most recently covered retail, restaurants, and other consumer companies for Bloomberg Business News. You can find him on Twitter @adam_sjackson and email him at adam@greenmarketreport.com.
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