Rose City Confections Leadership

MATTY KIMBER
CEO and Founder
Matty spent his youth as an accidental rock star, touring with The Chicharones for 15 years before returning to school to get his MBA at Portland State University. He then pivoted to the cannabis space as
the legal industry exploded. His leadership experience and business acumen was on display when he was hired as Director of Operations for Select CBD, and oversaw explosive revenue growth and new product development. Those experiences forged his vision to help Rose City grow into a powerhouse manufacturing and white label provider.

CHRISTOPHER ‘SLEEP’ TAFOYA
Chief Cannabis Officer and Co-Founder
New Mexican transplant, inventor of the Hatch chile pepper, and former Lost Boy, Chris Tafoya, is one of the most connected and loved men in the cannabis universe. Alongside business and artistic partner Matty, they toured the world and made friends in high and low places, forging ties with people and resources that continue to grow the business. As Co- Founder and Chief Cannabis Officer, Sleep is instrumental in accelerating our clients’ growth and positioning in the highly-competitive cannabis industry.

NOAH BLAIR
Chief Food Scientist
Noah is a chef, consultant, and farmer with over 20 years of experience. He’s opened over a dozen restaurants and catering companies throughout the United States and started multiple farms on Kauai and Molokai. Noah’s accolades include Michelin stars, numerous Hale Aina awards, and 3rd-grade spelling bee champion

JOE CHESKIN
Chief Marketing Officer
A marketing and branding executive for over 20 years, Joe has led creative campaigns for some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports, and retail. Awareness campaigns that he created have generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue for big and small brands. Long-term community outreach projects that he developed for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers have been going strong since the late 1990s.

CODY BUFFINGTON
Director of Operations
Cody’s cannabis industry career started in 2015 when he was hired by Cura Cannabis Solutions to hand-fill pre-rolls. Cura quickly recognized Cody’s unique skill set; within two weeks they moved Cody into their management team, where he was essential to Cura’s rapid growth. Today, Cody brings his vast experience producing high-quality cannabis oil to Rose City, where he’s been instrumental in developing stringent production standards, scaling operations, and creating easily-replicable standard operating procedures (SOPs).

JASON CONLAN
Sr. Director
Jason is a Cornfed Montana transplant and constant gardener. Today, he’s RCC Senior Director of Operations. His production experience, superior organizational skills and ability to manage people effectively has helped Rose City retain quality employees, stabilize operations and scale for growth. Quality-driven and insightful with broad experience in service delivery and client relations, Jason supports people, divining pathways, and forging partnerships.

JILLIAN ASPHOLM
Director Of Manufacturing
Jillian is Rose City Confections’ Director of Productions. After graduating from Portland State University, this Jill-of-all-trades spent the last 6+ years in the cannabis industry honing her analysis and information-use skills and understanding multi-faceted business operations decision-making and visionary leadership. She strives to leave this world better than she found it by streamlining processes, improving efficiencies, and finding sustainable solutions.

CAROLINE PLAMBECK
Executive Assistant
Caroline is Rose City Confections’ Executive Assistant. Caroline holds a BA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Portland State University. She comes to RCC with experience ranging from workplace diversity research to managing a family law firm’s daily operations.
What Our clients are saying
RCC went to great lengths to accommodate our unique set of needs and did a great job making us feel like we were their most important client. Thank you for being so accommodating and thoughtful and producing an amazing end product!Jason Wilcox, Owner, Revel
Rebel Spirit's five years of success has been in the flower market. So we've been fortunate to have found Rose City Confections to manufacture our new edible line. Matty and his team carefully listen as we bring our concepts to them, and they work tirelessly to bring our products to market. This has included hours of Rose City's research and development to make sure our product is tasty and has a workable shelf-life. We are especially impressed with Rose City's presentation of many prototypes from which we can choose our final product. The Rose City crew also works with us through numerous drafts of packaging, and their advice on navigating OLCC labeling rules has been invaluable. Rose City keeps costs down at the same time that they bring a sophisticated and tasty product to market. We're now in the process of working with Rose City on a second edible product. We are also considering having Rose City manufacture our award-winning "Rebel Spirit Super Salve" topical. Rose City Confections is a stellar collaborative partner to fulfill our edible needs.Diane Downey. CEO, Rebel Spirit Cannabis
RCC helped make our product idea a reality. From their assistance with recipes to their dedication to quality control, they helped make our product launch a success.Gabe Cross, COO, Odyssey Distribution
RCC has been an instrumental partner to our brand and will continue to be instrumental as we expand into other locations due to their relentless dedication to addressing our needs as a business and as a consumer product. Using their vast network, influence, and expertise/knowledge, from inception to launch, RCC has not only provided the labor to create our product but has offered advice to guide our team to bring our concept to life. The RCC team is committed to solving problems, helping direct any pivot when necessary in this fast-moving market. They helped us overcome obstacles and delivered on their promises transparently and effectively. We could not be more pleased to be working with such a consummate group of professionals.Elle Rahman, Ph.D. - Astral Cannabis
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