Sundie Seefried
Chief Executive Officer
Safe Harbor Financial
Ms. Seefried currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of SHF, a position she has held since July 2021. Prior to joining SHF, Ms. Seefried served as the Chief Executive Officer of PCCU from 2001 until June 2021 and as the Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Legacy Services, LLC from January 2020 until March 2021. Ms. Seefried previously served as a board member of the Colorado Division of Financial Services from 2019 until 2021, and as a board member of the Credit Union Association from 2007 until 2015. Ms. Seefried received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland and her Master of Business Administration from Regis University, Colorado.
Paul Penney
Chief Investment Officer
Safe Harbor Financial
Mr. Penney currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer of SHF. Prior to joining SHF, Mr. Penney served as the Chief Investment Officer of KreditForce LLC, a merchant bank, from 2019 to 2021. Prior to joining KreditForce, Mr. Penney served in various roles, including Managing Director and Senior Analyst, at Northland Capital, an investment bank, from 2016 to 2019. Mr. Penney also served as the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Compass North Capital, a hedge fund, from 2011 through the end of 2015. Mr. Penney has more than 25 years of experience across the public/private equity and debt, special situations, real estate, technology, media and retail industries as a public/equity and debt investor, advisor, board member, and executive. Mr. Penney is active in numerous charitable organizations and currently serves as a director of the Home2First Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mr. Penney received his Bachelor of Arts in Business (Accounting) from Santa Clara University.
Chris Fameree
Chief Financial Officer
Safe Harbor Financial
Mr. Fameree serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Northern Lights Acquisition Corp. Mr. Fameree is the Managing Director of Diligence Solutions Group, a comprehensive due diligence and quality of earnings firm. Previously, Mr. Fameree served as a Senior Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group and Audit Group of a large regional CPA firm. During this time, Mr. Fameree participated in numerous business combinations and due diligence assignments. These transactions ranged from $10.0 million to over $100.0 million in value. Mr. Fameree also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served lead roles on engagements from international Fortune 500 companies to closely held private manufacturers. Mr. Fameree has over 15 years of combined public accounting and industry experience and has led and participated in numerous engagements, including due diligence engagements, financial statement audits, and other advisory projects. Mr. Fameree received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina and Wisconsin.
John Darwin
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Northern Lights Acquisition Corp.
Mr. Darwin serves as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Northern Lights Acquisition Corp. Mr. Darwin is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Luminous Capital Inc., where he identifies engagements, guides debt and equity investment strategy, and manages operations of private and public portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Darwin was co-founder and President of OCG, Inc. (ONE Cannabis), a United States-based cannabis dispensary franchisor. While at OCG, Inc., Mr. Darwin grew the franchise business from inception to operations across multiple states and negotiated a sale to Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), a publicly traded cannabis company. Mr. Darwin has over eight years of vertically integrated cannabis operational and venture capital experience, with experience managing large scale cultivation, vertically integrated operations, and multi-national brand strategies. Prior to the cannabis industry, Mr. Darwin held various roles in private equity and corporate finance and has a decade of professional finance and transaction experience. Mr. Darwin received his BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.
Joshua Mann
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Northern Lights Acquisition Corp.
Mr. Mann serves as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Northern Lights Acquisition Corp. Mr. Mann is a co-founder and a Managing Partner of Luminous Capital Inc., where he helps guide the firm’s public company engagements, equity financing relationships, and cross border portfolio operations. Previously, Mr. Mann served as interim CEO of INDVR Brands (CSE: IDVR), a Colorado-based, Canada-listed company focused on the creation and distribution of unique and high-growth brands in the legal United States cannabis market. Mr. Mann led the restructuring of INDVR Brands and negotiated multi-state transactions, management overhaul, and streamlined operations for future expansion. Mr. Mann has over five years of cannabis brand and Canadian operational experience and over 13 years of structured finance and investment banking experience, with prior experience at Wildhorse Capital Partners, Blackbird Energy Inc, and Stifel Nicolaus Weisel. Mr. Mann has assisted cannabis companies in structuring multiple reverse takeovers, go-public transactions, and raising over $70.0 million in capital. Mr. Mann received his BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.