Originally hailing from St. Clair Shores Michigan, Eric Gordon spent 10+ years directing the sales, marketing, and craft distillation production operations for some of the largest and most-recognizable global Wine & Spirits brands across the Southeast region of the United States. In applying this experience to the Cannabis Extraction sector, Eric has successfully taken multiple operations from “Concept to Concentrate” spearheading the planning & design, build-out, development of branding, compliance, and operational structures, through the awarding of licenses then directly into full-scale production operations and team management stages of business for multiple major and nationally recognized Adult-Use Cannabis extraction companies in the Northeast market.
In 2019, Eric was a founding member of and as Director of Extraction for SeaWeed Co Extracts in Maine, were awarded the first adult-use Manufacturing license issued in the state where he led and cultivated the development of one of the most sought after and best-selling super-premium live resin focused product lines in the state. Eric brings a wealth of extensive operational experience managing teams across major extraction formats (Hydrocarbon, CO2, and Alcohol) and a valuable and proven track record of creating and formulating some of the best and highly accredited branded cannabis product lines across all major product categories distinctly positioning him to lead directives for product manufacturing operations at Canapa Valley Farms.
Eric is a devoted father and husband, an avid hockey player and Red Wings fan, and is extremely excited to have the opportunity to bring the best to his home state of Michigan!