Kate Avruch is a cannabis industry expert and avid mycologist. Founder of Operator Academy, a workforce training platform focused on manufacturing and operational systems. She founded Decriminalize Nature Massachusetts in 2021, leading successful psychedelic decriminalization efforts in eight cities. With a background in scaling cannabis businesses and owning award-winning manufacturing brands, she brings a systems-based lens to plant medicine. As an educator, advocate, and natural product enthusiast, Kate curates community-focused programming that bridges science, policy, and practical integration to support safe use, informed dialogue, and career accessibility across both the cannabis and psychedelic fields.