Meet our Leadership Team
Rick Depalma combines his longtime work and familiarity of the hemp and cannabis trades, with his high level leadership and management experience in the engineering and building industries – making him the ideal president for BestBone Growers.
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As founder and board member of Adaptiv Grow Technologies, Rick has been working with growers, utility companies, and suppliers around the nation to design energy efficient grow facilities.
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One of Rick’s proudest achievements is his innovation of patented lighting and cooling dehumidification technology he created, which is now being used for energy efficient designs in many large scale grow facilities across the country.
Rick is in charge of all things growing, mechanical and cultivation for BestBone Growers. His expansive engineering knowledge has our crops thriving with both maximum efficiency and minimal environmental impact.
Rick is deeply invested in improving the sustainability of the cannabis industry, and as president of BestBone Growers, will continue to support research for those benefits.
Michael McGetrick is an experienced CT and NY attorney and entrepreneur who’s been practicing law for over three decades. His expansive knowledge of law is ideal for navigating the tricky and everchanging political and legal landscape of the legalized marijuana industry.
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In addition to his law practice and his role as vice president of BestBone Growers, he’s also a successful restaurateur, having owned several popular and renowned Connecticut restaurants, a licensed real estate broker and has an impressive background in sales and marketing with well-known companies such as EMC.
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Michael’s success and experience in a multitude of businesses make him an excellent resource for all things business big and small for BestBone Growers.