Women in Leadership Program |
Nicole Leja
Active Term: 02/2023 - 02/2024
Areas of Expertise
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VP of Quality AssuranceCuraleafNicole is Vice President, Quality Assurance at Curaleaf Holdings, a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis. Nicole leads the development and implementation of a quality management program across all US sites with adherence to current and future-state quality requirements.
After 20+ years in the analytical laboratory industry, Nicole chose to use her skills and expertise in a new field. Starting as a Compliance Director in 2018, she was promoted to State President in 2019 to run operations and business development for Curaleaf Connecticut. In 2020 she transitioned to her current role to build a formal quality management program. Nicole’s prior experience in a regulated industry enables her to support manufacturing of consumer product goods in the cannabis space. She focuses on partnering with Field Operations to create safe, high-quality products in an emerging industry while preparing for Federal legalization. |