OUR TEAM
Indiva Advisors LLP is the leading accounting firm dedicated to the cannabis industry whose team of experts span 6 states and 2 countries.
Our mission is to transform our expertise and understanding of the evolving cannabis industry into innovative, value-added solutions for our clients, business partners and community.
Our vision is to elevate the standards of ethics and integrity within the industry, as it evolves into federal and legal legitimacy.
LEADERSHIP
Jessica Velazquez, CPA, CFE.
Managing Partner + CEO
Jessica is a cannabis and social justice advocate who has spent much of her 20-year career advocating for women and minority business owners. As Managing Partner, she takes a lead in advocacy and policy matters, as well as serving as one of the main authorities on cannabis specific tax matters such as IRC 280E and IRC 471. Jessica also represents clients in federal audit and collection cases. She’s also bilingual and represents Spanish-speaking clients.
Jessica started her own firm in 2014 after gaining experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Zappos and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Jessica earned a Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern Illinois University. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of Tax Professionals. In her free time, Jessica loves to read, travel, and spend time with her family. She is also a Jeopardy and NPR junkie.
Katye Maxson Landis, CPA
Chief Operating Officer
Katye received her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential in 2011, after working in the salt mines of public accounting for seven years as an auditor and staff accountant. Prior to that, she worked as a bookkeeper and business administrator for thirteen years. Katye’s greatest strengths are her experience and perspective; she can relate not only to her clients’ managerial challenges, but also to those of their staff on the front lines and back rooms of retail and bookkeeping. A champion of fiscal literacy and best practices for the cannabis industry, she brings over twenty years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, and administrative solutions for small businesses with a variety of structures.
As the Lead Educator for The Moxy Accountant (hyperlink), she has led workshops hosted by the National Accounting and Finance Show, Oregon and Washington State Society of CPAs, and the Western CPE in Montana. Katye’s clients and colleagues appreciate her blend of humorous irreverence, professional inquisitiveness, and intellectual skepticism for just about everything. Both inside and outside of the office, Katye is a co-parent, spouse, educator, mentor, ally, advisor, and friend.
MEET THE TEAM
Gina Mastromarino, MBA
Accounting Director
Gina has served as an accounting/finance executive with extensive experience in the gaming and cannabis industries. She held various accounting/finance leadership roles at several Las Vegas Strip and Downtown casinos as well as other jurisdictions including Colorado, Indiana and Mississippi.
Gina was also a Director of Client Service and Recruiting for RGP, a global consulting firm, where she delivered human capital resources to Fortune 500 clients.
In Gina’s free time she enjoys biking, hiking, camping in her tear drop tailer and hanging out with her puppies!
Laura Durham, CPA
Accounting & Taxation
Laura graduated from Colorado State University in 2001 with a Major in Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting and lives in Loveland, CO. She has specialized in accounting and taxation for cannabis and hemp companies since 2013. Laura is also bilingual and serves Spanish-speaking clients.
Laura has worked in corporate finance roles including audit, international accounting, reconciliations, consolidations, financial statement preparation, fixed assets management, and accounting systems implementations. Outside of work, she is usually spending time with her daughters and significant other. She enjoys animals, gardening and refereeing youth basketball.
John Clark
Tax Staff
John was an application engineer for most of his career. He designed control systems for gas and steam turbine applications, used for power generation and refineries. He is a US Navy veteran and served aboard the USS Midway stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. John transitioned into tax preparation and enjoys the seasonal nature of the business. John lives in beautiful Loveland Colorado with his significant other and her two daughters. In his spare time John plays golf and enjoys rolling around with his dogs.
Kayleigh Dinofrio
A/R Specialist & Administrative Assistant
Kayleigh started her accounting career (unbeknownst to her) as a bartender, helping intoxicated patrons do the complicated math of splitting checks while making sure it all totaled up correctly. From there it was a natural jump to junior bookkeeping, billing specialist, and client onboarding specialist. While Kayleigh confesses that she fell into accounting, it was a happy surprise just how much she enjoys bookkeeping and thrives during 1099 season. Kayleigh has the special ability to deal with both people and data, skills she has honed in her early career roles in administration and client services.
When not managing the people and the things at work, Kayleigh likes to spend time with her cat, Coriander, and get outdoors into nature. She’s a bit of a Portland foody, and enjoys riding her bike, listening to music, and going to concerts.
Valerie Kunzelmann
Executive Assistant
Originally from Germany, Valerie moved to Southern California when she was 5 years old. She graduated from California State University Channel Islands in 2018 with two degrees-English Education and History. She loves maintaining internal organization and client communications. This has led Valerie to have several jobs in costumer-service and client-relations roles, which is where she has found her true passion.
In her mid-twenties, she relocated to Portland, Oregon. Though she grew up with constant sunshine, she has enjoyed transitioning into a climate that has four seasons and cooler weather.
When she’s not at work, Valerie enjoys spending time with her blue-nose pit bull Hannah. She often takes time to go out in nature with Hannah, hike, and explore parts of Portland.
Alissa Macias
Staff Accountant
Alissa is an avid cannabis-endorser, serial organizer, and Food Network lover – in that order. With years of public-accounting administrative experience under her belt, she was delighted (and shocked) to discover a yearning for more accounting and tax knowledge so she decided to pursue a degree in accounting. Finding deep satisfaction in meeting deadline-oriented pressures, Alissa is working toward her goal of becoming a CPA while being the firm’s operational guru! She also supports the administrative team, partners and the overall growth of the firm. Alissa is an advocate for the decriminalization of cannabis and is thrilled to be a part of the canna-movement.
Miranda Weigler
Chief Marketing Officer
Miranda joined the cannabis industry after an early career in academia and corporate consulting. She has held a number of roles in cannabis prior to joining the Indiva team, from licensee to conference organizer, to lobbyist. A passionate advocate and medical patient herself, Miranda is excited to bring her marketing expertise and policy network to support the growth of this dynamic organization. She holds degrees from the University of St Andrews and the London School of Economics and is always excited to talk International Relations and Political Sociology.
In her free time she can be found wrangling her twin toddlers and exploring the Pacific NW.
Krutali Shah
Accounting Staff
As a dedicated and detail-oriented accounting professional, Krutali has been meeting the accounting needs of US, Canadian and Indian industry for the last 6 years. She has been working with the accounting team at Indiva Advisors, LLP since 2021 and has 3 years experience in the regulated Cannabis industry. Krutali holds a Master’s degree of Business Management from Gujarat Technological University and Bachelor’s Degree from Ahmedabad University. She has experience in Financial Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Cost Accounting and Project Accounting. She has expanded her knowledge to include Indian, Canadian and US accounting. She is QBO, QBD, Xero and Gusto certified.
She believes in an ideology of simple living and high thinking. When she is not at work, you can find her reading books, spending time with her family, or traveling.
Sanjana Kaku
Accounting Staff
Sanjana expresses a deep interest in accounting and is always striving hard towards improvement. She has a Master of Commerce degree from Gujarat University, with a focus on supporting the needs of modern businesses. During her academic career she actively participated in many innovative projects, providing accounting services for construction and auto related businesses. She has experience in US, Indian and Canadian accounting.
She has been working with Indiva Advisors since early 2022, and brings more than 3 years experience in the Cannabis industry. In her leisure time Sanjana read books and spends quality time with her family and friends.
Vaibhav Vakharia
Tax Staff
Vaibhav joined Indiva Advisor LLP in early 2022 as a part of the Tax team. He holds a Master of Commerce degree from Gujarat University, and is currently an Inter-CA, pursuing his Chartered Accounting qualification, the Indian equivalent to a US CPA. After several years experience in Accounting, he was interested in focusing more on tax and is excited for the international experience gained from working with this team. He has experience in both US and Indian Accounting and Taxation.
In his free time, he loves to play cricket over the weekends and likes to spend time with family & friends.