Malendia Maccree CIH, CSP, is an Industrial Hygiene Consultant for State Fund, providing industrial hygiene services to policyholders in the San Francisco Bay area and northwestern California. She started her career with the US Department of Agriculture as a lab manager, where she gained experience in plant extraction techniques, greenhouse operations, and outdoor crop production systems. She worked as a safety professional with the University of California for ten years, focusing on safety and crop operations compliance, prior to joining State Fund. She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Safety Professional. Malendia chairs the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) technical committee on Health and Safety in the Cannabis Industry.