Kalee Hooghkirk is a board member of Illinois Women in Cannabis and co-chair of the Professional Development and Events Committees. She is the owner of Full Spektrum Services and founder of United Hemp Co. She is a medical patient and traveling cannabis educator. Kalee has designed and developed wellness programs that customize treatments for qualified patients approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health. She has partnered with local physicians assisting prospective patients in registration to become eligible for the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. The highlight of her involvement with the Illinois Medical Cannabis Industry was her role as Director of Patient Care for one of Illinois first dispensaries.

In addition to her patient registration and start-up support, Kalee was one of the first few employees in the state to begin cannabis sales on the opening day of the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. Her passion doesn’t stop there. She is the president of the Midwest Hemp Coalition (formally the Illinois Hemp Industries Association) and leads the Illinois Hemp Professionals Group. Through her IWC platform Kalee hopes to inspire others to think “outside the box” by supporting and encouraging non-traditional entry routes through the hemp space and ancillary services.