Find A CannyNurse™

In addition to completing the 72-credit hour CannyNurse® Certificate Program, these CannyNurses® are participating in the CannyNurse® Tribe — a continuing professional development program run by the OG CannyNurse®, Ariana Ayu, RN, MSc.

They are available for speaking engagements as well as individual work with clients.

Most of these CannyNurses® practice virtually as well as locally, so peruse this list to find the CannyNurse® for you!

Stephanie Bednar, RN

  • Business name — Stephanie Bednar, RN
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; CannyNurse® (Cohort #4)
  • Specialty area(s) — Medical/Surgical, Psychiatry, Hospice, ICU, Cannabis Nursing
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Michigan, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info  734-516-1497 (call or text), sbednar22nc@hotmail.com

More info about Stephanie coming soon!

MaryAnn Brouillard, MA, BSN, RN, HN-BC

  • Business name — MaryAnn’s Healing Hands
  • Credentials — Master of Art Experiential Health & Healing, Bachelor of Science Nursing, Holistic Nurse Board-Certified, CannyNurse® Consultant and Endocannabinology Nurse (Cohort #3), Certified in Transformational Energy Healing, and Reiki Practitioner
  • Specialty area(s) — Holistic Nurse Coach, Generalist proficient in Traditional and Integrative Medicine, Cannabis and Endocannabinoid Nurse Consultant, Energy Healing and Reiki Practitioner (Energy medicine-remote, virtual or in person)
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — The Berkshires, Massachusetts, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 203-895-6137 (call or text) Tuesday – Thursday 10 AM – 4 PM, Monday & Wednesday 6 PM – 8 PM

More info about Mary Ann can be found here!

Mary Jo Migas, RN, BSN

  • Business name — Mary Jo Migas, RN, BSN
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; CannyNurse® (Cohort #3)
  • Specialty area(s) — Public health, Plastic and Reconstruction, Surgical nursing, Cannabis Nursing
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Illinois, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 309-838-8030 (call or text), Maridipity@gmail.com

More info about Mary Jo coming soon!

Abby Payne, RN, BSN, CAPA

  • Business name — Nurse Abby, LLC
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; Bachelors in Science of Nursing; Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse; CannyNurse® (Cohort #3)
  • Specialty area(s) — Cardiac Intensive Care; Perianesthesia; Orthopedics; Chronic Pain; Geriatrics; Cannabis Nursing
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — (303)-557-8458; NurseAbbyWellness@gmail.com; NurseAbbyLLC.com

More info about Abby coming soon!

Amanda J. Sanchez, BSN, RN, LMT

  • Business name — Amanda J. Sanchez, BSN, RN, LMT
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; Bachelors in Science of Nursing; Licensed Massage Therapist; CannyNurse® (Cohort #5)
  • Specialty area(s) — Cannabis Nursing, Telemetry, medical-surgical, sub-acute and long-term care, and home health care. Specializes in individualized therapeutic massage for medically complex clients, incorporating modalities such as trigger point and myofascial work, Swedish, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, reflexology, cupping, aromatherapy and Raindrop technique®.
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Southern Maryland
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Coming soon! Please contact for details.
  • Contact info — (301)785-1990 (Call or text), asanchez.lmt.btbtm@gmail.com

More info about Amanda coming soon!

Patricia Scallon-Brown RN, BSN, NC-BC

  • Business name — Centrus Health & Wellness
  • Credentials — Registered Nurse; Bachelors in Science of Nursing; Board Certified Nurse Coach; CannyNurse® (Cohort #5)
  • Specialty area(s) — Nurse Coaching, Cannabis Nursing, Substance Abuse/Mental Health, Cardiac Telemetry, Sub-acute and Long-term care
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Minneapolis, MN
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 612-208-2520 (call or text), triciabrown@centrushealthwellness.com

More info about Patricia coming soon!

Rachel Torres, RN, MS, PHNA-BC

  • Credentials — Board Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse, Certified YogaNurse®️, Level II Reiki Practitioner, CannyNurse™ Coach (Cohort #1), Veteran’s Yoga Project Teachers Alliance
  • Specialty area(s) — Public Health Nursing, Health Policy, Holistic Wellness, Trauma Informed Adaptive Yoga, Energy Healing, School Nursing, Developmental Pediatrics, Veteran’s Mental Health and PTSD
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — San Francisco Bay Area, California or virtually
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 925-378-3911 (call or text) radiantnurseyoga@gmail.com

More info about Rachel coming soon!

In addition to our CannyNurse® Tribe Members, there another CannyNurse® who deserves special recognition.

Love Hawkins graduated from Cohort 1 of the CannyNurse® Certificate Program in 2021 and joined Ariana as the Assistant Instructor for the CannyNurse® Certificate Program in August of 2022 with Cohort 4. Love was so committed to her study of cannabis nursing that she completed both the CannyNurse® certificate program and the Pacific College of Health Sciences Medical Cannabis Certificate at the same time. It is an honor to have her on the CannyNurse® faculty!

Love Hawkins, MSN, APRN, NC-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM

  • Business Name — SAILS (Strategic And Internal Living Sources)
  • Credentials — Board Certified Integrative Nurse Coach, Board Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Nurse Midwife, CannyNurse® Graduate (Cohort #1), Medical Cannabis Certificate (Pacific College of Health & Science)
  • Specialty area(s) — Cannabis Coaching/Consulting, Life Coaching, Public Speaking, Education, Public Health Policy, Maternal/Newborn Care
  • State(s)/ Location(s) of Practice — Florida and Georgia
  • Telehealth (video/phone conferencing) available — Yes
  • Contact info — 650-741-0355 or LHawkins@inursecoach.com

More info about Love coming soon!