National Farm Viability Conference: Directory

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Charlene Andersen

New Hampshire Community Loan Fund

Farm and Food Lender

CA

Caitlin Arnold

National Young Farmers Coalition

National Chapter Coordinator

Sara Atkinson

Turas Mara

Investment Analyst

David Bachhuber

Lovefood Farm

Owner

Patrice Bailey

Minnesota Department of Agreculture

Assistant Commissioner

Judy Barka

AgCentric

Assistant Director

RM

Roger & Michelle Benrud

Benrud Family Farm

Pam Bishop

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

Vice President of Economic Development

AB

Alexis Bonogofsky

Quivira Coalition

New Agrarian Program Northern Coordinator

Hannah Breckbill

Humble Hands Harvest

co-farmer

VC

Valentine Cadieux

Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust

Board Chair

Rodrigo Cala

Cala Farm

Founder/Trainer

Cara Cargill

Land for Good

NH Field Agent

SC

Stephen Carpenter

Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG)

Deputy Director and Senior Staff Attorney

KC

Kevin Channell

Intervale Center

Farm Business Specialist

Ela Chapin

VT Farm & Forest Viability Program

Program Director

Anna Chotzen

Viva Farms

Business & Marketing Manager

Kevin Cody

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Farmer Training Program Manager

Dan Cornelius

Intertribal Agriculture Council

Technical Assistance Specialist

JC

Jerry Cosgrove

American Farmland Trust

Farm Legacy Director

SD

Siddhartha Dasgupta

Kentucky State University

Professor

Poppy Davis

C2C Consulting

Programs and Policy Adviser

Suzanna Denison

American Farmland Trust

Program Manager, Farms for the Next Generation

PD

Paul Dietmann

Compeer Financial

Senior Lending Officer

KD

Kelsey Ducheneaux

Intertribal Agriculture Council

Youth Programs Coordinator & Natural Resource Director

Beverly Durgan

University of Minnesota Extension

Dean

Catherine Van Dyke

California FarmLink

Loan Officer

CD

Connie Dykes

Minnesota Farm Advocates

Farm Advocate

Kate Edwards

Renewing the Countryside

Farmland Access Navigator

David Van Eeckhout

The Good Acre

Grower Support Specialist

EE

Eduardo Eiffler

Shared Ground Farmers' Cooperative

Suzan Erem

Sustainable Iowa Land Trust

Executive Director

TE

Todd Erling

HVADC

Exec Director

Cameron Farlow

Organic Growers School

Farmer Programs Director

John Fisk

Wallace Center at Winrock International

Director of Strategy and Partnerships

AF

Alex Fouliard

Maine Farmland Trust

Farming for Wholesale Project Manager

CF

Cara Fraver

National Young Farmers Coalition

Business Services Director

JF

Julia Freedgood

American Farmland Trust

Assistant Vice President of Programs

Mike Ghia

Land For Good

VT Field Agent

Maria Graziani

Penn State Extenson

Sr Extension Educator, Business Growth & Development

Myrna Greenfield

Good Egg Marketing

Top Egg

Jim Hafner

Land For Good

Executive Director

Janssen Hang

Hmong American Farmers Association

Senior Organizer, Farm Manager & Co-Founder

Pakou Hang

Hmong American Farmers Association

Executive Director and Co-Founder

Tracy Harding

Capay Valley Farm Shop

General Manager

Maia Hardy

EcoTrust

Agriculture of the Middle Manager

AH

Alicia Harvie

Farm Aid

Advocacy & Farmer Services Director

Jennifer Hashley

New Entry Sustainable Farming project

Director

BH

Bonnie Haugen

Ms.

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, Minnesota Education Coordinator

JH

John Hendrickson

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Outreach Program Manager

Jack Hornickel, Esq.

Nathan Hulinksy

University of Minnesota Extension

Extension Educator

Jacob Israelow

Dirt Capital Partners

Managing Director

Tori Jackson

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Professor of Agriculture & Natural Resources

JJ

John Jaeger

John & Betty Jaeger Farm

Jane Jewett

Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture

Associate Director

Jan Joannides

Renewing the Countryside

Executive Director

Tera Johnson

Food Finance Institute

Director

MK

Matthew Keesling

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship

Veterans' Liaison

Katherine Kelly

Cultivate KC

Executive Director

Fred Kirschenmann

Iowa State University/Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Professor/Distinguished Fellow

MK

Melissa Kramer

U.S. EPA

Paul Krysik

Chicago Botanic Garden - Windy City Harvest

Apprenticeship Instructor

Ted LeBow

Kitchen Table Consultants

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

NL

Nikki Lennart

Intervale Center

Farm Business Specialist

EL

Emma Lindburg

National Farmers Union

Education Coordinator

Sarah Lloyd

Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative/Wisconsin Farmers Union

Director of Special Projects

ML

Maddie Lutkewitte

Farm Aid

Hotline Manager

Curtis Mahnken

CFFM, University of Minnesota

Extension Economist

SM

Scott Marlow

RAFI-USA

Senior Policy Specialist

DM

Dave Maroney

City of Cannon Falls

GM

Gary Matteson

Farm Credit Council

V.P., Young, Beginning, Small Farmer Programs and Outreach

TM

Thaddeus McCamant

Central Lakes College

Farm Business Management Instructor

KM

Ken Meter

Crossroads Resource Center

President

Lee Michaels

Kitchen Table Consultants

Director of Operations

Katie Michels

VHCB

Viability Program Coordinator

BM

Betsy Miller

University of Vermont Extension

Farm management educator

WM

Wade Miller

Organic Valley

Farm Development Manager

DM

Deborah Mills

Farmer

LM

Laura Mirafuentes

The Food Group/Minnesota Food Association

Programs Manager

JM

Jim Molenaar

MN Farm Business Management

Instructor

Stephanie Morningstar

Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust

Co-Director

Tanya Murray

Oregon Tilth

Organic Education Specialist

JN

Jennifer Nelson

Humble Pie Farm; MOSES

TN

Thomas Nelson

Kitchen Table Advisors

Director

Kim Niewolny

Virginia Tech

Associate Professor

Iris Nolasco

California FarmLink

Central & Southern Coast Program Coordinator

KC

Kimberly & Casey O'Reilly

O'Reilly Organic Dairy

Anjali Oberoi

Bernoulli Finance

Founder & Principal

RO

Rod Ofte

Wisconsin Meadows

General Manager

Greg Padget

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Next Generation Director

Mary Palfreman

Sched

Director of Customer Success

MP

Michael Parker

National Young Farmers Coalition

Land Access Program Associate

MP

Matt Perdue

National Farmers Union

Government Relations Director

Benneth Phelps

Dirt Capitol Partners

Director of Farmer Services

LP

Lynda Prim

Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming

Senior Farm Director

CQ

Christine Quane

Eastern Market

Regional Food Hub Director

Monica Rainge

FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES/LAND ASSISTANCE FUND

Director of Land Retention & Advocacy

Lindsay Rebhan

Ecological Design

Owner

DR

Dave Renn

Farm Link Montana

BFR Program Director

BR

Bryce Riemer

Riemer Family Farm

Owner

JR

Jen Riemer

Riemer Family Farm

Owner

LR

Lawrence Riley

Chicago Botanic Garden/Windy City Harvest

Incubator/Site Coordinator

HR

Holly Rippon-Butler

National Young Farmers Coalition

Land Access Program Director

JR

Julie Ristau

Main Street Project

Executive Director

MR

Megan Roberts

University of Minnesota Extension

Extension Educator

Abby Sadauckas

Land For Good

Maine Field Agent

Molly Schaus

Minnesota Food Association

Farm Director

Rich Schwartz

Alder Street Consulting

Independent Consultant

LS

Liya Schwartzman

California FarmLink

Central Valley Program Coordinator

Julia Shanks

The Farmer's Office

Principal/Author

JS

Jennifer Smith

Riverland Community College

Farm Business Management Instructor

Rob Smith

Viva Farms

Director of Programs and Operations

Sam Smith

Intervale Center

Farm Business Director

KS

Kent Solberg

Sustainable Farming Association of MN

Livestock and Grazing Specialist

Michael Sparby

Agricultural Utilization Research Institute

Senior Project Strategist

CS

Connor Stedman

AppleSeed Permaculture

Principal

KS

Karen Stettler

Land Stewardship Project

Farm Beginnings Program Organizer with a Land Access Focus

SS

Susan Stokes

Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson

Attorney

ST

Sai Thao

Compeer Financial

Senior Lending Specialist

Olivia Tincani

Olivia Tincani & Co, LLC

Educator & Consultant

HT

Heather Toman

SLO Farmers Co-op

General Manage

DT

Debra Tropp

Debra Tropp Consulting

Principal

JV

Jaime Villalaz

Latino Economic Development Center

Greater MN Ag/Business Development Director

CW

Chris Wayne

FARMroots, Greenmarket I GrowNYC

FARMroots Director

DW

David Weinand

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Livestock Supervisore

NW

Nathan Weller

Eric White

Cogent Consulting

Partner

AW

Abbey Willard

Vermont Agency of Agriculture

Ag Development Division Director

SW

Seth Wilner

UNH Cooperative Extension

Farm Management Regional Field Specialist

RW

Rose Wilson

Rose Wilson Consulting

Owner

TW

Tim Wilson

Farm at the Arb

Farm at the Arb Education Manager

Christy Wipperfurth

USDA-AMS Grants Division

Grants Management Specialist

LW

Laurie Wolinski Wolinski

University of DE

Director, NERME

CY

Çaca Yvaire

Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust

Co-Coordinator

Kathy Zeman

Minnesota Farmers' Market Association

Executive Director