Board and Staff

BOARD OF DIRECTORS


CHAIR:   Rebecca Smith, Downey Brand Attorneys, LLP [Bio]

TREASURER:   Beau Roy, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP [Bio]

SECRETARY:   Dawn Miller, Retired, SMUD Dir. of Organization and Workforce Development [Bio]





STAFF


Administration

Mary Kimball, Chief Executive Officer [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
mary@landbasedlearning.org

Angelina De La Cruz, Administrative Manager [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
angelina@landbasedlearning.org

Cathy Taddei, Administrative Assistant [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
cathy@landbasedlearning.org

Isa Marie McIntyre, Contracts Manager [Bio]
IsaMarie@landbasedlearning.org

Development

Julia Thomas, Development & Communications Manager [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
julia@landbasedlearning.org

California Farm Academy

BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING | EXPLORER | BUSINESS INCUBATOR | APPRENTICESHIP

Dr. Sridharan (Sri) Sethuratnam, California Farm Academy Director [Bio]
(530) 795-4146
sri@landbasedlearning.org

Marisa Alcorta, Apprenticeship Program Director [Bio]
(530) 795-4146
marisa@landbasedlearning.org

Nicole Curiel, Apprenticeship Program Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 405-9495
nicole@landbasedlearning.org

Jon Kupkowski, Beginning Farmer Training Program Manager [Bio]
(916) 400-9480
jon@landbasedlearning.org

Ric Murphy, Farm Incubator Program Manager [Bio]
(505) 306-1998
ric@landbasedlearning.org

Jeanne Wirka, Ecologist [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
jeanne@landbasedlearning.org

Annika Forester, Learning and Development Manager [Bio]
annika@landbasedlearning.org

Courtney Tarrant, California Farm Academy Outreach Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 421-9773
courtney@landbasedlearning.org

Community Food Program

Susie Sutphin, Community Food Program Manager [Bio]
(805) 889-3587
susie@landbasedlearning.org

Serena Davini, Community Food Program Coordinator [Bio]
(925) 577-8150
serena@landbasedlearning.org


Youth Programs

SLEWS | FARMS | CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS

Leticia Hernandez, FARMS Alumni and Internship Manager [Bio]
(831) 595-7919
leticia@landbasedlearning.org

Morgan Caudill, Urban Ag Internship Program Manager [Bio]
(315) 825-5382
morgan@landbasedlearning.org

Mindy Cunha, FARMS Program Senior Manager [Bio]
(831) 676-6254
mindy@landbasedlearning.org

Stephanie Mills, Tehama & North State FARMS Program Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 588-3919
Stephanie@landbasedlearning.org

Destinee Cortes, Central Valley FARMS Manager [Bio]
(559) 639-8526
destinee@landbasedlearning.org

Ventura Villanueva, Coastal Santa Cruz & Monterey Counties FARMS Coordinator [Bio]
(831) 535-2227
ventura@landbasedlearning.org

Romi Wattenbarger, Kern FARMS Coordinator [Bio]
(661) 203-8364
romi@landbasedlearning.org

Allie Dumas, SLEWS Program Manager [Bio]
(216) 407-2151
allie@landbasedlearning.org

Sydney Smith-Ransom, SLEWS Program Coordinator [Bio]
(209) 480-9227
sydney@landbasedlearning.org

Erica Bowles, Youth Program Coordinator [Bio]
(805) 305-9442
ericab@landbasedlearning.org

Associated Staff

• Christine Kuehn, Sonoma FARMS Leadership Coordinator
(in partnership with Sonoma Resource Conservation District)
(707) 569-1448 ext 114
ckuehn@sonomarcd.org