Board and Staff
Board of Directors
Chair: David Shabazian, Sacramento Area Council of Governments [Bio]
Treasurer: Mike Boldt, Moss-Adams, LLP [Bio]
Secretary: Jeana Hultquist, American AgCredit [Bio]
Immediate Past Chair: Andrea Clark, Downey Brand Attorneys, LLP [Bio]
- Ben Carter, BENDEN Farms [Bio]
- Doug Dickson, Harris Feeding Company and Pacific Ethanol Inc. [Bio]
- Leili Ghazi, CoBank [Bio]
- Grant Guerrieri, Clark Pacific [Bio]
- Ana Klein, Sunsweet Growers, Inc. [Bio]
- Fatima Malik, UC Davis Health System [Bio]
- Dawn Miller, Retired - SMUD Director of Organization and Workforce Development [Bio]
- Catherine Oh, Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP [Bio]
- Rebecca Smith, Downey Brand Attorneys, LLP [Bio]
- Mai Yang Vang, City of Sacramento, District 8 [Bio]
Staff
- Mary Kimball, Executive Director [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
mary@landbasedlearning.org - Michael Ackley-Grady, Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin FARMS Leadership Program Coordinator [Bio]
(916) 412-1099
michael@landbasedlearning.org - Marisa Alcorta, California Farm Academy Apprenticeship Program Manager [Bio]
(530) 795-4146
marisa@landbasedlearning.org - Dana Baker, Tehama County FARMS Leadership Program Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 604-3471
dana@landbasedlearning.org - Sara Bernal, West Sacramento Urban Farm Program Manager [Bio]
(530) 383-2019
sara@landbasedlearning.org - Liz Blum, Cannery Farm Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 426-5889
liz@landbasedlearning.org - Matthew Clement, West Sacramento CSA and Volunteer Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 564-2434
matthew@landbasedlearning.org - Beth Del Real, Caring for our Watersheds Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 795-1544
beth@landbasedlearning.org - Eva Dwyer, SLEWS Program Coordinator [Bio]
(707) 364-2932
eva@landbasedlearning.org - Katrina Ferro, Development Associate [Bio]
(530) 312-1188
Katrina@landbasedlearning.org - Leticia Hernandez, Santa Cruz & Monterey Counties FARMS Leadership Program Coordinator [Bio]
(831) 595-7919
leticia@landbasedlearning.org - Kendra Just, Office Manager [Bio]
(707) 317-3736
kendra@landbasedlearning.org - Lisa Kain, Controller [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
lisa@landbasedlearning.org - Jennifer Lane, Digital & Social Media Specialist | Contracts Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
jen@landbasedlearning.org - Christine McMorrow, Director of Development & Communications [Bio]
(530) 795-1520
christine@landbasedlearning.org - Sridharan (Sri) Sethuratnam, California Farm Academy Director [Bio]
(530) 795-4146
sri@landbasedlearning.org - Elaine Swiedler, California Farm Academy Apprenticeship Program Coordinator [Bio]
(530) 795-4146
elaine@landbasedlearning.org - Colleen Taber, FARMS Leadership Program Regional Manager [Bio]
(661) 877-7355
colleen@landbasedlearning.org - Maureen Thompson, California Farm Academy Farmer Training Program Manager [Bio]
(530) 795-4146
maureen@landbasedlearning.org - Katie Wortman, Central Valley FARMS Leadership Coordinator [Bio]
(209) 678-3275
katie@landbasedlearning.org
Associated Staff
- Orange County Farm Bureau, FARMS Leadership Orange County
(714) 573-0371
mary@landbasedlearning.org - Christine Kuehn, Sonoma FARMS Leadership Coordinator
(in partnership with Sonoma Resource Conservation District)
(707) 569-1448 ext 114
ckuehn@sonomarcd.org - Julia Michaels, Field Trip Coordinator
(510) 551-5786
visit@landbasedlearning.org
