People

Board of Directors

The FMC board of directors represents the farmer, consumer, and community interests served by farmers markets. Serving three year terms, the current volunteer board members include the following (read their bios to learn more):

Bernadine (Bernie) Prince

President, FMC Board of Directors
Co-Chair, FMC Policy & Advocacy Committee
Co-Director and Co-Founder, FRESHFARM Markets Washington, DC

Copper Alvarez

Vice President
Executive Director, Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance- Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Monika Roth

Secretary, FMC Board of Directors
Agricultural Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Ithica, NY

Sharon Yeago

Interim Treasurer and Past President, FMC Board of Directors
Community Food Systems Consultant
High Springs, Florida

Fred Broughton

South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Columbia, South Carolina

Jaret Foster

Portland Farmers Market
Senior Market Manager
Portland, Oregon

Jan Walters

Owner of Tarre De’Amore Farms
Jan Walters’ Consulting Services
Indianola, Iowa

Ruth White

Secretary, FMC
Programs Administrator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Nicky Uy

Senior Associate, Farmers Market Program
The Food Trust
Philadelphia, PA

Ben Feldman

Ecology Center
Farmers Market Program Director
Berkeley, CA

Gus Schumacher

Executive Vice President, Wholesome Wave
Washington, DC

Staff

Jen O’Brien

Interim Executive Director

Stacy Miller

Project Director
P.O. Box 504 | Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
Phone: 434-984-0175
stacy@farmersmarketcoalition.org

Elizabeth Comiskey

Membership & Volunteer Coordinator

Natalie Roper

Research and Education Intern

Darlene Wolnik

Independent Trainer and Researcher for Public Markets & FMC Market Programs Advisor