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
Chris Curtis
Director, Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Seattle, Washington
Jaret Foster
Portland Farmers Market
Senior Market Manager
Portland, Oregon
Michael Hurwitz
Executive Director, Greenmarket (Council on the Environment of New York City) New York, New York
Janel Leatherman
Consultant/Principal
Zinnia Productions
Dallas, Texas
Brigitte Moran
Executive Director, Marin Farmers Markets San Rafael, California
David Rand
Farm Forager
Chicago’s Green City Markets
Chicago, Illinois
Leslie Schaller
Treasurer & Chair of Development & Fund Raising Committee
Director, Appalachian Center for Economic Networks Athens, Ohio
Caroline Todd
Director of Columbia Farmers Market
Columbia, Missouri
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
Staff
Stacy Miller
Executive 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
Suzanne Briggs
Technical Assistance Project Manager
Darlene Wolnik
Researcher & Technical Assistance Provider
Natalie Roper