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Hugo Fernando Mogollon Pazmino
Stephanie Fenty April 7, 2017Hugo Mogollon is the Executive Director of Community Foodworks. Hugo has 22 years of experience working for nonprofit organizations covering a range of issues from food systems to sustainability to biodiversity conservation. Previous to his role at Community Foodworks, he was the Executive Director of Finding Species, an international nonprofit organization. Hugo has deep experience…
Nony Dutton
Stephanie FentyNony Dutton is Deputy Director of Markets of FRESHFARM, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote sustainable agriculture and provide food access and equity in the Mid-Atlantic Region. In his role as Deputy Director Nony oversees the operations of 14 farmers markets that serve over 150 local farmers and producers. Previously, Nony worked…
Brian Coppom
Stephanie FentyBrian, his wife, and their three children are residents of Longmont, Colorado – a small and formerly-ag community outside of Boulder. His work history is primarily made up of working in small or entrepreneurial organizations in various roles. Prior to joining the Boulder County Farmers’ Markets, he managed teams of five to 30 for technology innovation companies including…
Bernadine Prince
FMC November 20, 2013Bernadine (Bernie) Prince is a founder of FRESHFARM Markets, a nonprofit (501c3) organization based in Washington, DC that operates the largest network of producer-only farmers markets in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and an innovative nutrition education program (FoodPrints) in DC public schools. After nearly 20 years at FRESHFARM, Prince retired in November 2015 and is…
Copper Alvarez
FMC November 19, 2013Ms. Alvarez has been with the Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance (BREADA) since 2002, serving as Executive Director since 2003. BREADA is a statewide non-profit organization building a healthy & strong local food system through a network of public markets. BREADA operates a weekday public market in downtown Baton Rouge, Main Street Market and three locations of Red Stick…
Gary Matteson
Liz Comiskey November 17, 2013Gary Matteson knows agriculture first hand. Until recently he was a small farmer operating a greenhouse business in Epsom, New Hampshire, and also raising beef for sale locally. In addition to having been an agricultural entrepreneur, he has served on the board of directors of his local Farm Credit Association, as well as several non-profit…
Ruth White
Jen O'BrienRuth has been involved with some aspect of agriculture her entire life. She was raised on a dairy farm and worked on a pick your own apple orchard. Upon leaving the rural area and moving to the metro area, she has worked for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture the past 18 years to fulfill her…
Christie Balch
Liz ComiskeyChristie works as a Senior Evaluation Associate at Sharp Insight, LLC, an evaluation firm. Her work includes evaluation design (e.g., logic models and evaluation plans), tool development (e.g., surveys and interviews), survey and interview implementation, and data analysis and reporting. Christie is a systems thinker and loves helping organizations increase their impact through strategic program…
Dale Hazlewood
Liz Comiskey November 15, 2013Dale is a life-long gardener and micro-farmer, raising a wide variety of free-range poultry. He also advocates for local food and culinary tourism. As a board member of the Illinois Farmers Market Association, Dale works to provide educational opportunities for Farmers Market managers, vendors and producers through workshops, webinars and conferences. He has a Bachelor’s…
Dru Montri
Liz ComiskeyDru (Bernthal) Montri grew up on her family homestead in Frankenmuth, Michigan. She was introduced to the agricultural industry through her family’s third generation meat processing business, Bernthal Packing. Dru received a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Michigan State University (MSU), a Master of Science (M.S.) in Horticulture from The Pennsylvania State University, and…
