Meet the Full Time Team

Ben Collier

CEO

"I spent years in an improv group called Peaches, and my bedroom walls are a gallery of found art."

Luis Yepiz

Chief Procurement Officer

"I was the lead singer of a Punk band and an Operatic Tenor."

Christine Choe

COO

"Euler's Identity is my favorite math equation."

Carly Yoshida

Director of Development

"I was briefly a D1 athlete in college, despite never having played a sport in my life."

Mike Meyer

Head of Farmer Advocacy

"My Grandmother taught me; it is easier to catch flies with honey".

Lisa Mauldin

Controller

"I survived a backpacking trip with a bear milling around our tent during the night. Or it was a goat. Who's to say."

Beth Seligman

VP of Programs

"I own 6 different editions of The Joy of Cooking and use all of them."

Joe Bobman

Food Program Operations Manager

"I have a growing collection of houseplants and a dog named Potato."

Mauricio Reyes

Deal Flow Manager

"I am always looking for any excuse to go fishing."

Nick DiGiovanni

Lead Brand Ambassador

"Anyone can cook."

Aidan Reilly

Head of Partnerships

"I have a twin brother, and before The Farmlink Project I made documentary shorts to submit to international film festivals!"

Emily Dunlop

Senior Accountant

"I have an unofficial minor in Art History."

Sophia Adelle

Head of Policy

"I started a restaurant review column in my elementary school newsletter and I quickly became the go-to for parent's date night recommendations."

Julia DeSantis

Head of Sustainability & Development Coordinator

"My happy place is the ocean and the Japanese snacks aisle."

Jessica Nadeau

Director of Institutional Giving

“Accidentally ran an ultramarathon."

Risa Fox

Development Operations Manager

“The danish pastry whisk is by far the most versatile kitchen tool.”

Owen Dubeck

Creative Director

"My favorite thing to do is to night surf when it's a full moon."

Kate Nelson

Chief Marketing Officer

"The 6 is the best train in New York City."

Khafia Choudhary

Head Of Design

"As a kid when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say a bald eagle"

Hailey Wesling

Head of Corporate Relations

"Favorite activities: watching sunsets, swimming in the sea, listening to ABBA."

Jess Henderson

Head of Strategy & Business Operations

"I was the captain of my high school's varsity tennis team, but never played in a match."

Stella Delp

FIELD Fellowship Manager

"There will likely come a day when I actually run away and join the circus.”

Jayne Ryan

Operations and Accounting Specialist

"100% not a morning person."

Larkin Gallup

Sustainability Analyst and Development Coordinator

"I used to take care of over 40,000 zebrafish"

Our Board Members

Rich Dachman

Chief Executive Officer at Brighter Bites

Valerie Brown

Nonprofit Industry Advisor, Salesforce

Andrew Goldman

Founder, Writable

Mary Ellen Kanoff

General Counsel at Peninsula Pacific, LLC

Kevin Reilly

Advisor at deepdub.ai

Nathan Chappell

Senior Vice President at DonorSearch

James Kanoff

CEO, Terradot