Our Advisory Board
The CAFF Advisory Board is composed of a group of multifaceted individuals, including agricultural advocates, entrepreneurs, authors, and former members of the CAFF Board of Directors. The twelve members of the Advisory Board bring their expertise, insight, and external perspectives to CAFF.
Michael Pollan
Author
Michael Pollan is a best selling author of such as “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and is a local food advocate.
Alice Waters
Chef
Alice Waters is the owner of Chez Panisse, a champion of locally-grown food, a celebrated cookbook author and is considered the “mother of modern American cooking.”
Mas Masumoto
Farmer
David Mas Masumoto is an author and owner of Masumoto Family Farm in Fresno.
Cathy Curtis
Financial Planner
Cathy Curtis is the owner of Curtis Financial Planning and manages Bay Gourmet for the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. She is the Board President for the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA).
John Diener
Farmer
John Diener is the owner of Red Rock Ranch in Five Points and the 2009 winner of the Leopold Conservation Award.
Anya Fernald
Entrepreneur
Anya Fernald is the CEO of Belcampo Meat Co.
Natalie Compagni
Psychologist & Farmer
Natalie Compagni is a Sonoma County farmer and clinical psychologist.
Bill Fujimoto
Food Industry Consultant
Bill Fujimoto is a Bay Area produce expert and owner of Bill Fujimoto Consulting.
Deborah Koons Garcia
Film Maker
Deborah Koons Garcia is a filmmaker and producer of The Future of Food.
Dr. Preston Maring
Healthcare Advocate
Dr. Preston Maring is the founder of Kaiser Permanente’s farmers markets and farm to healthcare advocate.
Sam Mogannam
Grocer
Sam Mogannam is the owner Bi-Rite Market and Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco, and founder of 18 Reasons, a food- and artfocused community center.
Naomi Starkman
Editor-in-Chief
Naomi Starkman is a food policy media consultant, co-founder of CivilEats.com and board member of 18 Reasons.