Our Board of Directors
The CAFF Board of Directors is composed of farmers and community leaders with expertise in a wide range of areas, including advocacy, business management, communications, finance, education, fund development, and law. The Board meets monthly and is responsible for taking care of the strategic and financial health of the organization.
David Visher
Visher Consulting
Emily Schwing
Interim Executive Director, Veggielution
Scott Berndt
Riverside Food Hub
Deirdre Holbrook
California Senior Director of Philantropy, Year Up
Charity May
Principal and Founder of Sacred Futures
Mickey Duran
Duran Sales, Inc.
Dawnie Andrak
CAFF Board Chair
Ben Hartman
Founder & Principal, Sungold Consulting
Dominic Bruno
RRG Garden Farms, General Manager
Michelle Reynolds
Board Secretary
Judith Redmond (emeritus)
Full Belly Farm
Rogelio Ponce Jr.
Farmer, Sun Valley Berries
Patricia Miller
Centre Plate LLC
Anna Nakamura Knight
Old Grove Orange, Farmer
Al Courchesne
Farmer, Frog Hollow Farm
Sarah Keiser
Wild Oat Hollow
Michael O'Gorman
Michael O'Gorman Farming
In Memoriam
PETE PRICE
October 7, 2020: Late last month, we lost a friend, devoted CAFF board member and tireless champion in Sacramento fighting for family farms across the state. Pete Price served as CAFF’s legislative representative from 1998 to 2010 and joined the board in 2000 where he chaired the Policy Committee. Working to reform our food and agricultural system, Pete volunteered countless hours, always guided by an unwavering commitment to fairness, justice and sustainability. Pete was determined to retire from CAFF once and for all this December, but a bicycle accident cut that goal short. His legacy, however, lives on.
Learn more about Pete, his contributions to the world of sustainable ag policy, and how we are honoring his legacy.
In honor of Pete, we at CAFF are announcing the creation of the Pete Price Farm Policy Champions Fund. The Fund will provide resources for farmers and sustainable agriculture advocates to engage in California state policymaking. Interested parties can make a contribution here. In addition, CAFF is creating the Pete Price Farm Policy Champion of the Year award, as part of our annual recognition of food and farming champions across the state at the California Small Farm Conference.