OFRF Staff
People are always surprised by how small our staff is. It’s because we create such a huge organic ruckus on the hill, in the field, on the streets, and on the web. Our work for organic farmers goes well beyond a ‘day job’. It’s a belief in the vision.
Brise Tencer
Executive Director
brise[at]ofrf.org
831-426-6606
Dominica Navarro Martinez
Deputy Director
dominica[at]ofrf.org
Kelsey Grimsley
Office Manager/Program Administrator
office[at]ofrf.org
831-275-1837
Thelma Velez
Research & Education Program Director
thelma[at]ofrf.org
Gordon Merrick
Policy & Programs Manager
gordon[at]ofrf.org
Mary Hathaway
Research & Education Program Coordinator
mary[at]ofrf.org
Leah Lawson
Partnerships & Development Director
leah[at]ofrf.org
OFRF Contractors
OFRF works with a dedicated group of contractors, some of whom have been with the organization for many years. Their skill and expertise helps move the organization forward and we’re glad to have them on the team.
Mark Schonbeck
Contractor
Research, Education & Policy
Elizabeth Tobey
Contractor
Communications
Brian Geier
Contractor
Communications
OFRF Board
Our board includes professionals in the organic industry, many of whom are organic farmers. Collectively, they pack a powerfully passionate organic punch. Please get to know the people who lead with the very best of intention on behalf of organic farmers in America.
Bryan Hager
Board Chair
Crager Hager Farm
Carolyn Dimitri
Associate Professor of Food Studies, New York University
Keith Richards
Treasurer / Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Tim Schultz
Vice Chair & Board Secretary
Kokoasse Kpomblekou-A
Professor of Soil and Environmental Chemistry Director, Organic Agriculture and Biogas Production
April Jones Thatcher
Founder and Farmer of April Joy Farm
Mary Phipps
Founder and Farmer of Orchard Pond
Lou Kozma
President of Hirzel Farms
Catherine Greene
Natural Resource Economist
Darryl Wong
Executive Director, Center for Agroecology
