ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Specialists

Western Region

Ann Baier

Ann Baier

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Organic Crops, Livestock, Organic Livestock, Organic Processing, Soil Health

Rex Dufour

Senior Fellow

Expertise

Ecological Pest Management, Organic Crops, Soil Health

Martin Guerena

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Regional Coordinator

Expertise

Crops, Organic Crops, Pest Management, Soil Health

Omar Rodriquez

Omar Rodriguez

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Organic Crops, Food Equity, Livestock, Local Foods, Soil Health

Rocky Mountain West Region

Andrew Coggins

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Crops, Pest Management, Soil Health

Allison Cooley-Agee

Allison Cooley-Agee

Carbon Farm Planner

Expertise

Business Planning, Livestock, Local Foods, Soil Health

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Danielle Duni

Carbon Farm Planner

Expertise

Business Planning, Marketing, Food Equity, Livestock, Local Foods, Soil Health

Maura Henn

Maura Henn

Community Foods Systems Specialist, Regional Coordinator

Expertise

Local Foods

Alisha Horak

Alisha Horak

Senior Conservation Planner

Expertise

Crops, Livestock, Local Foods, Policy, Soil Health

Tammy Howard

Horticulture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Horticulture, Organic Crops, Food Equity, Local Foods, Pest Management

Molly Kirkham

Local Foods Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Farm Energy, Food Equity, Local Foods, Pest Management

Tracy Mumma

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Livestock, Policy

Ilona WIlde

Ilona Wilde

Carbon Farm Planner

Expertise

Crops, Food Equity, Local Foods, Pest Management, Policy, Soil Health, Communications, Multimedia

Southwest Region

Cody Brown

Cody Brown

Carbon Farm Planner

Expertise

Business Planning, Crops, Pest Management, Soil Health

Justin Duncan

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Soil Health

Darron Gaus

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Livestock, Local Foods, Soil Health

Luzyannet Ballesteros Gonzalez

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Regional Coordinator

Expertise

Policy, Soil Health, Communications

Elise Haschke

Climate Smart Agriculture Coordinator

Expertise

Food Equity, Local Foods, Policy, Soil Health

Mike Morris, PhD

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Farm Energy, Local Foods, Soil Health

Robert Maggiani

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Crops, Organic Crops, Food Equity, Local Foods, Policy

Gulf States Region

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Felicia Bell

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Regional Coordinator

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Food Equity, Livestock, Organic Livestock

Hakeem Holmes

Hakeem Holmes

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning, Marketing, Local Foods

Audrey Kolde

Audrey Kolde

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning, Marketing, Crops, Food Equity, Livestock, Local Foods, Pest Management, Soil Health

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Gabriella Soto-Velez

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Food Equity, Local Foods, Soil Health

Southeast and Appalachia Region

Tammy Barnes

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Crops, Livestock, Soil Health

Linda Coffey

Livestock Specialist

Expertise

Livestock, Organic Livestock

Danielle Crocker

Danielle Crocker

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning, Marketing, Crops, Livestock, Local Foods, Pest Management, Policy, Soil Health

Margo Hale

ATTRA Program Director Armed to Farm Director

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Livestock, Organic Livestock

Tyler Jenkins

Carbon Farm Planner

Expertise

Business Planning, Communications, Food Equity, Local Foods, Pest Management, Policy, Soil Health

Eddy Labus

Eddy Labus

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Marketing, Food Equity, Livestock, Local Foods

Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Crops, Organic Crops, Food Equity, Livestock, Organic Livestock, Local Foods, Pest Management, Soil Health

Robyn Metzger

Armed to Farm Coordinator/Program Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing

Nina Prater

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Regional Coordinator

Expertise

Livestock, Soil Health, Organic Crops

Bradley Todd

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning, Crops, Farm Energy, Livestock, Solar

Carlos Vences

SARC Project Assistant

Expertise

Small ruminants (dairy goats), poultry, local food economies, food access

Northeast Region

Eric Fuchs-Stengel

Eric Fuchs-Stengel

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Business Planning, Crops, Local Foods

Christopher Lent

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Regional Coordinator

Expertise

Vegetable production, business planning, organic crop certification, high tunnel production

Lee Rinehart

Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Expertise

Livestock, Organic Livestock, Soil Health

Leadership

Jeff Amerman

Jeff Amerman

Chief Financial Officer
Fred Bahnson

Fred Bahnson

Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Kashden

Virginia Kashdan

Chief Operating Officer
Stacie Peterson

Stacie Peterson

Energy Program Director

Expertise

Farm Energy, Energy, Solar, Energy Efficiency, Energy Engineering, Agrivoltaics, Utilities, Energy Auditing, LEED Accreditation

Andy Pressman

Sustainable Agriculture Program Director

Expertise

Business Planning and Marketing, Crops, Organic Crops, Organic Processing, Farm Energy, Food Equity, Livestock, Local Foods, Pest Management, Policy, Soil Health

Nomi Sofer

Nomi Sofer

Comunications Director

Expertise

Marketing, Communications, Multimedia

Elizabeth Young

Elizabeth Young

Development Director

Expertise

Nonprofit Management, Program Development, Fundraising