NOFA-NY, Inc.
| Marcie Craig, Executive Director | marcie@nofany.org |
| Jessica Aubrey, Marketing and Events Director | jaubrey@nofany.org |
| Lauren Goulet, Community and Member Engagement Coordinator | lauren@nofany.org |
| Liana Hoodes, Policy Advisor | lhoodes@nofany.org |
| Christopher Kemnah, Central NY Educator | chris@nofany.org |
| Samantha Kemnah, Communications Manager | skemnah@nofany.org |
| Jenna Kincaid, Advocacy and Policy Specialist | jenna@nofany.org |
| Teddy Tomao, NYS Education Lead | ttomao@nofany.org |
NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC
| Executive Leadership | ||
| Kristen Barker, Associate Director of Certification | certdirector@nofany.org | |
| Dominique Mailloux - Associate Director of Quality & Accreditation | compliance@nofany.org | |
| Compliance Department: Wendy Sisson – Quality & Accreditation Specialist | compliance@nofany.org | |
| Gemini Larue-Lyon, Inspections Manager | inspections@nofany.org | |
| Kris Maxwell, Materials Manager Sue Guglin, Materials Coordinator | materials@nofany.org | |
| Finance: Krisztina Blackham - Accountant Kate Brown - Finance & Administrative Coordinator | finance@nofany.org | |
| Crops Department: Cassie Abrams, Crops Certification Manager Vanessa Kurpiela, Crops Coordinator Ann Sharpe, Certification Specialist Bridyn Lightfoot, Certification Specialist Kristi Musselman, Certification Specialist | cropcert@nofany.org | |
| Dairy/Livestock Department: Rachel Myers, Livestock Certification Manager Jessica Dickinson, Livestock Coordinator Kelly Christensen, Livestock Coordinator Anthony Paolini, Certification Specialist Brooks Willhoite, Certification Specialist Erika Worden, Certification Specialist | livestock@nofany.org | |
| Handling Department: Brenda Gross, Handling Certification Manager Cody Gieselman, Handling Coordinator Nathaniel Fenton, Certification Specialist Tyler Tisdale, Certification Specialist | handling@nofany.org |
Board of Directors
Board members come from the membership of NOFA-NY and may serve up to two, consecutive three-year terms. Each year members are asked to submit nominations to the board, which are then reviewed by the Board of Directors and voted on by the membership at the annual meeting.
| Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture |
| Jacob Gigler-Caro, Salt City Harvest Farm |
| Wes Gillingham, Wild Roots Agroecology |
| Ben Hoyer, Wildlife Conservation Society |
| Bhavani Jaroff, iEat Green, LLC |
| Zaid Kurdieh, Norwich Meadows Farm |
| Charles Nicholas, Chesney, Nicholas & Brower, LLP |
| Robert Perry, Maple Slope Farm |
| Nick Sioufas, City of New Rochelle |
| Jessie Slayton, Hemlock Ridge Farm |
Management Committee
The Certified Organic Management Committee is appointed by the NOFA-NY Board of Directors to oversee the operation of NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC. Members must be qualified and free of conflicts of interest as determined by the National Organic Program requirements. They cannot be connected with operations that are certified by the LLC.
| Co-Chair: Liana Hoodes, Agriculture Policy Consultant |
| Co-Chair: Erin Summerlee, Food and Health Network of South Central NY |
| Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture |
| Robert Perry, Maple Slope Farm |
| Arby Swift, Retired Vice President of Farm Credit |