NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC
| Bert Olechnowicz, Certification Director | certdirector@nofany.org |
| Jessica Terry, Compliance Director | jessica@nofany.org |
| Sarah Murdie, Operations Director | operations@nofany.org |
| Alexis Spoor, Materials & Inspection Coordinator | alexis@nofany.org |
| Krisztina Blackham, Bookkeeper | kblackham@nofany.org |
| Samantha Shipley, Administrative Assistant | certifiedorganic@nofany.org |
| Crop Certification Department: Kristen Barker, Crop Certification Coordinator Cassie Abrams, Crop Certification Coordinator Assistant | cropcert@nofany.org |
| Dairy & Livestock Certification Department: Erika Worden, Dairy & Livestock Certification Coordinator Francesca VanDeWeert, Dairy & Livestock Certification Coordinator Assistant | dairycert@nofany.org |
| Handling/Processing Certification Department: Ashleigh Knecht, Handling Certification Lead Maggie Raymond, Handling Certification Coordinator | handling@nofany.org |
| Certification Specialists: Heather Orr, Senior Certification Specialist Stephanie Sparrell-Martin, Senior Certification Specialist Elena Braiotta, Certification Specialist Ava Glasser, Certification Specialist Lacey Smith, Certification Specialist Maria Giurastante, Certification Specialist Brooks Willhoite, Certification Specialist |
NOFA-NY, Inc.
| Bethany Wallis, Executive Director | bethany@nofany.org |
| Sarah Murdie, Operations Director | operations@nofany.org |
| Kim Kopp, Bookkeeper | kkopp@nofany.org |
| Katie Baildon, Organic Policy Coordinator | kbaildon@nofany.org |
| Liana Hoodes, Policy Consultant | policy@nofany.org |
| Jessica Aubrey, Marketing and Events Director | jaubrey@nofany.org |
| Whitney Beaman, Long Island Organic Transition Educator | wbeaman@nofany.org |
| Alexander Warshal, Member Communications Coordinator | membercoordinator@nofany.org |
| Robert Perry, Grain & Field Crops Coordinator | robert@nofany.org |
| Sarah Ficken, Organic Dairy & Livestock Coordinator | sficken@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.
| President: Crystal Stewart-Courtens, Cornell Cooperative Extension |
| Vice President: Kaitlyn Sirna, Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE) |
| Treasurer: Don Cimato, Homecoming Farm |
| Secretary: Jonathan Brown, Pace University |
| Liz Bawden, Bawden Farms |
| Zaid Kurdieh, Norwich Meadows Farm |
| Sean Barrett, Montauk Seaweed Supply Co. |
| Frank Cetera, Alchemical Nursery Project |
| Maryrose Livingston, Northland Sheep Dairy |
| Wes Gillingham, Catskill Mountainkeeper |
| Bhavani Jaroff, iEat Green, LLC |
| Patty Lovera, Organic Farmers Association |
| Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain |
| Robert Perry, NOFA-NY Staff Representative |
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: Erin Summerlee, Food and Health Network of South Central NY |
| Co-Chair: Liana Hoodes, Agriculture Policy Consultant |
| Arby Swift, Retired Vice President of Farm Credit |
| Gordon Thompson, Coughlin & Gerhart L.L.P. |
| Sandy Crawford, Tioga State Bank |
| Marianne Simmons, Peacework CSA and Retired Librarian of St. John Fisher College |