NOFA-NY, Inc.
| Bethany Wallis, Executive Director | bethany@nofany.org |
| Jessica Aubrey, Marketing and Events Director | jaubrey@nofany.org |
| Katie Baildon, Policy Manager | kbaildon@nofany.org |
| Samantha Kemnah, Central New York Organic Educator | skemnah@nofany.org |
| Teddy Tomao, Long Island Organic Transition Educator | ttomao@nofany.org |
| Sam Rose, Hudson Valley Organic Educator | srose@nofany.org |
| Linda Young, Organic Educator-Dairy | lyoung@nofany.org |
| Liana Hoodes, Policy Advisor | lhoodes@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: Kaitlyn Sirna, Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE) |
| Vice President: Crystal Stewart-Courtens, Cornell Cooperative Extension |
| Treasurer: Don Cimato, Homecoming Farm |
| Secretary: Jonathan Brown, Pace University |
| Sean Barrett, Montauk Seaweed Supply Co. |
| Wes Gillingham, Catskill Mountainkeeper |
| Rebecca Heller-Steinberg |
| Bhavani Jaroff, iEat Green, LLC |
| Zaid Kurdieh, Norwich Meadows Farm |
| Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain |
| Robert Perry, NOFA-NY Staff Representative |
NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC
| Bert J. Olechnowicz, Certification Director | certdirector@nofany.org | 607-759-4205 |
| Heather J. Orr, Compliance Director | compliance@nofany.org | |
| Business Office: Krisztina Blackham, Accountant | kblackham@nofany.org | |
| Virginia Merihew, Administrative Assistant | data@nofany.org | |
| Samantha Shipley, Administrative Assistant | certifiedorganic@nofany.org | |
| Crops Department: Kristen Barker, Senior Crops Coordinator Cassie Abrams, Crops Coordinator Maria Stoddard, Assistant Crops Coordinator | cropcert@nofany.org | |
| Dairy/Livestock Department: Erika Worden, Dairy/Livestock Senior Coordinator Francesca VanDeWeert, Dairy/Livestock Coordinator Gemini Larue-Lyon, Assistant Dairy/Livestock Coordinator | dairycert@nofany.org | |
| Handling Department: Ashleigh Knecht, Handling Senior Coordinator Maggie Raymond, Handling Coordinator Kasi Conrad, Handling Coordinator | handling@nofany.org | |
| Inspections and Quality Assurance: Alexis Spoor, Inspections and Quality Assurance Senior Coordinator Kris Maxwell, Materials Specialist | alexis@nofany.org | |
| Certification Specialists: Stephanie Sparrell-Martin, Senior Certification Specialist Elena Braiotta, Senior Certification Specialist Nellie Ramsden, Certification Specialist Brooks Willhoite, Certification Specialist Anthony Paolini, Certification Specialist, Francesca McClure, Certification Specialist Kristi Musselman, Certification Specialist |
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 |