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Our Team
Our Team

Jo Ann Baumgartner
Executive Director
Jo Ann is the author of many publications on the intersection between biodiversity conservation and agriculture, including beneficial birds, the conservation mandates within the National... Read more

Shelly Connor
Deputy Director
Shelly began her work with WFA in 2015. She has worked in the sustainable agriculture field for more than 20 years, including working with the... Read more


Ashley Chesser
Communications Director
Ashley is an avid gardener and advocate for creating healthy habitat on farms and in community spaces. She brings over ten years of... Read more


Nick Filannino
GrizzlyCorps Fellow
GrizzlyCorps is an AmeriCorps program designed by Project Climate at UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment in partnership with CaliforniaVolunteers. This program... Read more
Consultants
Karen Van Epen
Copy Editor
Tony Fleming
Naturalist, Geologist and former Organic Inspector
Jody Padgham
Bookkeeper