Experience

Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM)

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2018 - Present

  Executive Leadership • Leads mid-size 501c3 non-profit with $4 million annual budget and 31 staff; directs all day-to-day operations, human resources, capital planning, major programs, fundraising, government partnerships, and external relations. • Developed new 3-year Strategic Plan focused on goals, strategies, and outcomes in local and regional food systems, farmers markets, and path to racial equity in partnership with Board of Directors. • Changed organizational culture through roll-out of professional training series, annual goal-setting process and quarterly performance assessments with staff engagement and buy-in. • Secured over $1.5 million in operating grants and private donations from government agencies and family foundations. Community and Regional Food Systems • Directed team in launching Rollin’ Root mobile farmers market serving 14 food desert communities and senior housing sites with approximately 150 participants per week. • Developed community farm box program (Bounty Box) in response to COVID-19, donated over 5,500 farm boxes to food insecure populations while directing over $250,000 in payments to small to mid-size farmers. • Increased Market Match (GusNIP incentives) by 49% at 7 certified year-round farmers markets (annual growth from $101,428 to $151,393), while increasing CalFresh customers at markets by 87 % from Nov 2019 (1,357 CalFresh cardholders) to Nov 2020 (2,537 CalFresh cardholders. • Created master plan and business plan for $16+ million Capital Project: Center for Food & Agriculture, the world’s most climate friendly farmers market in a regenerative food system; received $2 million in seed funding from California Department of Food and Agriculture Show less