Experience

Arcola Farms

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO / Founder

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Following a passion developed over a lifetime, I'm proud to be working on solutions to grow the fresh food we all want and need, locally, indoors, with controlled environment agriculture. And outdoors, with regenerative agriculture and agroforesty. I believe two primary things will occur in the next 10 years in American agriculture. 1) Regenerative agriculture will be mainstream, creating and continuing the popularity and historic return of small family farms where younger generations can work in agriculture and make a living for themselves and their families, with multiple and diverse income streams. The new generation of food growers will shift from commercial corn and soybean farms to grow and provide fresh locally grown produce. The transition from older generation to younger generation operators will create profitable farm enterprises nationwide, without sole dependence on Government and bank subsidized programs to operate. Soil health, carbon capture, and the reduction of farm chemical inputs will have created a new generation of people concerned with planet health and the reversal of climate change. 2) Growing food without chemical inputs is a major contributor to improved human health. Indoor agriculture will be mainstream in the U.S., providing fresh vegetables year-round, available economically to consume for everyone, near where they live. Real food, grown without chemicals, using almost no irrigated water, will allow America to eliminate food deserts and increase household consumption of healthy, nutrient dense food. Show less



Stennes Group

• Senior Consultant

  • Oct 2012 - May 2023

  A financial and insurance executive and consultant with experience since 1987, David's guidance has helped clients and financial advisors gain clarity to engage effective planning solutions for insurance, executive and employee benefits, and corporate retirement plans. From building and managing Fortune 100 sales teams, to private client consulting, David's depth of experience lends credibility and confidence to well-thought solutions. His diverse outside interests involve experience and expertise in food production, regenerative agriculture, carbon capture, and soil health restoration, and solutions to addressing climate change and hunger relief. Industry Specialties -Corporate and Executive Long Term Care Insurance planning -Retirement Plan and 401k Services and Support -Employee and Executive Benefit Planning Show less



J.S. Donald Farm

• Regenerative Agriculture Farm Owner

  • Dec 2013 - Jan 2021

  "We learn the most when we get our boots dirty. When you stand in a farm field on a historic family farm, you have a rooted sense of responsibility to do what's right by the earth". We took over ownership of my wife's family farm, that her great grandfather built in 1855. I sought the help of local, state and federal agencies responsible for helping create land management planning for the historic farm. With conservation easements, we ensured no one could ever infringe on the land, in generations to come. Working with the USDA, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the county, we sought best practices advice. Regenerative agricultural practices, to return decades of damaged soil to allow the planting of plants and foods into rich, bio-diverse soil, was learned and practiced. Special thanks to The Savanah Institute for their critical work in agroforesty and conservation. It's there that we were introduced to the fine people of Brix Cider, who are now the stewards of the next generation of agroforestry at Donald Farm. All that I learned in those years on the farm is with me now, as I embark on the next phase of agriculture, filling the gap where the field season ends. Indoor agriculture stands side-by-side farm fields as a local solution to end hunger, to provide sustainable local fresh food. https://www.facebook.com/jsdonaldfarm/ Show less


The Hartford
• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Account Executive

  • Feb 2009 - Oct 2012

Advisor Resource Group, Inc.
• Principal

  • Jul 2003 - Feb 2009

Fortis Financial Group / Hartford Financial Services Group
• Regional Vice President of Sales

  • Jun 1999 - Jul 2003

Washington Square Securities / ING
• Regional Sales Director

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 1999

The Equitable Group
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Registered Representative

  • Sep 1987 - Jun 1992