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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William Bell, President, Saco
Executive Director, Maine Association of Conservation Districts and Maine Veterinarians Association. Former farmer and early president of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA).
Susan Morris, Vice President, Waldoboro
Organic farmer (blueberries). Long time leader within Maine conservation community.
Taylor Mudge, Secretary, Camden
Former farmer and founder of State of Maine Cheese Company. (His son is now farming family land.)
Frank Miles, Treasurer, Cape Elizabeth
Retired school principal, with deep interest in food and farming issues. Former MFT president. Founding board member of Eat Local Foods Coalition and GrowSmart Maine.
Paul Birdsall, Penobscot
Pioneering organic farmer (vegetables and grain). A force behind the "back to the land movement" of 1960s and behind Maine's current farm renaissance.
Neil Crane, Exeter
Partner in Crane Brothers Farms, a large conventional farm operation (potatoes and corn).
Walter Fletcher, Pittsfield
Dairy Farmer. Former Agri-Mark board member.
Eleanor Kinney, Bremen
Environmental and food activist. Founder of No Small Potatoes loan fund.
James Lawrence, Rockport
Financial consultant with family ties to farming.
Russell Libby, Treasurer, Mount Vernon
Executive Director, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). Former official at Maine Department of Agriculture. Nationally known authority on sustainable agriculture.
Stephen Page, Searsmont
President of Ocean Farm Technologies, Inc., an innovative aquaculture equipment firm. Former environmental official. Part-time farmer (beef and apples).
Cecily Pingree, North Haven
Film maker and bee keeper. Partner in Nebo Lodge, a "farm-to-table" restaurant.
Henry Whittemore, Readfield
Trained forester. President of FourWinds Capital Management, an innovative firm specializing in natural resource based land deals.
STAFF
John Piotti, Executive Director
Kristin Varnum, Associate Director
LouAnna Perkins, Esq., Legal Counsel
Nina Young, Lands Projects
Stacy Gambrel, Lands Projects
Erica Buswell, Lands Projects
Sarah Hart, Lands Assistant
Mike Gold, Farm Viability
Holly Ingraham, Farm Viability
Sue Lanpher, FarmLink
Erin Herbig, Outreach Coordinator
Anna Witholt Abaldo, Gallery Coordinator
Cate Cronin, Campaign Director
Andrea Denny, Campaign
Rachel Taker, Office Assistant
Contact MFT Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William Bell, President, Saco
Executive Director, Maine Association of Conservation Districts and Maine Veterinarians Association. Former farmer and early president of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA).
Susan Morris, Vice President, Waldoboro
Organic farmer (blueberries). Long time leader within Maine conservation community.
Taylor Mudge, Secretary, Camden
Former farmer and founder of State of Maine Cheese Company. (His son is now farming family land.)
Frank Miles, Treasurer, Cape Elizabeth
Retired school principal, with deep interest in food and farming issues. Former MFT president. Founding board member of Eat Local Foods Coalition and GrowSmart Maine.
Paul Birdsall, Penobscot
Pioneering organic farmer (vegetables and grain). A force behind the "back to the land movement" of 1960s and behind Maine's current farm renaissance.
Neil Crane, Exeter
Partner in Crane Brothers Farms, a large conventional farm operation (potatoes and corn).
Walter Fletcher, Pittsfield
Dairy Farmer. Former Agri-Mark board member.
Eleanor Kinney, Bremen
Environmental and food activist. Founder of No Small Potatoes loan fund.
James Lawrence, Rockport
Financial consultant with family ties to farming.
Russell Libby, Treasurer, Mount Vernon
Executive Director, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). Former official at Maine Department of Agriculture. Nationally known authority on sustainable agriculture.
Stephen Page, Searsmont
President of Ocean Farm Technologies, Inc., an innovative aquaculture equipment firm. Former environmental official. Part-time farmer (beef and apples).
Cecily Pingree, North Haven
Film maker and bee keeper. Partner in Nebo Lodge, a "farm-to-table" restaurant.
Henry Whittemore, Readfield
Trained forester. President of FourWinds Capital Management, an innovative firm specializing in natural resource based land deals.
STAFF
John Piotti, Executive Director
Kristin Varnum, Associate Director
LouAnna Perkins, Esq., Legal Counsel
Nina Young, Lands Projects
Stacy Gambrel, Lands Projects
Erica Buswell, Lands Projects
Sarah Hart, Lands Assistant
Mike Gold, Farm Viability
Holly Ingraham, Farm Viability
Sue Lanpher, FarmLink
Erin Herbig, Outreach Coordinator
Anna Witholt Abaldo, Gallery Coordinator
Cate Cronin, Campaign Director
Andrea Denny, Campaign
Rachel Taker, Office Assistant
Contact MFT Staff
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