We are a group of people passionate about growing jobs, sustainability and community prosperity. We welcome you to join us. Contact Bara Watts – barawatts@gmail.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board President: Mary Holmes, Co-founded the North Union Farmers Market in 1995, President of Innovative Farmers of Ohio, lecturer at CWRU on food and farming, Chapter Leader of Slow Food Cleveland.
Board Vice President: Jim Walborn, Director of GLIDE and The Richard Desich Sales Institute at LCCC
Secretary: Dan Arredondo, Director of Operations, Norwalk DC, Sirna & Sons Produce, Norwalk, OH
Treasurer: Brett Joseph, Environmental Lawyer, Agriculture Professor @ LCCC, Oberlin
Rebecca Bompeidi, former SVP Business Transition Phillips Lighting America; Lighting Transformation Leader GE Lighting
Kevin Flanagan, President, General Plug & Manufacturing, Inc., Lorain County Community College, Board Member, Oberlin College, Board Member
Tony Gallo, President, Lorain County Chamber of Commerce
Tyler Gogolek, Owner, Tyler’s Farm Hydroponic Farmer

Chief Executive Officer,
The Center for Food Innovation
barawatts@gmail.com

Oberlin College; Ex-Officio: Senior Advisor to the Board
