Staff:
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| Renata Brillinger Executive Director renata@calclimateag.org (707) 823-8278 |
Jeanne Merrill Policy Director jmerrill@calclimateag.org (916) 441-4042 |
Interns 2011:
Adam Kotin • adam@calclimateag.org (Summer)
Adria Arko • adria@calclimateag.org (Summer)
Elena Idell • elena@calclimateag.org (Fall)
Executive Committee Members:
- Brise Tencer, California Certified Organic Farmers
- Dave Runsten, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
- Ken Dickerson, Ecological Farming Association
- Dave Henson, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
- Rebecca Spector, The Center for Food Safety
Farmer Advisory Council:
- Bruce Rominger, Rominger Brothers Farm (Yolo County tomatoes, rice, alfalfa, wheat, wine grapes)
- Craig McNamara, Sierra Orchard (Yolo County organic walnuts)
- David Gates, Ridge Vineyards (Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Napa County wine grapes)
- George Davis, Porter Creek Vineyard (Sonoma County wine grapes)
- Jim Cochran, Swanton Berry Farm (Santa Cruz berries)
- Joe Morris, Morris Grassfed Beef (San Benito County beef)
- John Anderson, Hedgerow Farms (Yolo County native grasses)
- Jon-Mark Chappellet, Chappellet Vineyards (wine grapes, Napa)
- Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farm (Yolo County organic row crops, nuts, fruit)
- Russ Lester, Dixon Ridge Farms (Yolo County organic walnuts)
- Rosie and Ward Burroughs, Burroughs Family Farm (Stanislaus County organic dairy and artisan cheese)
Science & Technical Advisory Council:
- Ann Thrupp — Manager of Sustainability & Organic Development, Fetzer/Bonterra
- Cynthia Daley — Professor and Director of the Organic Dairy Program/University Farm, College of Agriculture, Chico State University
- Hunter Francis — Director, CAFES Center for Sustainability, California Polytechnic State University
- Johan Six — Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
- Karen Buhr — Executive Director, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
- Rex Dufour — Program Specialist, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Sonja Brodt — Academic Coordinator, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Tom Tomich — Director, Agricultural Sustainability Institute
- Valerie Eviner — Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis







