MEET THE TEAM | The Farmlink Project

Our current team.

Made up of over 250 college students and recent graduates, The Farmlink Project team is powered by young people.

Meet the team.

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James Kanoff

Co-CEO

"I grew up looking up to two figures: Kobe Bryant and The Little Train That Could."

Emma Worth

Director of Development

"I have pretty good self-control about most things, the notable exceptions being coffee & eBay."

Stella Delp

People Operations Lead

"In my free time I enjoy surfing with friends, hiking with my dog, and baking vegan treats."

Hailey Wesling

Corporate Relations Lead

"Favorite activities: wacthing sunsets, swimming in the sea, listening to ABBA."

Mia Foster

Deals Team Lead

"From ages 2-5, I lived in my Princess Belle dress. Not because I loved the costume, but because I was obsessed with anything yellow and refused to wear any other color."

Sal Spina

Finance Lead

"I like to DJ and I got COVID twice!"

Jules Fogarty

Sustainability Lead

"In a ballet documentary."

Ben Collier

Co-CEO

"I spent years in an improv group called Peaches, and my bedroom walls are a gallery of found art."

Luis Yepiz

Chief Procurement Officer

"I was the lead singer of a Punk band and an Operatic Tenor."

Emily Cloonan

Fundraising Lead

"When I'm not on Farmlink Zooms, you can find me on a run listening to a podcast – (I listened to 23,501 minutes of podcasts last year = 16 days!!!)."

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Honor Zetzer

Hunger and Outreach Lead

"I will always ask about your sun, moon, and rising signs even though I don't really know what they mean."

Lauren Howerton

Farms Team Lead

"I once walked the length of a football field on my hands."

Cerina Corrigan

Finance Lead

"My dream job as a kid was to be a fashion designer - sadly I am a terrible drawer!"

Claire Rider

Policy Lead

"When I’m not working at Farmlink, I’m probably trying new recipes or watching dog videos on Tiktok!"

Nick Digiovanni

Lead Brand Ambassador

"I have a hamster named pesto and I am the youngest finalist in Masterchef history"

Thea Petrovich

Chief of Staff

"I am the oldest of eight siblings! Yes, that is where I get my managing skills from."

Nelson Liu

Fundraising Lead

"I play ultimate frisbee in my free time so my body doesn't decay. "

Alex Tsai

Fundraising Lead

"I'm passionate about entrepreneurship, existentialism, journaling, puns, all-lowercase writing, witty Instagram captions, and Spotify playlists."

Grace Austin

Farms Team Lead

"Avid fan of the game SET."

Annabelle Stoker

Impact Lead

'I've bottle-fed a baby cow!"

Sophia Adelle

Policy Lead

"I started a restaurant review column in my elementary school newsletter and I quickly became the go-to for parent's date night recommendations."

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Aidan Reilly

Head of Partnerships

"I have a twin brother, and before The Farmlink Project I made documentary shorts to submit to international film festivals!"

Eliza Inder

People Operations Lead

"As a kid, I told everyone I had only one kidney because I was in a shark attack."

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Chloe Roesslein

Individual donors

"Embarrassingly enough, according to Spotify, my artist of the decade is one direction ".

Caroline Spertus

Deals Team Lead

"I drive a red bug so not much has changed honestly."

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Clayton Ebel

Hunger and Outreach Lead

"Both of my parents are veterinarians so basically my entire childhood was a zoo."

Audrey Slatkin

Sustainability Lead

"I have a pet bunny named Ernie who proves that love exists."

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Class of 2021

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Caroline Ricksen

Head of Operations

"I'm an avid fan of birthdays. My claim to fame is that I once won most likely to remember your birthday."

Kiki McComb

Fundraising Team Lead

"My childhood dream job was to be a frog doctor and I’m still kind of hoping that will work out."

Rani Zimand

Farms Co-Lead

"When not working at Farmlink I am biking around Seattle looking for new bagel spots."

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Claudia Sandell-Gánadara

Farms Team Lead

"When I'm not working at The Farmlink Project, I'm usually outside, baking bread, or recording a podcast episode."

Grace Greis

Media Analytics Team Lead

"When I'm not working for FL, I am probably on a mountain somewhere."

Charles McBryde

Brand/Design

Team Lead

"On New Years Eve 2020 I broke up a fistfight which led to a police chase that required me to run through a neighborhood in a tuxedo and velvet slippers (I wasn't being chased)."

Nick Witham

Chief Financial Officer

"When I'm not working at Farmlink, I'm probably walking my dog and cooking the world's greatest scrambled eggs!"

Maeve Colarusso

Fundraising Team Lead

"I've been obsessed with Ladybugs since I was 3, I even had a ladybug shaped suitcase for a couple years... "

Ashley Wang

Transportation Team Lead

"I peaked in middle school when I was really good at Type to Learn."

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Andrew Hojel

Product Team Lead

Meagan Matthews

Peer-to-Peer Lead

"My go to fun fact is that I can fit my fist in my mouth. "

Isabel Tran

Design Lead

"My most defining personality trait is that I drive a red mini cooper convertable."

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Lindsay Carlin

Hunger Outreach

Team Lead

"I spent three years convincing my family to adopt a dog by putting the application and photos all over the house, in my parents' work files, etc. She is now the universal favorite member of the family."