Board of Directors
The SFA Board of Directors is made up of both at-large members and delegates from our regional chapters.
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Officers
Liz Morris Otto
President
At Large - Delano
Matt Hardy
Vice President
East Central - Shafer
Caroline Hegstrom
Secretary
Lake Superior Chapter - Duluth
Mark Anema
Treasurer
At Large - Watkins
Directors
Yvonne Baller
Treasurer
Yvonne Baller and her partner own a 40-acre homestead in Ogilvie, MN where they apply sustainable farming principles to raising their own meat, fruit, and vegetables which they supplement through sustainable farmers in their area. She is a founding member of the East Central Chapter of SFA and is that chapter's delegate to the SFA board. Yvonne recently retired after 31 years in the health insurance industry and applies her business expertise to SFA as the state board treasurer.
Yvonne Baller
At Large - Ogilvie
Yvonne Baller
Treasurer
Yvonne Baller and her partner own a 40-acre homestead in Ogilvie, MN where they apply sustainable farming principles to raising their own meat, fruit, and vegetables which they supplement through sustainable farmers in their area. She is a founding member of the East Central Chapter of SFA and is that chapter's delegate to the SFA board. Yvonne recently retired after 31 years in the health insurance industry and applies her business expertise to SFA as the state board treasurer.
Melissa Driscoll
At Large - Minneapolis
Sabri Fair
Minnesota River Chapter - Mankato
Rebecca Heimark
Greater Mille Lacs Chapter
Natalie Hoidal
At Large - Hastings
Natalie is an Extension Educator at the University of Minnesota, working with vegetable crops and local foods throughout the state. She supports growers with direct technical assistance, writes weekly vegetable updates throughout the growing season via the UMN Extension Fruit & Veg Newsletter, and conducts applied research. Her primary focus areas include general vegetable production support throughout the growing season, climate resilience, emerging crops, and soil health.
Natalie Hoidal
At Large - Hastings
Natalie Hoidal
At Large - Hastings
Natalie is an Extension Educator at the University of Minnesota, working with vegetable crops and local foods throughout the state. She supports growers with direct technical assistance, writes weekly vegetable updates throughout the growing season via the UMN Extension Fruit & Veg Newsletter, and conducts applied research. Her primary focus areas include general vegetable production support throughout the growing season, climate resilience, emerging crops, and soil health.
Lillian Otieno
At Large - St. Paul
Scott Roser
Lake Agassiz Chapter - Fergus Falls
Ashley Schultze
Cannon River Chapter
Peter Schwagerl
Western Chapter - Browns Valley
Judy Worm
Central Chapter - Brainerd
Judy Worm and her husband own and operate Clayhill Farm and Forest, near Brainerd, Minnesota. The farm's production of hay, beef cattle, meat goats, firewood, and maple syrup is done using regenerative agriculture practices that promote soil health, water quality, wildlife habitat, and a sustainable ecosystem for quality food production.
Judy Worm
Central Chapter - Brainerd
Judy Worm
Central Chapter - Brainerd
Judy Worm and her husband own and operate Clayhill Farm and Forest, near Brainerd, Minnesota. The farm's production of hay, beef cattle, meat goats, firewood, and maple syrup is done using regenerative agriculture practices that promote soil health, water quality, wildlife habitat, and a sustainable ecosystem for quality food production.
Dale Woodbeck
Crow River Chapter - Excelsior