Studley Farms Paul Boulden Jr holds a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute. Since graduating in 2006, Paul has worked around the world in the Nuclear Industry specializing in regulatory compliance. In 2009, Paul and his wife Kim moved back to Virginia, and began homesteading...first with a big garden, then adding [...]

Owner, Mt Olympus Berry Farms Mary lives in Caroline Co. where she and her husband have been farming fruits and vegetables since 1988. They have been participating in Northern VA Farmers markets for over 30 years.

Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coordinator, Maryland Department of Agriculture Sara Servin joined the Maryland Department of Agriculture as the Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coordinator after years of managing a farmers market focused on food access in Takoma Park, Maryland. She has also vended at farmers markets and worked on a number of rural and urban [...]

Virginia's Farm Market Fresh Coordinator, in the Division for Aging Services, at the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services Matthew Wasikiewicz is Virginia's Farm Market Fresh Coordinator, in the Division for Aging Services, at the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Before joining the FMF program, Matthew worked closely with food security efforts as a [...]

Indirect Rates Consulting Ben Feldman has worked in nonprofit leadership roles for over 20 years and is a subject matter expert in food and agriculture with deep knowledge of direct marketing, short supply chain dynamics, including food and ag policy. Presentation: Federal Grants and Getting True Costs Back In this session, we will cover how [...]

Indirect Rates Consulting Debbie Beyea has over 35 years of management experience working in nonprofit and government settings. Her areas of expertise include budgeting and finance, human resources, grant administration, operations and risk management.

Board of Directors for the Lansdale Farmers Market Adjunct Instructor of Agribusiness Management at Delaware Valley University Leadership Team of the Montgomery County Food Policy Council Sheila Rhodes is a CPG business owner who launched her company at a local farmers market and has grown the organization to an award-winning, nationally distributed brand. Sitting on [...]

Director of SNAP-Ed for West Virginia Kristin McCartney, a registered dietitian and doctoral student in Public Health at West Virginia University, combines her academic pursuits with impactful public service as the Director of SNAP-Ed for West Virginia. She has been successful at linking nutrition, public health and agriculture through several innovative programs including Kids Markets, [...]

The Sassy Strategist Food Guru, CPG Expert, Marketing Maven Barb Lamb has been known to snag a client in a hotel lobby, simply from a conversation. An East Carolina University grad, she hopped across the pond post-college to work for a newspaper in London. She operated her own marketing company before returning to Richmond. Since, [...]

Staff Attorney with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Wendy W. Chen: Wendy is a staff attorney with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law and Graduate School, where she oversees the Farmers Market Legal Toolkit. Before joining CAFS, she spent seven months [...]