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Jeff Amerman
Chief Financial Officer

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Fred Bahnson
Chief Executive Officer

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IT Director

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Virginia Kashdan
Chief Operating Officer

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Andy Pressman
Sustainable Agriculture Program Director

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Communications Director

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Kriss Sullivan
Human Resources Director

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Elizabeth Young
Development Director

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Accounting

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Agriculture

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Program Specialist

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Andrew Coggins
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Danielle Crocker
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Justin Duncan
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Danielle Duni
Climate Fiber Project Manager

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Eric Fuchs Stengel — Eric Fuchs-Stengel
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez
Regional Coordinator

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Martin Guerena
Regional Coordinator

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Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Hakeem Holmes
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Audrey Kolde
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Robert Maggiani
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Tracy Mumma
Program Specialist/Editor

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Omar Rodriguez
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Gabrielle Soto-Velez
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Carlos Vences
SARC Project Assistant

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Marisa Larson
LIHEAP Clearinghouse and NEAR Manager

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Robyn Metzger
Communications Manager

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Energy

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National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist

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Anna Meadow
NEAR Administrative Assistant

Anna Richmond-Mueller
Energy Analyst

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NEAR/LIHEAP Specialist

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Karen Henningsen
Administrative Services Coordinator/HR Assistant

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Operations

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Administrative Specialist Contracts & Proposals

Alyssa Ness
Administrative Assistant Grants & Proposals

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Grants Administrative Specialist

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NCAT Staff

Leadership

Jeff Amerman

Fred Bahnson

John English

Virginia Kashdan

Andy Pressman

Nomi Sofer

Kriss Sullivan

Elizabeth Young

Accounting

Jeff Amerman

Brian Coldiron

Steve Descharme

Jodi Michlig

Colleen Rabson

Christina Stewart

Agriculture

Ann Baier

Felicia Bell

Cody Brown

Linda Coffey

Andrew Coggins

Danielle Crocker

Rex Dufour

Justin Duncan

Danielle Duni

Eric Fuchs-Stengel

Darron Gaus

Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez

Martin Guerena

Margo Hale

Maura Henn

Daniel Hoffman

Hakeem Holmes

Tammy Howard

Audrey Kolde

Chris Lent

Mike Lewis

Robert Maggiani

Tracy Mumma

Nina Prater

Andy Pressman

Lee Rinehart

Omar Rodriguez

Gabrielle Soto-Velez

Carlos Vences

Communications

Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez

Maura Henn

Marisa Larson

Robyn Metzger

Tracy Mumma

Nina Prater

Amy Smith

Nomi Sofer

Energy

Carl Bernsten

Marisa Larson

Guy LeGrant

Anna Meadow

Anna Richmond-Mueller

Jennifer Sherman

Human Resources

Karen Henningsen

Cassie Lindau

Kriss Sullivan

IT

John English

Nathan Lewis

Jason Otten

John Ryan

Operations

Karen Henningsen

Virginia Kashdan

Amber Kougioulis

Guy LeGrant

Anna Meadow

Alyssa Ness

Jennifer Sherman