Staff
Paige Heydon (she/her)
Executive Director
paige@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
Partnerships, Corporate Engagement, Grants, Fundraising
Grace Young (she/her)
Horticulture Manager
grace@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About: Horticulture Partnerships, Food Distribution, Farm to Table Dinners
Jess Nelson (she/her)
Summer Camp Manager, Farm Educator
jess@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: all things summer camp
Alex Baalmann (he/him)
Intern & Volunteer Coordinator
abaalmann@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: Individual Volunteering Opportunities, and Corporate Volunteering
Roth Vowels (he/him)
Operations and Site Manager
roth@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About: Facility or Program Operations
Tyler Bortz (he/him)
Horticulture Assistant and Farm Educator
tbortz@theurbanfarm.org
Contact me about: Horticulture Workshops and Programming, Youth Education
Andrea Johnson (she/her)
Education Manager, Farm Educator, Poultry Lead
ajohnson@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: Field Trips, Traveling Farm, Animal Meet and Greets, Birthday Parties and Private Tours, Poultry Club, Farm Events
Carmen Davila-Toro (she/her)
Field Trip Guide, Farm Educator and Translator
Kate Barber (she/her)
Equine Program Manager
kbarber@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
All things Equine related, Equine Donations, Equine Lessons, 4H, IEA, and Equine Summer Camps
Evalina Kirkpatrick (They/she)
Career and Vocational Programs Manager
evalina@theurbanfarm.org
Contact me about: Hype Programming
Liam Wunder (he/him)
GUS Leader, Summer Camp Assistant, Farm Educator
liam@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About: Goat and Sheep Club and Cloverbuds
Juan Jose Rojas (he/him)
Farrier Extraordinaire
5280farrier@gmail.com
David Collins (he/him)
Community Garden Volunteer Leader
Board
Beth Gibson — Board President, Bastion, Deputy General Counsel
Amy Marrs — Board Treasurer, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Senior Manager Quality and Regulations
Emily Dreiling — Board Secretary, Park Street Imports, Associate Attorney
Dr. Emma Kate Baer —Associate Veterinarian, Mobile Veterinary Services
Sarah Lippa —Events/Fundraising Chair, Private Chef
Dindi Gaines — Land Use & Master Planning Committee, Adams County Health Department
Chris Goebel — JP Morgan & Chase
Dan Goldhamer — Director of Engagement & Extension Programs, CSU Spur
Terrance Boyd—CEO of Wild Boyd Farms,
Jon-Erik Escribano — Sr. Manager, Channel Development - Global, Clarke Mosquito Control
Kristen Lommele Festin — Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Special Policy Advisor on Climate Change
ADVISORY BOARD
Nita Gonzalez – Principal, Nuevo Amanecer, LLC
Amy Marrs (she/her)
4H Goats & Sheep Volunteer Leader
Board Member
Sieanna Stone (she/her)
Equine Instructor
Britney Bernard (she/her)
Volunteer Front Desk Attendant
Rainey Bailey (she/her)
Field Trip Guide and Farm Educator
Nina Frant (she/her)
4H Volunteer Leader
Raven Davis (they/them)
Field Trip Guide and feeder
Deborah Venor (she/her)
Part Time Front Desk Attendant and Volunteer Farm Event Planner
Amy Burant (she/her)
Volunteer Front Desk Attendant
Tanisha Diggs (she/her)
Field Trip Guide