Staff
Paige Heydon (she/her)
Executive Director
paige@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
Partnerships, Corporate Engagement, Grants, Fundraising…
Jess Nelson (she/her)
Farm Educator, Summer Camp Coordinator
jess@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: all things summer camp
Grace Young (she/her)
grace@theurbanfarm.org
Horticulture Manager
Contact Me About: Horticulture partnerships, food distribution, garden volunteering and Farm to Table Dinners
Juan Jose Rojas (he/him)
5280farrier@gmail.com
Farrier extraordinaire
Kate Barber (she/her)
Farm Manager
kbarber@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
All things equine related, animal related volunteering, farm projects and donations
Andrea Johnson (she/her)
Farm Educator, Field Trip Coordinator, Poultry Lead
ajohnson@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: field trips, traveling farm inquiries, parties and private tours, Poultry Club and chickens, Farm Events
Tyler Bortz (he/him)
tbortz@theurbanfarm.org
Horticulture Assistant and Farm Educator
Contact me about: horticulture workshops and programming, youth education
Evalina Kirkpatrick (They/she)
evalina@theurbanfarm.org
Career and Vocational Programs Manager
Contact me about: Hype Programming
Malia Mangham (she/her)
Equine Education Manager
mmangham@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
Equine lessons, 4-H, IEA, and equine summer camps
Roth Vowels (he/him)
roth@theurbanfarm.org
Operations and Site Manager
Contact Me About: Facility or Program Operations, Corporate Volunteering
Alex Baalmann (he/him)
abaalmann@theurbanfarm.org
Intern & Volunteer Coordinator
Ask Me About: Horticulture, Volunteering Opportunities
Liam Wunder (he/him)
liam@theurbanfarm.org
Farm Educator, GUS Leader, Field Trip Guide
Contact Me About: Goat and Sheep Club and Cloverbuds
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
Chad Cookinham —Executive Director of Arrupe Corporate Work Study, Arupe Jesuit High
Dan Goldhamer — Colorado State University
Devin Edwards —
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
Tanisha Diggs (she/her)
Field Trip Guide
Amy Marrs (she/her)
4H Goats & Sheep Volunteer Leader
Board Member
Sieanna Stone (she/her)
Equine Instructor
Carmen Davila-Toro (she/her)
Field Trip Guide, Farm Educator and Translator
Rainey Bailey (she/her)
Field Trip Guide, Farm Educator and feeder
Britney Bernard (she/her)
Volunteer Front Desk Attendant
Nina Frant (she/her)
4H Volunteer Leader
Taylor Bagen (she/her)
Equine Instructor
Raven Davis (they/them)
Field Trip Guide, GUS assistant and feeder
Deborah Venor (she/her)
Equine Instructor & Odds n’ Ends Volunteer
Amy Burant (she/her)
Volunteer Front Desk Attendant