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Summit Speakers & Facilitators
Schedule, speakers, and topics are subject to change. Please continue to check back for final details as the Summit approaches!

Aaron Blyth

Aaron Blyth

Agricultural Program Director, Latino Economic Development Center

Andrea Eger

Andrea Eger

Regenerative Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy

Bonnie Warndahl

Bonnie Warndahl

Farmland Access Specialist & Navigator, Renewing the Countryside

Chuck Anderas

Chuck Anderas

Associate Policy Director, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Duaba Unenra

Duaba Unenra

Donor Organizer, Wild Path Collective

Greg Schieber

Greg Schieber

Attorney, Nethercut Schieber PLLP

Janice Bad Moccasin

Janice Bad Moccasin

Enrolled tribal member, Crow Creek Dakota Nation

Jeanne Janson

Jeanne Janson

Coordinator/Navigator, Illinois FarmLink

Jim Molenaar

Jim Molenaar

Farm Business Management Instructor, St. Cloud Technical & Community College

Kajsa Beatty

Kajsa Beatty

Urban Agriculture County Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency

Kate Mudge

Kate Mudge

Business Development Officer, West Central Initiative

Kelsey Zaavedra

Kelsey Zaavedra

Farmer, National Young Farmers Coalition

Lucia Possehl

Lucia Possehl

Farmer Cohort Facilitator, Sharing Our Roots

Martha McFarland

Martha McFarland

Senior Farmland Viability Coordinator, Practical Farmers of Iowa

Mike Zastoupil

Mike Zastoupil

Food Systems Planner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Mrill Ingram

Mrill Ingram

Participatory Action Research Scientist, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Patrice Bailey

Patrice Bailey

Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Robin Moore

Robin Moore

Land Access/Land Legacy Manager, Land Stewardship Project

Seth Riley

Seth Riley

Farm Manager, Farley Center

Stu Lourey

Stu Lourey

Government Relations Director, Minnesota Farmers Union

Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson

Farm Education Manager, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Verna Kragnes

Verna Kragnes

Research & Innovation Director, PRAIRIE; Mentor & Organizer, New Roots; Leader, Farmland Conservation Partners

Zach Ducheneaux

Zach Ducheneaux

Administrator, USDA Farm Service Agency

Alex Bagwajinini Kmett

Alex Bagwajinini Kmett

Farmer Education Specialist, Marbleseed

Angie Doucette

Angie Doucette

Midwest Farmland Protection Manager, American Farmland Trust

Brett Olson

Brett Olson

Co-Founder & Farmland Access Navigator, Renewing the Countryside

Claire Mesesan

Claire Mesesan

Chief of Staff, Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT

Ellyn Oelfke

Ellyn Oelfke

State Outreach and Public Affairs Coordinator, USDA Farm Service Agency

Hannah Breckbill

Hannah Breckbill

Farm Service Provider & Navigator; Humble Hands Harvest

Janssen Hang

Janssen Hang

Executive Director, Hmong American Farmers Association

Jenny Heck

Jenny Heck

Program Administrator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Jim Ostlie

Jim Ostlie

FarmLink Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Karen Stettler

Karen Stettler

Organizer, Land Access & Farm Beginnings; Land Stewardship Project

Kathy Ruhf

Kathy Ruhf

Senior Advisor, Land for Good

Lee Hanson

Lee Hanson

Attorney, Hanson Law Office

Lynne Reeck

Lynne Reeck

Former Owner/Operator, Singing Hills Dairy

Mhonpaj Lee

Mhonpaj Lee

Realtor, Inspire Access Realty; Farmer, Mhonpaj's Garden

Monika Owczarski

Monika Owczarski

Farmer, Sweet Tooth Farm; Farmland Access Navigator

Nathan Aaberg

Nathan Aaberg

Illinois FarmLink Director, The Land Connection

Rachel Armstrong

Rachel Armstrong

Executive Director, Farm Commons

Sabri Fair

Sabri Fair

Environment and Sustainability Planner, Region Nine Development Commission

Sophia Benrud

Sophia Benrud

Farmer, Midwest Farmers of Color Collective

Summer Badawi

Summer Badawi

Big River Farms Program Manager, The Food Group

Tyrean "Heru" Lewis

Tyrean "Heru" Lewis

Urban Farmer/Founder, Heru Urban Farming

Whitney Place

Whitney Place

State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency

Alison Volk

Alison Volk

Land Protection Projects Deputy Director, American Farmland Trust

Becky Steinhoff

Becky Steinhoff

Project Facilitator, BT Farms Foundation

Carmen Fernholz

Carmen Fernholz

Owner/Operator, A-Frame Organic Farms

Cris Coffin

Cris Coffin

Director, National Agricultural Land Network

Elston Tortuga

Elston Tortuga

Organizer, National Young Farmers Coalition

Jan Joannides

Jan Joannides

Executive Director, Renewing the Countryside

Javier Garcia

Javier Garcia

Owner/Farmer, Agua Gorda

Jerry Ford

Jerry Ford

Farmer, Living Song Farm

KaZoua Berry

KaZoua Berry

Big River Farms Farm Director, The Food Group

Kate Graham

Kate Graham

Attorney

Katie Kubovcik

Katie Kubovcik

Farmland Access Navigator, Renewing the Countryside; Prairie Smoke Gardens

Lillian Otieno

Lillian Otieno

Director, Emerging Farmers Office, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Marie O'Neill

Marie O'Neill

Assistant Researcher, Indiana University

Mia Ljung

Mia Ljung

Community Development Educator, University of Wisconsin-Extension

Moses Momanyi

Moses Momanyi

Farmer, Kilimo Minnesota; Farmland Access Navigator

Nicholas Leete

Nicholas Leete

Gardens Network Manager, Rooted; Farmland Access Navigator

Rachel Arneson

Rachel Arneson

Farmer, Arneson Farms

Sarah Hunt

Sarah Hunt

Program Director, Climate Land Leaders

Stacy Lischka

Stacy Lischka

Executive Director, Poudre Valley Community Farms

Tera Johnson

Tera Johnson

Founder of teraswhey, Food Finance Institute (FFI) and Edible-Alpha

Valentine Cadieux

Valentine Cadieux

Learning Coordinator, Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust; Commons Land

Yimmuaj Yang

Yimmuaj Yang

Community Director, Groundswell Conservancy

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