Our Team

Our Team

A woman with glasses and long black braided hair kneeling in a garden, holding a large head of lettuce and a cucumber. She is smiling and is surrounded by garden beds with young plants.

VANESSA BOLIN

Agricultural Leadership Development Initiative (ALDI) Program Manager

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KALINA NEWMAN

Communications Coordinator

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MADELYN SMITH

Executive Director

CGA Board of Directors

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A woman wearing a large black hat, sunglasses, and a necklace takes a selfie in a grassy field with wild pigs nearby. Two men are in the background, one reading a notepad and the other facing away from the camera, near bushes and trees.
A man wearing glasses, a camouflage hat with orange text, and headphones taking a selfie outdoors with a yellow canopy and open field in the background.
Woman holding a stack of various types of bread.
Man standing next to a large green tractor in a barn.
A man standing in a wheat field under a clear blue sky, gesturing with his right hand.
A woman with curly red hair wearing sunglasses, a gray sweatshirt, and dark jeans standing on a rocky shoreline with ocean and blue sky in the background.
A smiling man with gray hair, glasses, and a dark suit jacket standing outdoors with trees and buildings in the background.
A woman with curly hair in a bun tasting wine in a wine tasting room, holding a wine glass near her lips, with wine bottles on the table and a wine aroma chart in her other hand.
Illustration of a smiling man wearing a baseball cap and hoodie, holding wheat stalks in one hand and seeds in the other.