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Santa Barbara Members

The Santa Barbara County Ag Futures Alliance is a voluntary association of individuals who commit to 30 hours per year to finding win-win solutions to the issues facing agriculture and the environment in the County. List of current and former members include:

Current Members

Name Organization
Robert Abbott Abbott Ranch
Teri Bontrager Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau
Anne Coates Resource Conservation District of Santa Barbara County
Robin Coutu Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Bonnie Crouse UCSB Dining Services
Jennifer Dolan League of Women Voters Santa Maria Valley
Cathy Fisher Agricultural Commissioner of Santa Barbara County
Laura Gregory California Strawberry Commission
Joyce Howerton Santa Barbara County Action Network
Alejandra Mahoney TPK Farms/Blosser CSA
Christina McGinnis Environmental Defense Center
Kevin Merrill Central Coast Wine Growers
Mark Oliver Santa Ynez Valley Alliance
Jim Poett Rancho San Julian
Chris Thompson Given Farms
Claire Wineman Grower-Shipper Association

Past Members

Name Organization Served
Jennifer Barber League of Women Voters Santa Maria Valley 2007-08
Jeannie Barrett California Rural Legal Assistance 2007-09
Deborah Brasket Santa Barbara County Action Network 2007-10
Carlos Castañeda Mission Labor, Inc. 2008-09
David Cleveland Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara 2007-10
Michael Feeney Land Trust for Santa Barbara Co 2007
Geri French Sansum Clinic 2009
Daren Gee DB Specialty Farms 2009
Kathy Hayes Foodbank of Santa Barbara County 2010-11
Larry Lahr Rincon Corporation 2007-10
Alain Pincot Bonipak Produce, Inc. 2008
Richard Quandt Grower Shipper Vegetable Asso. 2007
Tynes Viar Fairview Gardens 2007