Board of Directors

Pam has spent 25 years leading groups and companies that have focused on finding naturally occurring microorganisms for Integrated Pest Management (IPM). She is CEO of Marrone Bio Innovations, a company she founded in 2006 to find natural product solutions for unmet weed and pest management needs. At the previous company she founded, AgraQuest, Pam discovered and launched a range of products based on natural Bacillus for which the EPA awarded the 2003 Presidential Green Chemistry Small Business Award. She is on the Board of the Association of Applied IPM Ecologists, Cornell’s Ag & Life Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council, the California Roundtable for Ag & the Environment, and several others. Pam serves as Treasurer of OFRF.

Doug and his wife, Anna Jones-Crabtree, own and operate Vilicus Farms, a diverse organic dryland crop farm north of Havre, MT, near the Canadian border. They grow 12 – 15 crops annually in a five-year rotation of grains, legumes, broadleaves, pulses and oilseeds. Doug also serves as organic certification program manager for the Montana Department of Agriculture. He previously worked as an organic inspector, educator, researcher, farm manager, and farmer. As beginning farmers themselves, Doug and Anna are strong proponents of organic farming as a strategy for new producers. They also see beginning farmers as the key to growing organic agriculture. Doug holds a MS in Plant Science from South Dakota State University and a BS in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.  Doug serves as Vice President of OFRF.

Mary Fund and her husband, Ed Reznicek, and their two children, own and operate Amerugi Farm, a 400 acre certified organic farm in Nemaha County, Kansas. They raise organic corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, rye, alfalfa and clovers, and manage a 30-cow/calf herd. Mary is also a long-time employee of the Kansas Rural Center where she provides project management, grant writing, administration and communications services to the organization. Mary's personal interests include flower and vegetable gardening, as well as reading and writing.

Don, with his wife Daphne Yannakakis own and operate Zephyros Farm and Garden, a certified organic vegetable and cut flower farm. They sell their products at local farmers markets and through their CSA. Living, raising kids and farming in western Colorado with the Rockies as a backdrop is a passion for Don. Don has been the president of the board of the Valley Organic Growers Association, and has designed irrigation systems for the local Conservation District and the NRCS. Zephyros has also been involved in on farm research through WSARE, and the Specialty Crops program. Don holds a BS in Biology from Lewis and Clark College.

Jeff Moyer is an expert in organic crop production systems including weed management, cover crops, crop rotations, equipment modification and use, and facilities design. He has helped countless farmers make the transition from conventional, chemical-based farming to organic or sustainable methods. Throughout his more than 30 years at Rodale Institute, Moyer has brought a farmer’s perspective and approach to issues in organic agriculture. He is a past chair of the National Organic Standards Board, which assists the USDA Secretary of Agriculture in developing standards for materials to be used in organic production as well as advising on other aspects of implementing the National Organic Program. He is also a member of the Leonardo Academy’s committee on sustainability, and a founding board member of Pennsylvania Certified Organic.