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Meet the Team
Heidi Ruffo
Employment Program Manager
Hiring
Farm and Gardens
Manager
Zahra
Program Assistant
Olaa
Program Assistant
Current Trainees
Esterlanda
Fall 2025
Program Participant
Zahida
Fall 2025
Program Participant
Volunteers
Technical Advisors
Brandon Wickes
Renee Fox
Farm Consultant
Consultant Chef
Brett Riggle
Senior Brand Marketing Advisor (Volunteer)
Giselle
USD College Corps Volunteer
Lorenza Rivero
Chair
Diane Cox
Vice-Chair
Chelsea Coleman
Secretary
Board of Directors
Impact Strategy Coach,
Former Co-Founder and Development Director of Just in Time for Foster Youth
Restauranteur, The Rose Wine Bar, Secret Sister Bakery, and
Mabel's Gone Fishing
John Kikuchi
Treasurer
Former Nonprofit Tax Accountant
Ron Troyano
Board Member
Consultant and Entrepreneur
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