Michael Fields Staff & Board

  • Headshot of Ryan Martin

    Ryan Martin

    Executive Director

    He/Him/His

    rmartin@michaelfields.org

  • Chuck Anderas

    He/Him/His

    Associate Policy Director

    canderas@michaelfields.org

  • Wren Almitra

    She/Her/Hers

    Midwest Grants Adviser

    grants@michaelfields.org

  • Mrill Ingram

    She/her/Hers

    Participatory Action Research Scientist

    mingram@wisc.edu

  • Headshot of Christine Johnson

    Christine Johnson

    She/ Her/Hers

    GRIT Program Manager

    cjohnson@michaelfields.org

  • Margaret Krome

    She/Her/Hers

    Policy Director

    mkrome@sbcglobal.net

  • Shannah Schmitt

    She/Her/Hers

    Office Manager

    sschmitt@michaelfields.org

  • Noemy Serrano

    She/Her/Ella

    Assistant Policy Director/

    WiWiC SE Regional Coordinator

    nserrano@michaelfields.org

  • Esther Shekinah

    Research Agronomist/ WiWiC Program Director

    She/Her/Hers

    eshekinah@michaelfields.org

  • Nicole Tautges

    Agroecology Program Director/

    Farm Manager

    ntautges@michaelfields.org

  • Coral Weinstock

    They/Them/Theirs

    Communications & Outreach Coordinator

    cweinstock@michaelfields.org

Board of Directors

  • Gregg Sanford

    Board Chair

    Senior Scientist at UW-Madison, Agronomy Department

  • Sandy Syburg

    Board Vice Chair

    Organic Farmer and Co-Founder of Rye Revival

  • Alyssa Hartman

    Board Secretary

    Executive Director at Artisan Grain Collaborative

  • Jose Franco

    Board Member

    Research Agronomist/Agroecologist at U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center

  • John Hall

    Board Member

    Retired Farming Systems Agronomist

  • Una VanDuval

    Board Member

    Artist-Activist