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Martha Boyd, Program Director, Urban Initiative (Chicago)

Martha apprenticed on a Biodynamic CSA near Ann Arbor in 1989.  Since then, she has practiced urban farming and community building in Minneapolis, Santa Cruz, Boston, Chicago, and Guatemala.  She arrived in Chicago from a masters program in land restoration, public health, and environmental justice at UW-Madison. She is passionate about grounding self-reliant communities in and around their ecological infrastructure.  Martha also holds a certificate in Zen Shiatsu and lives in Woodlawn with (at current count) four cats -- and zero chickens.

Deb Crockett, Program Director, On-Farm Initiative (Farm Office)

Deb, Program Director for our On-Farm Initiative since 2004, has a background in environmental education and organic farming.  Her favorite moments with farm visitors include birthing goats, visiting the beehive, making six kinds of cheese, and the alchemy as diverse groups of people join together to work, learn, and feast on the farm.

Sheri Doyel, Program Director, Farmer Training Initiative (Farm Office)

Sheri is the director of our Stateline Farm Beginnings program and of CRAFT (which stands for Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training -- our farmer-to-farmer network). Sheri joined the Learning Center in 2009 after working as the Farm Forager for the City of Chicago Farmers Market Program and for the Green City Market.  Sheri also has small-scale vegetable production experience, marketing through a CSA and farmers markets.

Danica Hoehn, Program Director, Urban Initiaitve (Rockford)

Danica received a BA in Sociology/Anthropology and Psychology from Olivet College, Olivet, MI and a MS in Environmental Education from the Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.  Danica is a dedicated systems thinker, urban dweller and food lover. She grew up in Aurora, Illinois and is excited to finally return Illinois and work within the watershed of her birth.

Tara Lamb, Development Coordinator, Info Systems & Technology Mgr (Farm Office)

Tara joined the staff in 2007 and provides support to the Associate Director of Resource Development & Communications department. As the Learning Center's IT manager she keeps the organization's many technological systems maintained and progressive in support of our initiatives. Graduated from Valparaisao University with a BA in Art and American Studies she is now a resident & locavore of Beloit WI near the Learning Center's main office.

Corinne Reynolds, Director of Resource Development and Communications (Chicago)

Corinne joined AOLC in October 2009. She is originally from Bloomington, Indiana, and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from Indiana University. Corinne lives in Chicago and in her spare time enjoys training for swimming, running, an cycling races, seeking out locally-grown food, and cooking veggies from Angelic Organics farm.

Candie Rink, Bookkeeper/Office Manager (Farm Office)

Candie comes to AOLC with 5 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience. She lives in Rockton, IL with her son Jacob, 10, and husband Carlos.  They love sailing their 33’ Dufour in Lake Superior and filling their yard with herbs, garlic and native plants!

Tom Spaulding, Executive Director

Tom is founding executive director of Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC).  He is inspired by farms as dynamic places of cultural, ecological, and economic revitalization. At the Learning Center, Tom focuses on strategic planning, building partnerships, and managing our staff team and facilities. He keeps his hands in the dirt and his spirit renewed by managing the AOLC livestock and assisting with the fertility program at Angelic Organics farm. He is based in our main office. Tom joined the Angelic Organics CSA in 1994 and became executive director of the Learning Center in 1999.  Prior to coming to the Learning Center, Tom worked 15 years internationally with the YMCA of the USA international group and the United Nations in Costa Rica and New York. Tom was born in California and is married to Venezuelan eco-theologian and pastor Neddy Astudillo. They share life with three boys -- Gustavo, Francisco and Adam -- and three very loud parrots, a tortoise and a hare. 

Laura Wetter Grants Coordinator (Chicago)

Originally from the Mountain West, Laura moved to Illinois to attend Wheaton College, where she graduated with degrees in English Literature and Studio Art.  She has since become a seasoned urban dweller in her adopted city of Chicago, and has supported the resource development efforts of several local nonprofit organizations. In her spare time, Laura enjoys cooking and making art, often with and about vegetables. She recently completed a painting which featured organic golden beets. 

Joanne Wiedemann-Wolf, Administrative Assistant, Farmer Training Initiative

Joanne responsibilities include administrative assistant for the Farmer Training Initiative (CRAFT and Stateline Farm Beginnings) and General Office Services (Office Manager).  She started at the learning center in October of 2007. Joanne and her husband are graduates of the Stateline Farm Beginnings program (2005-2006, the first year). They own a 35 acre farm in Hebron Illinois. They have been shareholders at Angelic Organics for four years. Joanne has a degree in printing from Triton College in River Grove Illinois. Joanne is interested in biodynamics and local food systems. She enjoys her horses, dogs, music, and cooking

On-Farm Educators
John Diversey

Tracey Hall (also Stateline Farm Beginnings® Facilitator)

Dave Kostka

Randy Mermel

Jessie Crow Mermel

April Morris

Mari Weikel

Soapmaker

Berta Jurado Landeros

Livestock Assistants

Mariana Egan

Ashley Flemming

Berta Jurado Landeros

Suzanne Larson