Full time Staff
Paige Heydon
Executive Director
paige@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
Partnerships, Corporate Engagement, Grants, Fundraising
Jess Nelson (she/her)
Summer Camp Manager, Farm Educator
jess@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: all things summer camp
Andrea Johnson (she/her)
Education Manager, Farm Educator, Poultry Lead
ajohnson@theurbanfarm.org
Ask Me About: Field Trips, Traveling Farm, Animal Meet and Greets, Birthday Parties and Private Tours, Poultry Club, Farm Events
Amy Marrs (she/her)
4H Goats & Sheep Volunteer Leader
Board President
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Senior Manager Quality and Regulations
Amy@theurbanfarm.org
Dr. Emma Kate Baer (she/her)
Board Member
Veterinarian
Juan Jose Rojas (he/him)
Board Member
Farrier Extraordinaire and Equine Instructor
5280farrier@gmail.com
Additional Board members and consults
Dindi Gaines — Land Use & Master Planning Committee, Adams County Health Department
Terrance Boyd—CEO of Wild Boyd Farms,
Gabrielle Kriegs—United Airlines-Equine Ranch Owner
Kristen Lommele Festin — Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Hearing Officer
Dave DeMalteris (he/him)
Incoming Horticulture Manager and Farm Educator
ddemalteris@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About: Horticulture Programming, Market Garden Tours, Horticulture Volunteer Opportunities, Farm to Table Dinner, Front Range Vegetable Production
Marcus Moody (he/him)
Director of Development
mmoody@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About: Marketing and Communications, Events and Space Rental, Volunteering, Artist Outreach
Board Members
Chris Goebel (he/him)
Board Vice President
JP Morgan & Chase
Chris@theurbanfarm.org
Jon-Erik Escribano (he/him)
Board Member
Sr. Manager, Channel Development - Global, Clarke Mosquito Control
AgTechExpert@gmail.com
Eugene “Gene” Backhaus (he/him)
Board Member
retired State Resource Conservationist, USDA-NRCS
Equine instructors
Gray Larson (she/her)
Equine Instructor
Part time Farm educators
Leah Meyers (they/them)
Rabbit Project Leader
leah@theurbanfarm.org
Judy Bloom Harris (she/her)
Field Trip Guide
Additional faces of the farm
David Collins (he/him)
Community Garden Volunteer Leader
communitygarden@theurbanfarm.org
Kate Barber (she/her)
Equine Program Manager
kbarber@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About:
All things Equine related, Equine Donations, Equine Lessons, 4H, and Equine Summer Camps
Liam Wunder (he/him)
GUS Leader, Summer Camp Assistant, Farm Educator
liam@theurbanfarm.org
Contact Me About: Goat and Sheep Club, Cloverbuds and 4H
Emily Dreiling (she/her)
Board Secretary
Park Street Imports, Associate Attorney
Emily@theurbanfarm.org
Felicia Diamond
Board Member
Retired Nonprofit Executive Director and Consultant
Sieanna Stone (she/her)
Equine Instructor
Katherine Frank (she/her)
Field Trip Guide
Lauren Alcala (she/her)
Field Trip Guide
Deborah Venor (she/her)
Part Time Front Desk Attendant and Volunteer Farm Event Planner
Britney Bernard (she/her)
Volunteer Front Desk Attendant