Unconventional by Nature

Hawthorne Valley Association

Hawthorne Valley is a community of approximately 200 year-round and seasonal employees across its many initiatives.

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Aaron Dessner

Board of Trustees

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Addie Sejan

Wellness Buyer

Farm Store

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AJ Melino

School Maintenance Tech

Campus Services

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Alex Sierck

Board of Trustees

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Alfa Demmellash

Co-Chair

Board of Trustees

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Ali Calhoun

Human Resources Manager

Central Services

Amy Flaum

Director of Enrollment

School

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Andree Ward

Early Childhood Specialization

Alkion

Anna Duhon

Social Scientist

Farmscape Ecology Program

Betsy Brennan

Livestock Assistant and CSA Communications Manager

Farm

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Chandra Strompf

Operations Manager

Farm Store

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Chris Tebbutt

Board of Trustees

Claudia Knab-Vispo

Field Botanist

Farmscape Ecology Program

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Conrad Vispo

Wildlife Ecologist

Farmscape Ecology Program

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Danielle Do

Board of Trustees

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Dave Kisselburgh

Environmental Services Manager

Campus Services

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Delsia Hilton

Bakery Operations Supervisor

Farm Store

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Eric G. Müller

Director of Teacher Education: Anthroposophical Studies, History through Music, & English; Hawthorne Valley Waldorf High School: Humanities; Alkion Press: Publisher

Alkion, School

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Gary Lamb

Director

Center for Social Research

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Grace O’Neill

Perishables Buyer

Farm Store

Headshot of Heather Gibbons. She has shoulder length blonde hair and wearing a white, fluffy sweater

Heather Gibbons

Director of Marketing and Communications

Central Services

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Indigo Ocean

Program and Day Camp Manager

Farm Learning Center

Headshot of Irene Phelps. She has shoulder length brown hair and she's smiling with her teeth

Irene Phelps

Accounts Receivable Clerk

Central Services

Jae Vyskocil's headshot. She has blonde hair with bangs and she's smiling with her teeth.

Jae Vyskocil

Residential Program & Summer Camp Manager

Farm Learning Center

Jake Thiele

Assistant Field Vegetable Manager

Farm

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Jeremy Laurange

Director of Retail Operations & Enterprise Development

Farm Store

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Jess Brobst

Dairy Herd Manager

Farm

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Joe Harris

Co-Director of Children’s Programming

Farm Learning Center

Headshot of Josh Wise. He is wearing a black beanie and has a mustache and beard

Josh Wise

Campus Director

Campus Services

Josie Laing's headshot. She has dark hair with bangs, a nose ring in her nostril, and she's wearing a knitted scarf.

Josie Laing

Botany Technician

Farmscape Ecology Program

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Judith Madey

Greenmarkets

Julia Zinszer

Marketing and Development Associate

Central Services

Karin Almquist

School Director & Block Teacher

School

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Karine Bouis-Towe

Main Office Administrator

School

Kendrick Fowler's headshot. He has brown hair that reaches his neck and he is smiling with his teeth.

Kendrick Fowler

Entomology Lab Manager

Farmscape Ecology Program

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Kim Bucci

Treasurer

Board of Trustees

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Kyle Bradford

Biologist

Farmscape Ecology Program

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Laura Summer

Acting Director Lightforms Art Center

Farm Store

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Lauren Wolff

Chief Operating Officer

Central Services

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Linda Park

Community Relations Manager, Admissions & History Teacher

School

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Loki Anthony

Lightforms Art Center: Manager & Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School: After School Program Facilitator

Lightforms

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Lynda Nielsen

Controller

Central Services

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Lynne Stolfo

Eurythmy

Alkion

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Maggie Keith

Board of Trustees

Headshot of Martin Ping. He has a white beard and is wearing a brown scarf

Martin Ping

Executive Director

Central Services

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Martina Angela Müller

Alkion Center: Painting and Drawing, Inner Development, Visual Arts Training, Administrator; Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School: Art Teacher

Alkion, School

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Mary Melino

Accounts Payable Clerk

Central Services

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Matt Davis

Co-Director of Children’s Programming

Farm Learning Center

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Matt Stinchcomb

Co-Chair

Board of Trustees

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Michaela Gomula

Replenishment Buyer

Farm Store

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Michele Connors-Kowalski

Dining Hall Manager

Farm Learning Center

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Nina Barry

Office Coordinator, Program Manager, & Summer Camp Manager

Farm Learning Center

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Patrick Stolfo

Alkion Center: Anthroposophy and Pedagogical Studies, Sculpture, History through Art and Architecture, and Alkion Co-Administrator

Alkion

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Spencer Crawford

Produce Buyer

Farm Store

Spencer Fenniman

Farm Manager, Field Crop & Compost Manager

Farm

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Stacy Szymaszek

Development Director

Central Services

Sushannah Laurange

Communications Manager

Central Services

Todd Newlin

Field Vegetable & CSA Manager

Farm

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Tristan O’Neill

Senior Buyer

Farm Store

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Zachary Tattersall-Hill

Director of Sales & Production

Greenmarkets

Hawthorne Valley Association (HVA) is governed by a Board of Trustees, each of whom serves a term of three years. The Board is responsible for the oversight and stewardship of HVA and its various operating initiatives, providing guidance and assistance to management regarding the general affairs of the Association. To see our current Board members, use the drop-down menu in the staff directory on this page.

At Hawthorne Valley, we value and strive for social and cultural renewal in our work. We believe that cultivating an environment where everyone can be – and become – the truest expression of their humanity is essential for individual, organizational, and societal health.

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