Staff

Lori Stern

Executive Director
lori.stern@marbleseed.org
ext. 702
Lori’s background includes work related to community and environmental health, social justice, and food access. From 2014 to 2020, she brought all those things into focus through her farm-to-table restaurant, Cow & Quince, a community-supported restaurant in New Glarus, WI. She lives with her wife, LeAnn, on a small farm near Monticello, WI, where they grow vegetables and raise chickens and goats.

Alexandria Baker

Communications & Development Manager
alexandria.baker@marbleseed.org
ext. 700
In addition to her work at Marbleseed, Alexandria is also the Vice President of the Board of Directors for Groundswell Conservancy, a Wisconsin land trust organization. Prior to her position with Marbleseed, she worked in environmental advocacy, publishing and on a number of urban farms. Alexandria lives in Baraboo, WI with her partner and dog Yoko.

Sarah Broadfoot

Operations Director
sarah.broadfoot@marbleseed.org
ext. 706
Sarah has a degree in horticulture from the University of Minnesota and owns a small landscaping business. She enjoys spending time growing, cooking, and eating delicious foods. She lives Downsville, Wisconsin with her partner, Drew, and their three cats. Their property that adjoins family land where they manage prairie, woodland, and wetlands.

Jenica Caudill

Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships
jenica.caudill@marbleseed.org
ext. 719
Jenica has been involved in the movement for regenerative agriculture and trade justice for small-scale farmers for over 10 years, working with Equal Exchange and Fair World Project. She lives in Portland, OR, with her partner, Cody, and their daughter, Elsie.

Jo Facklam

Communications Coordinator
jo.facklam@marbleseed.org
ext. 721
Jo’s background includes working as a worker-owner in the country’s oldest collectively owned and operated restaurant, Seward Cafe, in Minneapolis. In the wake of the George Floyd Uprising, Jo volunteered with a variety of mutual aid food projects in Minneapolis, including the Phillips Community Free Store. Currently, Jo and their partner live in Portland, Oregon. In their free time, Jo enjoys sewing, cycling, urban foraging, and experimenting with fermentation.

Tiffany LaShae

In Her Boots Program Coordinator and Podcast Host
tiffany.lashae@marbleseed.org
ext. 716
Tiffany is an activist, farmer, and educator who has worked with farmers in many places in the U.S and abroad. She’s currently working with Soul FIRE Farming Immersion (Farming in Relationship with the Earth), Big Rivers Farms Farmers Education Program, and International Climate Smart Agriculture Farmer-to-Farmer Trainings. She is also a soils researcher at the University of Minnesota.

Tom Manley

Program Director
thomas.manley@marbleseed.org
ext. 704
Tom and his wife own a 40-acre homestead farm near Spring Valley, WI. They are working to develop a permanent, woody perennial-based system with alley cropping and grazing. He hopes to someday earn the title of “Gentleman Farmer.” He enjoys running, winemaking, and woodworking.

Hannah Miller

Graphic Designer
hannah.miller@marbleseed.org
ext. 701
Hannah draws from years of nonprofit marketing and graphic design experience, most recently working in hunger relief and food recovery. She is passionate about food justice, has a small vegetable garden, and is happiest when spending time in nature with her husband and their rescue dogs.

Victoria Ostenso

Farmer Network Specialist
victoria.ostenso@marbleseed.org
ext. 722
Victoria is a community organizer, food systems researcher, and aspiring farmer from Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Her most recent roles include Lead Organizer on a ballot campaign to regulate payday lending in Nebraska, Packshed Manager at a diverse vegetable farm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Juice & Coffee Barista at an organic café in Key West, Florida. Her research (BA & MSc) has focused on racial and cultural inclusion in food systems spaces, placemaking, and the immigrant experience.

Sarah Woutat

Farmer Advancement Coordinator
sarah.woutat@marbleseed.org
ext. 703
After nine years on her own certified organic vegetable farm in Minnesota, Sarah moved to Minneapolis where she and her daughter have been getting used to city life and trying to grow veggies in a small shady yard. Sarah loves to cook (it’s what led her to farming), she’s learning to knit, and is trying her hand at various fermented concoctions.