Our Team

Mike Peroni, Executive Director

Alex Perez, Latinx Business Development Program Director

Jake Fay, Southwest Washington Regional Director

Sera Hartman, Project Manager

Jake Fowler, Project Manager

Maxime Etilé, Project Manager

Juan Morales, Program Coordinator

Rachel Johnson, Bookkeeper

Emily Manke, SW WA Region Administrative Coordinator

2023 Board of Directors

  • Lucy Norris, Chair – Adobe / Bon Appétit Management Company, Seattle
  • Louisa Brouwer – Ferry Boat Seeds, San Juan Island
  • Colin Barricklow – Kirsop Farm, Rochester
  • Kai Ottesen – Hedlin Farms, La Conner
  • Jay Gordon – Gordon Farms, Elma
  • Emmett Wild – Skagit Conservation District, Silvana
  • Carol Miles – Washington State University
  • Dorcas Young – Lesedi Farm, Langley

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at How To File A Discrimination Complaint, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.