Meet the Board

NCGA Board of Directors meets monthly at our offices in Arcata. The board represents the interests of the membership in guiding the work of the staff. NCGA Board members and staff facilitate committees to develop specific areas of our operations and markets, member participation on committees is vital to the success of the organization! Current committees include: Music Selection, Non-Ag, Financial Planning, Weekday & Winter Markets, Traffic Safety & Plaza Street Closure, Branding & Marketing, Member Engagement, Cannabis, and Fortuna Transition Planning.

ginger sarvinski

president

Sarvinski Family Farm
​and the Corn Crib

Chris moore

Treasurer

Woody Ryno Farms, Dow's Prairie

paul leslie

Board member

Humboldt Honey Wine

lisa zierer

secretary

Flora Organica, Dow's Prairie
​(pictured with her daughter Emma)

TYLER TREKELL

board member

Warren Creek Farms, Arcata

MELANIE CUNNINGHAM

board member

Shakefork Community Farm, Carlotta

PATTY JONES, BOARD MEMBER, Sistahs Vegan (photo coming soon)

Meet our staff

Portia Bramble, Executive Director 
Portia oversees all NCGA markets, programs and staff. Contact Portia to talk about any NCGA business including our budget, rules, regulations and bylaws. Portia is the primary representative for NCGA on local, state and national policy issues.
director@humfarm.org
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Colleen Austin, Outreach Coordinator
Colleen coordinates various NCGA outreach programs at market such as CalFresh, Market Match and SSI. She also writes our monthly community newsletter (the Farmers Market Feature), runs social media campaigns, and serves as our lead graphic designer.
​colleen@humfarm.org
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Robin Day, Willow Creek Farmers' Market Manager
I’m enjoying living in Willow Creek and love seeing my community come together for the Farmers’ Market.  I have been gardening organically since the early 1970’s and have always been interested in anything related to that and the re-skilling movement.  My husband and I moved here two years ago from New Mexico where we had an urban homestead and I owned a bakery/café. So glad to be here!
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Megan Hawkins, Fortuna Farmers' Market Manager
Megan started vending her fiber arts at the market two years ago and is very excited for this opportunity to get more involved. Megan has done a great job increasing the variety of products offered at the market, while keeping in line with our goal of drawing mainly from the Eel River Valley. She is enjoying this market season and looks forward to seeing what our new partnership between the Fortuna Farmers' Market and NCGA can accomplish.
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Laura Hughes, Director of Market Operations, Arcata and McKinleyville Farmers' Market Manager
In addition to managing the Arcata Plaza and McKinleyville farmers' markets, Laura oversees all farmers' market operations at our 7 weekly locations. 
laura@humfarm.org

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David MacCuish, Eureka Farmers' Market Manager
David manages all 3 farmers' markets in Eureka: Henderson Center, Old Town, and the farmers' market portion of the Friday Night Market. David enjoys being a part of the farmers market community and is known for his flair and great sense of humor. 
​david@humfarm.org

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Argelia "Argie" Muñoz, Assistant Manager
Argie assists the manager at the Arcata Plaza Market and provides experienced back-up lead management for multiple markets. Argie also works for Open Door Health coordinating community gardens and sits on the North Coast Community Garden Collaborative steering committee.

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Ivy North, Director of Programs
Ivy oversees all programs and grants including our various voucher and token programs, Know Your Farmer, Friends of the Farmers Market, and our Zero Waste program. She also manages the new website and the member E-News. Ivy is a voting member of the Humboldt Food Policy Council, and sits the California Small Farm Conference and the Humboldt Permaculture Guild boards.
ivy@northcoastgrowersassociation.org (new address as of 1/2019)
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Contact us

By Phone: (707) 441-9999
By Mail: NCGA, PO Box 4232, Arcata, CA 95518
By Email: info@humfarm.org
Visit Our Office in The Greenway Building, 1385 8th St, Suite 122, Arcata. Office hours vary.