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.

​Contact the board directly by emailing: board@northcoastgrowersassociation.org

Chris moore

treasurer

Woody Ryno Farms, Dows Prarie

Jamie cohoon

SECRETARY

Ewe So Dirty, Rio Dell

lauren reiley

board member

I & I Farm, McKinleyville

melanie cunningham

president

Shakefork Community Farm, Carlotta

Mike Egan

board member

Mycality Mushrooms, Samoa

Paul leslie

vice president

Humboldt Honey Wine, Eureka

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.
portia@northcoastgrowersassociation.org 
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Leann Greene, Garberville Farmers' Market Manager
2020 will be Leann's 2nd year managing the Garberville Farmers' Market which newly joined the NCGA family. Welcome to the team, Leann. 
sohumfm@yahoo.com  ​
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Laura Hughes, Director of Market Operations, Arcata Farmers' Market Manager
In addition to managing the Arcata Plaza farmers' market, Laura oversees all farmers' market operations at our 7 weekly locations. Laura also handles vendor membership in the association and facilitates a number of member committees.  She serves on the Arcata Plaza Improvement Task Force and the NorCAN Conference Planning Committee.
laura@northcoastgrowersassociation.org

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Megan Kinney, Fortuna & McKinleyville Farmers' Market Manager
Megan started vending her fiber arts at the market in 2016 before joining our staff in 2018. Megan has done a great job increasing the variety of products offered at the Fortuna market, while keeping in line with our goal of drawing mainly from the Eel River Valley. She looks forward to seeing what our new partnership between the Fortuna Farmers' Market and NCGA can accomplish. New for 2019, Megan will be managing the McKinleyville Farmers' Market.
megan@northcoastgrowersassociation.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@northcoastgrowersassociation.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. In her role with Open Door, we are happy to be working collaboratively with Argie on the Know Your Farmer program. 

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Ivy North, Director of Programs
Ivy oversees NCGA programs and grants including our various food access 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 and community newsletters. Ivy is a voting member of the Humboldt Food Policy Council, and sits the board for the Humboldt Permaculture Guild.
ivy@northcoastgrowersassociation.org 
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Colleen Poe, Assistant Manager
Colleen assists weekly at the Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market. She is a seasoned member of the NCGA staff and brings many great skills and experiences to her work with us. 

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Contact us

By Phone: (707) 441-9999
By Mail: NCGA, PO Box 4232, Arcata, CA 95518
By Email: info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org
Visit Our Office in The Greenway Building, 1385 8th St, Suite 122, Arcata. Office hours vary. We welcome you to just stop by or contact us in advance to schedule an appointment.