Local First Arizona Foundation Staff

Kimber Lanning | Executive Director

Tanairi Ochoa-Martinez | Director Fuerza Local

Liza Noland | Director of Rural Programs

Megan Noonan | Creative Brand Director

Michael Peel | Southern AZ Director

Kate Radosevic | Food & Farm Initiatives Manager

Emily Bell | Good Food Programs Manager

Anna Dong | Brand & Marketing Manager

Gabe Gardner | Farm to Table Programs Manager

937-838-8673
gabe@localfirstaz.com

Kendall Jones | Business & Media Relations Manager

Maria Lopez | Digital Media Coordinator

602-956-0909
maria@localfirstaz.com

Lauren Haggerty | Rural Programs Manager

Rachael Hudson | Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps Vista

Melissa Wright | Special Events Manager

602-956-0909
melissa@localfirstaz.com

Faith Hochhalter | Membership and Office Coordinator

602 956-0909
faith@localfirstaz.com

Alisa Lyons | Director of Strategic Initiatives/Human Resource Support

602 956-0909
alisa.lyons@localfirstaz.com

Board of Directors

Deanna Salazar
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Keisha Tatem
State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Jenna Rowell
Community Affairs Manager, Arizona Public Service (APS)

Kevin Youngblood Pinnacle Forum

Jon Ford Vitalyst Health Foundation

Jeffrey Brodin, Board Chair
Principal, Brodin HR Law

William Mandeville, Board Secretary
Director of Development, The Nature Conservancy

Levi Esquerra, Treasurer
Director, Rural Policy Institute, Program Director,
Center for American Indian Economic Development, NAU

Robin Romano President/CEO, Marisol Federal Credit Union

Dr. Jonathan Koppell
Dean, College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University

Bo Hughes
Executive Vice President/COO, Pinnacle Bank