Kat moved to Corvallis in 2023 from Yellow Springs, Ohio, to live more closely Oregon’s natural spaces and engage with the development of regional, resilient food systems. Kat has extensive experience in the nonprofit world, most recently as the program and operations director at the Yellow Springs Community Foundation. She has served on nonprofit boards, including as development committee chair during a $4.25m capital campaign and as board president of a nonprofit focused on regenerative agriculture. Kat is thrilled to participate in TRFW’s efforts to build a strong, regional food system. She currently works in the CFO office at the Oregon Department of Administrative Services managing grants to organizations throughout Oregon.

Gabrielle Roesch-McNally has a PhD in sociology and sustainable agriculture and has been working in food systems and agriculture for 20+ years. In her day job, she directs the Women for the Land program at American Farmland Trust. Much of her work is at the intersection of climate, social change, and equity. She lives in Albany with her family and on a small suburban homestead. She loves local food, from growing, to cooking, to preserving and sharing.

Aliza Tuttle discovered green vegetables when her family returned to Corvallis after many years in the rolling corn and wheat fields of Iowa. This change in food options sparked a long-lasting interest in the relationship between food, place, economics, and culture. Aliza holds a BS in Human Geography with a focus in Global Food Systems and a Master’s Degree in Urban Studies with a certificate in Sustainable Food Systems. She works as a program evaluator at Portland State University and takes breaks from research to care for her chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats, and dry farmed flower garden.

Liz joined the TRFW board in January 2025 and has been involved with nonprofit leadership and food systems for over a decade in Corvallis. She has a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Hanover College, IN and a Masters in Natural Resources from OSU with a graduate certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Liz currently works as the Community Food Systems Manager for the Corvallis Environmental Center and is known as “Farmer Liz” to kids in Linn and Benton Counties. Se habla español; she learned Spanish as an Environmental Community Management Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru. If you see her in the wild she may be wandering the farmers’ market, hiking with her kids, or hunting for mushrooms, although she’s often holed up building something in her garage, hanging out with her chickens, or cooking/processing her bounty. She brings to the TRFW a passion for partnerships and collaboration and a deep desire to improve our community food system.

Asher has a dual Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture and Environmental Sciences from Oregon State University, with long-term plans of pursuing a Ph.D. in Horticulture or a related field. They joined the TRFW board in September 2022 as a student board member and became a full member upon graduation in 2023. Through most of his undergraduate training, he was a research assistant focusing on agricultural extension and education. He is passionate about promoting local food security and propagating knowledge in this and related fields. They currently work at Plato al Pueblo in Corvallis, Oregon.

Asher grew up in Salem, Oregon, and has been a member of the Corvallis community since 2018. He spent his childhood in the kitchen with his parents where he developed a love of cooking and sharing food with friends and family. In their free time, Asher heads outdoors to hike and bike or to the farmer’s market and kitchen to prepare and share delicious food.

Adam is an outreach coordinator at the Moore Family Center in Oregon State University where he designs nutrition education programming and reads a lot. After thirteen years in the bicycle industry, he decided to put down his wrenches, pick up Microsoft Teams, and take a seat at the dietetics table with a post bachelor’s degree in nutrition science from Oregon State University. He thinks it was the best decision he has made so far. Adam is a fan of evidence-based literature, spicy things, and sovereign food systems. He is planning to spend more time in academia, hoping to help one day shape our food and health systems for the better.

Marissa is dedicated to interdisciplinary pursuit of community resilience. In her day job, she works nationally in USEPA’s Office of Water on green infrastructure planning and policy. She is excited to join TRFW to focus on local efforts. With a Bachelors in Marine Biology and a PhD in Urban Studies & Planning, she is putting her expertise to work as a new board member to improve the connectivity of the food system with local social and infrastructural webs. Marissa grew up in Corvallis and she is thankful to be able to give back to the community that raised her.

Kirsten joined the TRFW family as a board member in 2018, cultivating a culture of thoughtful deliberation, partnering, sustainable participation, follow through and good humor – laying the foundation for steady organizational growth. As co-founder and Executive Director of the School Garden Network, she connected school garden teachers to each other, curriculum, best practices, and funding sources. She has also managed programming and fundraising for the Bay Area Jewish Community Foundation in Sonoma County. She is most content farming, cooking, exploring nature or slowing down in community.

Mark joined the TRFW board in 2019 and also began coordinating the annual Soil Amendment Sale in that year. He served as board treasurer from 2020-24 and was instrumental in launching TRFW’s Local Food Directory and developing the Mid-Valley Food Hub concept. Mark brings a passion for replacing our transactional economy with a local web of relationships, a mind for logistics, and an ability to be nimble and flexible in finding ways to serve our community that maximize resilience and break conventional molds. Mark has a background in conservation biology, engineering, farming, and business ownership. He developed the Winnow Wizard seed cleaning machine that is in use around the US and Canada, and he publishes regular essays focusing on interconnection and ecological spirituality. Mark lives in Corvallis and enjoys gardening, hiking, dance, astronomy, singing, and just being present through all of life’s adventures.

Shawna joined the Mid-Valley Food Hub at its launch in August 2025 and now serves as Project Manager, supporting daily operations and long-term vision. She brings experience in food systems work locally and globally, including managing grocery food donations for Oregon Food Bank, working in sustainability at Jackson Family Wines, and serving as an ag-focused Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho. Shawna holds an MBA in Sustainable Systems and has called Corvallis home since 2022. Outside of work, find her writing picture books, gardening and biking with her two young kids.