Staff
Brian Snyder
Executive Director
- phone: 814-349-9856 x14
- email: brian@pasafarming.org
- twitter: @PASABrian
- blog
Brian Snyder is Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) and also the FoodRoutes Network LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PASA that runs the Buy Fresh Buy Local® program nationally. PASA is one of the largest sustainable farming organizations in the country, with over 6,000 mostly farmer members and more than 30,000 total participants.
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Carrie Ryan
Director of Finance & Operations
- phone: 814-349-9856 x19
- email: carrie@pasafarming.org
Carrie Ryan joined PASA in May of 2012 to fill the newly created Director of Finance and Operations position. Carrie is originally from Southern California, but has been happy to call Central Pennsylvania home for over 20 years.
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Marilyn Anthony
Eastern Region Director
- phone: 610-458-3956
- email: marilyn@pasafarming.org
- Eastern Region Office 737 Constitution Avenue Exton, PA 19341
Marilyn holds advanced degrees in English literature and education, so naturally she became a professional chef. Her commitment to locally grown and humanely raised foods matured during the time she spent as CEO of the White Dog Cafe in Philadelphia and with the Summerhouse Grill, a seasonal restaurant in Montrose, PA (Susquehanna County) showcasing local products.
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Lauren Smith
Director of Development
- phone: 814-349-9856 x22
- email: lauren@pasafarming.org
Lauren is in her 17th year at PASA and has seen unbelievable organizational growth, and an amazing increase in small farms selling real food.
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Michele Gauger
Membership Director
- phone: 814-349-9856 x17
- email: michele@pasafarming.org
Michele Gauger joined the PASA staff in 2003 on a part-time basis as membership and on-farm research assistant, as well as newsletter editor. She currently is Membership Director overseeing PASA member recruitment & retention, as well as communications via the website and newsletter.
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Lisa Diefenbach
Human Resources Manager
- phone: 814-349-9856 x16
- email: lisa@pasafarming.org
When Lisa moved to Central Pennsylvania in 1999, she took time away from her physical therapy career to focus on restoring the land associated with her family's "new" 1863-era farmhouse. Her passion for farming took off when she found PASA.
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Kristin Hoy
Conference Manager/ Buy Fresh Buy Local® Centre Co. Chapter Coordinator
- phone: 814-349-9856 x11
- email: kristin@pasafarming.org
Kristin Hoy joined the PASA staff in 2007 as a seasonal conference employee. She is currently the Conference Manager, overseeing the planning of PASA's annual Farming for the Future Conference.
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Leah Smith
Western Region Member Services Manager
- phone: 412-365-2985
- email: leah@pasafarming.org
- Western Region Office PO Box 116 Bakerstown, PA 15007
Leah Smith completed her MS in rural sociology from Ohio State University, before joining the PASA staff in July 2009. Leah has found an intersection to her interests in community, culture, and the environment in the fields of sustainable agriculture and local food system development.
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Susan Beal, DVM
Ag Science Advisor
- phone: 814-349-9856
- email: susan@pasafarming.org
Dr. Susan Beal comes from a long background of holistic veterinary practice, ranging from mixed practice through emergency medicine, equine, and companion animal practices. Susan is particularly interested in whole farm/whole system pasture based ecology, and offers common sense advice and counsel with the goal of health from the ground up - thriving individuals and ecosystems.
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Rebecca Robertson
Farm-Based Education Coordinator
- phone: 814-349-9856 x20
- email: rebecca@pasafarming.org
Rebecca received her MA in natural resources and peace studies from the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica and her BS in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Hannah Smith-Brubaker
Community Outreach Coordinator
- phone: 717-250-0725
- email: hannah@pasafarming.org
- twitter: @goodfoodhood
Plain and simple, Hannah is passionate about connecting people to healthy, locally grown food. A fan of Howard Thurman's "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go do that," Hannah considers her work in Community Outreach as an important way to fulfill her calling.
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Denise Sheehan
Eastern Region & FoodRoutes Network LLC Program Coordinator
- phone: 610-458-3956
- email: denise@pasafarming.org
- Eastern Region Office 737 Constitution Avenue Exton, PA 19341
Denise’s love of food led her to pursue her most recent degree in nutrition from West Chester University. As a Registered Dietitian and part-time farmer, Denise believes that everyone deserves access to high quality food grown on our local farms and works to make that happen.
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Alissa Matthews
Western Region Program Assistant
- phone: 412-365-2987
- email: alissa@pasafarming.org
- Western Region Office PO Box 116 Bakerstown, PA 15007
Alissa Matthews joined the PASA staff as a Program Assistant and the Coordinator of the Western PA Buy Fresh Buy Local® Chapter in the early fall of 2010. Alissa grew up working on her family's produce farm in Eighty Four, PA and became familiar with PASA at an early age.
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Beth Gross
Development Assistant
- phone: 814-349-9856
- email: beth@pasafarming.org
Beth joined the team at PASA in spring of 2013 as Development Assistant. Her work involves supporting the fundraising, grant management and sponsorship work of the organization. Some of her time will also be spent working with the accounting department.
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