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STAFF
Katherine Kelly (Executive Director/Farmer) Katherine began farming by working on vegetable farms as a field worker in 1991 in the Boston area, then moved back to the Midwest in late 1996, where she started and ran Full Circle Farm for eight years. In 2005, she co-founded the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture, a non profit organization promoting entrepreneurial agriculture in the metropolitan area. She has also worked professionally since the early 1980s with grass roots community organizations in the Twin Cities, Boston, and Kansas City, doing program management, fundraising, marketing, financial management, and organizational development consulting. She co-founded the Growing Growers Training Program and the Farmers Community Market at Brookside. Email Katherine at katherine[at]kccua.org. Daniel Dermitzel (Associate Director/Farmer) is former co-owner of Trailside Farm in Calhoun, MO, a certified-organic vegetable farm. A native of Germany, Daniel immigrated to the US in 1988. Before becoming a farmer in Missouri he worked as a television news producer in Los Angeles where he also obtained a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from UCLA. Daniel has traveled extensively in North America, Europe and Asia. His interests lie in the interwoven processes of globalization, urbanization and social integration especially as they relate to small-scale urban agriculture around the country and the world. As a farmer, Daniel is primarily concerned with finding ways to increase farm productivity and environmental sustainability through appropriate technology and permaculture. Email Daniel at daniel[at]kccua.org. Alicia Ellingsworth (Farm Manager)
Before joining KCCUA, Alicia was a grower for five years on a biodynamic,
organic farm at an eco-justice center in west-central Semie Rogers (Development Director) has worked with nonprofits in Kansas for more than 20 years, both professionally and as a volunteer. She has worked as an advocate, organizer and fundraiser, primarily for the arts and for social justice groups. She also wrote for newspapers as a freelance writer. A lifelong gardener, she has a strong personal interest in fresh, good food, and cooking. She holds a BA in History of Art and English from the University of Kansas. Email Semie at semie[at]kccua.org. Cathy Bylinowski (Farm Business
Development Coordinator) began her horticulture career when she moved to
Kansas City from St. Louis and worked for the Missouri Extension Service
and Kansas City Community Gardens. In addition, she was gardener at
the Land Institute's Rural Community Project in Matfield Green, KS.
Cathy also has experience with a community-supported agriculture project
at Heartland Farm in Great Bend, KS. Cathy has a degree in English
Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and spent time studying
art at KU. Since finishing an M.S. in Horticulture at K-State in 2001,
Cathy worked as an environmental educator for the Missouri Department of
Conservation in the Discovery Center’s native plant workshop and has
been involved in rain garden development and storm water
management. Email Cathy at cathyb[@]kccua.org. KCCUA Board of Directors Julie Xiong, Girls Scouts of America Beverly Pender, Soil and Soul Rainbow Gardens Lisa Markley, Nutritionist, Food Activist Howard Lotven, Attorney Kwang Kim, Farmer Katherine Kelly, Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture John Kaiahua, J & J Produce Tina Hoover, Community Member, Food Activist Sherri Harvel, Root-deep Urban Farm Ted Carey, K-State Extension Service |