Meet our Team
Our team is made up of passionate and dedicated professionals. We have a wide variety of education and experience ranging from agricultural education, integrative nutrition, agricultural communications, and so much more. We are thrilled to introduce you to all the members of the SEEAG team!
Founder, CEO & Farmworker’s Daughter
Education Program Director / Operations Coordinator
Nutrition & Wellness Program Coordinator
Marketing Associate & Event Planner
Educator
Office Manager
Development Associate
Farm Lab Coordinator
Farm Lab Consultant
Agricultural & Nutrition Educator
Director of Marketing
Caitlin Case
Board of Directors
BRETT BURKEY
TAYLOR RANCH - OWNER
CHAIR
TREASURER
STEVE GILL
GILLS ONIONS - PRESIDENT & OWNER
SECRETARY
PATRICK SHEEHY
GROWER & COMMUNITY MEMBER - DRISCOLL’S
DIRECTOR
MELINDA BEARDSLEY
BEARDSLEY & SON, INC. - PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR
SANDRA GONZALEZ
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE - TITAN FROZEN FRUIT
DIRECTOR
CHRIS WALDRON
SALES & FIELD MANAGER - PLANTEL NURSERIES
DIRECTOR
HEIDI WHITCOMB
VENTURA RENTAL - OWNER & CEO
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Christine Reade, Bonipak Produce Inc. - CHAIR
Alexandra Allen, Mainstreet Produce - PAST CHAIR
Pat Sheehy, Grower & Community Member - PAST CHAIR
Cara Wright, Farm Supply Company
George Leis, Montecito Bank & Trust
Patrice Mosby, Wells Fargo
Andrew Rice, Reiter Affiliated Companies
Chris Waldron, Plantel Nurseries, Inc.
Kevin Walthers, Allan Hancock College
Lynette Dunn, Morris & Garritano Insurance
Tina Grunzweig, Santa Ynez Valley Philanthropist
Diane Adam, Community Volunteer
Leeann Bettencourt, Bonipak Produce Inc.
Development Task Force Teams
VENTURA COUNTY
Al & Petra Lowe, Al Lowe Construction - CO-CHAIR’s
Steve Devericks, DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Agency
Steve Gill, Gills Onions
Vianey Lopez, State Sen. Monique Limón District Director
Randy Encinas, Halter-Encinas Enterprises
Heidi Whitcomb, Whits Watts
Celina Zacarias, California State University Channel Islands