Team Members
Working Together for a Sustainable Future
Are you a new or returning college or university student, or a high school student, who is curious about sustainable agriculture education, training, and career opportunities?
Are you a student alumni of a partner sustainable agriculture education program who would like to share your academic and employment experiences with current students?
Are you a college or university instructor, or a high school teacher, who is interested in adopting and offering sustainable agriculture courses and student farm experiences?
Are you a higher education, or secondary education, administrator who is committed to expanding your institution’s curricula to the field of sustainable agriculture?
If these or other related intentions reflect your dedication to growing a sustainable future for agriculture, farming, food, and the environment, please contact the SAgE Collaborative or any of the other Team members today!
Jason Niebler
SAgE Collaborative
Director & Founder
Kate Smith
SAgE Collaborative
Associate Director
Michael Frazier
Viva Farms
Executive Director
Rob Smith
Viva Farms
Director of Programs & Operations
Two-Year College Small Certificate Programs
Lorraine Brooks
Edmonds Community College
Department of Horticulture, Head & Instructor
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Production program, Coordinator & Instructor
Jennifer Santry
Peninsula College
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems program, Coordinator & Instructor
Two-Year College Small and Large Certificate and Associate Degree Programs
Bobby Butler
Highline College
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security program, Coordinator & Instructor
Katie Chenu
Seattle Central College
Earth & Environmental Science program, Coordinator & Instructor
Sustainable Urban Agriculture & Food Systems program, Co-Coordinator & Instructor
Grace Sparks
Seattle Central College
Department of Biology, Instructor
Sustainable Urban Agriculture & Food Systems program, Co-Coordinator & Instructor
Claus Svendsen
Skagit Valley College
Department of Environmental Conservation, Chair & Instructor
Sustainable Small Farm Agriculture & Food Systems program, Coordinator & Instructor
University Bachelor of Science Degree Programs
Colette Casavant
Washington State University
Agricultural & Food Systems and Integrated Plant Sciences programs, Academic Coordinator
Bri Ewing Valliere
Washington State University
School of Food Science, Clinical Assistant Professor
WSU Everett Organic & Sustainable Agriculture major, Coordinator & Instructor
Chad Kruger
Washington State University
College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Western Washington Director
Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Director
John Reganold
Washington State University
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Regents Professor of Soil Science & Agroecology
Organic & Sustainable Agriculture major, Director
