Board of Directors

The Protected Harvest Board of Directors is comprised of farmers, agricultural experts, scientists, training providers, and supply chain sustainability experts. Board members perform their function with the highest standard of care acting as stewards and fiduciaries to ensure the long-term financial viability of the organization. As a combined entity, the Board of Directors governs and oversees the non-profit organization’s interests with quarterly board meetings and ongoing review calls with the operations team.

Matt Hoffman, PhD, Board Chair
R&D Plant Health Technology Lead
Driscoll’s
agextensionist@gmail.com

Cliff Ohmart, PhD, Board Vice Chair
Ohmart Consulting Services
cpohmart@gmail.com

Brian McElroy, Board Secretary/Treasurer
Former Vice President, Global Ethics and Standards for Driscoll’s – retired
briancareymcelroy@gmail.com

Andy Diercks
Owner, Coloma Farms
Coloma, Wisconsin
andy.colomafarms@gmail.com

Angelina Ceja
Director of Education
AgSafe
angelina@agsafe.org

Chris Storm
Consultant
Starr and Storm Crop Solutions
angelina@agsafe.org

John Howell
Viticulture Technician
Constellation
john.howell@cbrands.com

Stephen Kaffka, PhD
Director, California Biomass Collaborative
The University of California, Davis
srkaffka@ucdavis.edu

Operations

Protected Harvest contracts a partner organization, SureHarvest, to administer operations and all associated certification processes. SureHarvest also manages and supports the online self-assessment and certification management platform for each standard and associated certification program.

Please email certification@protectedharvest.org regarding questions for the Protected Harvest Board of Directors or to contact the operations team.