Meet the Team

Shatandrea

President

With a steadfast dedication to helping people / communities, our President brings a fuse of strategic and practical thinking combined with hands-on experience. The ideas are paramount in driving our strategy and effective partnerships.

Areas: Farmer 1st - Conservation & Regeneration | Relationship Management | Contract Management| Business Advisory | Program Management | Federal / State Expertise | Technology

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Arlisha

Vice President

Focused, approachable, and driven by helping people get the right solutions / results, our Vice President is all about building strong relationships including helping connect people to the right solutions. With a lifelong passion for helping farmers, the direction is anchored on conserving nature and safeguarding endangered species.

Areas: Farmer 1st - Conservation & Regeneration | Networking / Outreach | Healthcare Management & Advisory | NRCS Program Lead | Land Management | Apiculture

Ag Champions

Volunteers

Our Ag Champions are the absolute best! They are instrumental in bringing forth ideas, assisting with event coordination and setup, animal management and more. Let us know if you want to become a Rooted in Ag Champion.

Partner with Us

Whether you’re a student, educator, farmer, landowner, or community partner, there’s a place for you in this movement. Together, we can grow something extraordinary.

Gina

Founder

Passoniate about helping everyone thrive and a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience to set the tone for everything we do.

Areas: Farmer 1st - Conservation & Regeneration | Strategic Planning | Engineering | Economic Modeling | Business Advisory | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Risk Management | Operational Excellence