Western Growers Director, Environment & Climate
Jeana has over 10 years of experience working in specialty agriculture, farmer advocacy and collaborative environmental program management. She brings to Western Growers her expertise in sustainable ag, fieldwork and resource conservation as well as her passion for building strategic partnerships and supporting our farmers.
In her previous work, she worked alongside growers, including enterprise, government, and NPO partners, on issues surrounding soil health, crop inputs, water quality and developing innovative solutions to bolster climate resilience. Jeana currently serves on the board of her local Resource Conservation District and has a B.S. and M.S. in Plant and Soil Sciences and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Development Studies.
More recently, Jeana has supported the development of the Platform10 initiative.
Jeana's podcast will be published shortly.