Internal operations; human resources; financial administration; and property management.
Operations
Tom Blabey
Operations Director
(805) 565-7550 ext. 102
Tom@Orfalea.org
Camille Kurreck
Foundation Coordinator and Grants Administrator
(805) 565-7550 ext. 115
Camille@Orfalea.org
Office and event support, as well as grant process management.
Dean Zatkowsky
Communications Manager
(805) 565-7550 ext. 108
Dean@Orfalea.org
Website administration; multimedia content; media and public relations; and speaking requests.
Executives
Barbara Andersen
Strategic Partnerships Director
(805) 565-7550 ext. 112
Barbara@Orfalea.org
Facilitation of public-private partnerships; government relations and policy engagement; evaluation of strategic initiatives and investments.
Catherine Brozowski
Vice President
(805) 565-7550 ext. 100
Catherine@Orfalea.org
Operations; Foundation-wide strategy; K-12 education grantmaking and scholarships; and university liaison.
Lois Mitchell
President
(805) 565-7550 ext. 101
Lois@Orfalea.org
Overall foundation planning, direction, and strategy; large scale initiatives; and collaborative campaigns.
Early Childhood Education
Adrianna Foss
Early Childhood Education Director
(805) 565-7550 ext. 103
Adrianna@Orfalea.org
Early childhood education strategy, programs, and grants; center directors and teachers network; and Thrive: Santa Barbara County partner involvement.
Eric Nelson
Director, Preschool Food & Healthy Habits Initiative
(626) 840-3014
cec@caltech.edu
Quality improvement programming to early childhood education centers in Santa Barbara County through the Preschool Food & Healthy Habits Initiative and the Outdoor Classroom Project.
Carol Capito
Training & Consulting, Preschool Food and Healthy Habits Initiative
805-459-9884
clcapito@caltech.edu
Preschool Food & Health Habits Initiative and the Outdoor Classroom Project.
Theresa Embry
Coordinator, Preschool Food & Healthy Habits Initiative
(805) 689-2338
Theresa.Embry@gmail.com
Preschool Food & Healthy Habits Initiative and the Outdoor Classroom Project.
Youth Development
Ken Gates
REACH Director
203-710-1529
Ken@MyReachNetwork.org
Responsible for developing and implementing all Outdoor, Food Literacy, Personal Development, and Community Involvement related programming for REACH.
School Food Initiative
Kathleen de Chadenèdes
Director
(805) 565-7550 ext. 109
Kathleen@Orfalea.org
All School Food content, programming, and outreach; oversight of the School Gardens component.
Kirsten Criswell
Chef Instructor
Kirsten@Orfalea.org
Instructs food service workers at Culinary Boot Camp and provides ongoing support to school kitchens.
Claud Mann
Chef Instructor
805-565-7550 ext. 110
Claud@Orfalea.org
Instructs food service workers at Culinary Boot Camp and provides ongoing support to school kitchens.
Janet Stevenson
Lead Chef Instructor
(805) 565-7550 ext. 105
Janet@Orfalea.org
Instructs food service workers at Culinary Boot Camp and provides ongoing support to school kitchens.
