Who We Are

Our organization provides leadership and hope by enthusiastically tackling the problems of today and directing our organizational energy towards creating an abundant future. Permaculture ethics and design principles guide our decision-making. PRI Cold Climate is a certified 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

Our Members

At the heart of PRI Cold Climate is our diverse and active membership.

We are a member-centered organization. As people with different skills, interests, and passions become members, we encourage them to actively enrich and contribute to the organization.

We invite you to learn more about us and explore the benefits of membership in PRI Cold Climate.

Our Core Contributors

We have an amazing group of consulting staff, board and volunteers - thank you all for your time and dedication!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR : Paula Westmoreland - bio, email

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR : Lindsay Rebhan - bio, email

Administration

Bookkeeper: Beth Boal
Development Advisor: Erika Koffel
Grants Consultant: Mark Jacobson
Special Projects: Kara Ferguson
Store Administrator: Claudia Nanninga
Strategic Planning Consultant: Jonathan Bucki

Communications

Communications and Membership Coordinator: Evelyn Hadden - bio, email
Marketing & Outreach Consultant: Dakota Hoska
Photography Intern: Kari Koehler

Permaculture Collaborative

Jonathan Huebner
Katie Ibes

Teacher's Guild

Teacher's Guild Coordinator: Dan Halsey - bio, email
Teacher: Reed Aubin
Teacher: Bruce Blair
Teacher: Bob Dahm
Teacher: Krista Leraas
Teacher: Fred Rozumalski
Teacher: Courtney Tchida

Backyard Harvest Program

Backyard Harvest Coordinator: Krista Leraas - bio, email
Farm Manager: Stefan Meyer
Equal Access Options: Lea Berg
Urban Farmer: OPEN POSITIONS CURRENTLY
Urban Farmer: OPEN POSITIONS CURRENTLY
Urban Farmer: Stefan Meyer

Research and Demonstration Guild

R&D Coordinator: Paula Westmoreland - bio, email

R&D Special Projects
Design Competition: Karen Graham
Design Competition: Adam Jonas
Growing Under Cover Workgroup: Molly Jaffray

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Chairperson: Erika Koffel, Fundraising and Development Manager, 3 Rivers Park District
Director: Bruce Blair, Manager of Facility and Natural Resource Development, Dakota County Parks
Director: Erik Esse, Marketing/Membership Director, IFP Minnesota Center for the Arts
Director: Nick Jordan, Professor, University of Minnesota, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Director: Alexander Potter, Equity Research Analyst in Green Business, Piper Jaffray
Director: Kari Wenger, Master Gardener and Permaculturist