Maddie is passionate about sustainable agriculture, food equity, and environmental stewardship. She grew up in Colorado and fell in love with Tahoe when she moved to California in 2018. She has found her perfect home working at the Food Hub where she can live in the mountains,  work with farmers, and increase community access to fresh local produce. 

Maddie earned a Bachelor of Science in American Environmental Policy and Food Systems from the University of California Berkeley. While in school she worked as an entomology research assistant studying California Native Bees and pollination patterns on Avocado Orchards under the direction of Professor Gordon Frankie. She continued to work in Pollinator Conservation as an Intern for the Pollinator Partnership in San Francisco. Maddie previously worked as a farm intern at Sprout City Farms, an Urban Farm in Denver, Colorado.

When she is not working at the Food Hub, Maddie enjoys all the wonderful opportunities living in the Sierra offers including trail running, skiing, hiking, or spending time with her dog Barley and cat, Berkeley. 

Born and raised in South Dakota, Kelly grew up in the world of agriculture. She left her home state to attend the University of Florida and has lived in every major US city since. She now calls Truckee home with her husband and their border collie, Hazel. Tahoe Food Hub has become like a second home to Kelly, where she can stay in touch with her roots and appreciate the unmatched California produce. In her free time she loves playing pickleball, cooking, skiing, and baking with her sourdough starter (named Vladimir Gluten).

As a California native and the daughter of Amigo Bob Cantisano, one of the pioneers of the organic farming movement, Cirra developed an appreciation for fresh, local, organic food at an early age. From growing up on an organic farm, family vacations that centered around agriculture, attending Eco Farm conferences, addressing catalogs for her family's farm and garden supply business, to a stint as the production manager and farmers market representative for their organic olive oil company, organic and sustainable agriculture has been her way of life from the beginning.

After several years in the floral industry as the owner/operator of a local design company specializing in weddings and events, followed by 15 years working as an accountant in both local government and private business, Cirra is thrilled to be returning to her roots as a member of the Tahoe Food Hub team.

In her free time, Cirra enjoys cooking and reading and can be found spending time with her husband and son skiing, biking, hiking and traveling as much as possible.

Zoe, originally from Berkeley CA, enjoys the outdoors, delicious foods, and photography. Although new to the world of local farming and agriculture, she likes learning about the many varieties of produce that come in every week. Having an interest in nutrition and the human body, Zoe recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health & Human Physiological Sciences. In her free time, Zoe enjoys hiking, swimming, skiing, picking up new crafts, and watching reality TV shows.

Growing up just outside of St Helena, California, Katia has had a love for the outdoors and agriculture since a young age. As a member of 4H and Future Farmers of America in her youth, she realized her love for agriculture and its role in our climate crisis. Katia graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, but still wants to be a cowgirl when she grows up. 


After graduating from UC Davis, Katia moved back home to work harvest at a small winery and coach middle school mountain biking. But quickly moved to Truckee for the cold winters and countless outdoor activities, and began at the hub as a volunteer! 

Katia loves how Tahoe Food Hub connects local producers with customers, and helps spread the importance of supporting local food not only for our neighbors, but our own health.

Emma, a born and raised Truckee local, is relatively new to the world of agriculture and local food systems. Her background is in outdoor recreation, and she holds a Bachelor's degree in Recreation Management and Leadership. Emma has spent many years guiding hiking and backpacking trips in the Sierra, and spends most of her personal time outside either skiing, rock climbing, or enjoying the outdoors with friends!

After leaving her job in the service industry, Emma decided to switch things up and work at the Food Hub - she couldn't be more stoked with her decision! Expanding her knowledge of different fruits & veggies has been a blast, and has led her to be more creative in the kitchen! She is passionate about providing her life-long community with local, fresh produce and specialty items!

Nick is originally from Santa Barbara, where he grew up surrounded by some of California’s best local produce. He knew he would eventually land in a mountain town, and skis every chance he gets. After several years in the Tahoe service industry, Nick decided to pursue his interest in local agriculture and hasn’t looked back since. He is a strong believer in creating smaller food systems and has a passion for eating seasonally. When he’s not skiing or at TFH, he enjoys mountain biking, hiking (he has even hiked the entire PCT), cooking, and is particularly fond of in-season tomatoes. 

Daniel is passionate about spending time recreating outdoors, sustainable food systems and surrounding himself with an inspiring community that he has found on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. You can frequently find him backcountry skiing in the winter and mountain biking or hiking in the summers.

Rachael has lived in North Lake Tahoe for nearly 13 years and is passionate about spending time outside in the many ways the area has to offer. She studied Sustainability and Outdoor Education at Sierra Nevada College. Rachael is passionate about sustainable food systems, food justice, and good food in general. She has worked in the outdoor and restaurant industry, as well as at Patagonia in Reno. Most often Rachael can be found volunteering for Reno Food Systems, Reno Family Soup Mutual Aid, and doing trash cleanups everywhere she goes. Her favorite farmer's market food are Gary's snappy carrots.

Bari has a long-standing passion for cooking from scratch and exploring new recipes. She credits two events for turning her into an advocate for supporting local farmers and producers. Moving to California and tasting the difference in produce that is seasonal, locally grown and harvested when ripe; and reading Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Since then, she’s been interested in understanding more about how the food we eat is produced and the impact the means of production can have on our health, communities and the earth.  

Since retiring from a career in financial services compliance and operations, Bari has been living in Truckee full-time and enjoys spending as much time as she can outside (gardening, hiking, skiing, paddle boarding) and volunteering. In addition to volunteering at the Tahoe Food Hub, she helps out with Achieve Tahoe’s winter and summer adaptive sports programs, and is a lead mentor for a SHE-CAN scholar from Cambodia.

Bill is the president of his family’s business, Kelly Brothers Painting, based in Truckee, CA. For over ten years he has continued to expand his vision of a quality business, community, and the building industry. Bill has built his business on reliability, quality, attention to detail, and customer satisfaction and bringing a family-like relationship to the business. These traits trickle down to the community and build long term loyalty and trust.  

Bill is also co-founder of the Tahoe Food Hub and owner of the Growing Dome, which is the home of the Sierra Agroecology Center. The dome was built specifically for the community’s benefit, as 50% of the produce grown is donated to Project Mana and those families in need.