NANCY O. ANDREWS

Nancy O. Andrews’ career spans 30 years in the community development field. Ms. Andrews was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF). LIIF is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that has invested $2. 2 billion in community projects serving more than 2 million people. Under Ms. Andrews’ 20 years of leadership, LIIF’s investable capital grew 30 times over from $35 million to over $1 billion. In addition to her work at LIIF, Ms. Andrews has served on numerous boards and committees of community development and environmental organizations, including Bank of America’s National Community Advisory Council, Morgan Stanley’s Community Development Advisory Committee, Capital One’s Community Advisory Council, the National Housing Law Project, Rail~Volution and the Federal Reserve Board’s Consumer Advisory Council.

LARRY BALESTRA

Larry Balestra was born into the produce industry. He is a fourth-generation farmer operating out of Suisun Valley, California where he was born and raised. He began helping his dad out on the farm when he was young, learning the ways of the farming industry. He now farms over 1,200 acres of land full of various commodities. Larry met his wife Lisa while they were both attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he studied Crop Sciences. For over 30 years, Larry and Lisa have owned and operated Larry’s Produce – a produce stand that has grown from a small roadside business to a bustling staple of the Suisun Valley. Larry is uniquely the only owner on the Produce Market that is also a grower.

KEVIN BARNETT

Kevin serves as the Executive Director of CACHE, a national center supporting evidence-informed intersectoral collaboration between healthcare, related sectors, and diverse community stakeholders.  Recent work includes partnerships with the National League of Cities (NLC) to support equity focused strategies in cities across the country.  Current work includes a partnership with the New Hampshire Hospital Association and the Center for Impact Finance at UNH to support a statewide strategy for community development investment and policy advocacy, and a partnership with Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) at the Hospital Association of Southern California that includes a collaborative strategy to invest in affordable housing through the LA Partnership. 

Recent work in the workforce diversity arena includes serving as co-director of the management team for the California Future Health Workforce Commission and co-author of the 2018 report “Meeting the Demand For Health.”  

Kevin serves on the Board of Directors for the Trinity Health System and the Pathways Community Hub Institute, on the Metrics Advisory Council for the Lown Institute Hospitals Index, and on the Advisory Board of Health Career Connection.

JOSHUA CALLAHAN

Josh Callahan is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management at Jamestown.  Since joining the company in 2014, he has played an integral role in developing a strong Jamestown presence on the West Coast.  Prior to joining Jamestown, Mr. Callahan was a Project Manager at Wilson Meany LLC, where he worked on notable redevelopment projects including 140 New Montgomery, and the re-use of Naval Station Treasure Island.  Prior to Wilson Meany, he held development and finance roles with Community Housing Developers, a non-profit provider of low-income housing, and Catellus Development Corporation.  Mr. Callahan received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jessica, and his two kids.

KEVIN COOK

Kevin Cook is the Director of Human Resources at Earl’s Organic Produce. Born and raised in the Bay Area, his career has spanned retail and human resources, all the while maintaining his passion for team development. Before coming to The SF Market, Kevin worked in HR at Grocery Outlet in Emeryville. He was an Executive Team Leader at Target for eight years and a store manager for Roger Wilco Markets for six years. Kevin holds a BS in Business and Economics from Sonoma State University. He joined the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Produce Association in 2019. Kevin lives in Albany with his nine-year-old daughter, and they can be found skiing, camping, at the beach, or doing anything else outdoors in their free time.

ASHLEIGH HARRIS, Secretary

Ashleigh Harris is the Chief Marketing Officer of High Fidelity, an audio software technology company backed by top-tier investors. Ashleigh has an extensive marketing background working across a variety of industries and with brands of all sizes, from startups to publicly traded companies and nonprofits; notable names include SRI International, Silicon Valley Bank, RocketSpace, CrowdFlower, Informatica, and Incapsula. In 2017 she led the marketing launch of an industry-leading Food and Agtech Accelerator, TERRA, which is a collaboration with top foods corporations, such as Nestlé, and Rabobank, the world's largest agriculture bank. Ashleigh is a Bay Area native and has been a San Francisco resident since 2007. She's been a volunteer with The SF Market since 2016 when she joined to help found and co-chair the Marketing Committee.

VIRGINIA HINES, Board President

Virginia Hines worked as a digital media business leader in Silicon Valley for over 20 years. She led Small Business, Local, Search, and Global Payments business lines for Yahoo; Ecommerce Payments for Walmart.com; and was a vice-president at technology publisher International Data Group. Virginia has an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School, a Master’s degree from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and a bachelor’s degree from Rice University. A San Francisco resident since 2005, she joined the SF Market board in 2018.

VINCE KORTA

Vincent Korta is the Chief Operating Officer at 2B  Living, a Bay Area residential property management firm.  In this role, he has led the buildout of the firm’s maintenance and construction management departments, as well as helped increase the firm’s units under management from 750 to nearly 3,000 in less than four years.  Before 2B Living, he served as Vice President and Investment Manager at Bailard, an investment firm with a  private real estate fund of over $1B in gross value. There he focused on acquisitions and asset management of commercial properties in the Western United States. He holds a BS from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the Wharton School – University of  Pennsylvania.

LESLIE KRASNY

Leslie Krasny is the President of Krasny Law Office, specializing in food law.  She has held legal and executive positions, primarily in the food industry, for 35 years. She advises companies and boards on matters including regulatory compliance, business strategies, inspections/recalls, ESG, class action lawsuits for marketing claims, and California’s Proposition 65.  Previously, she was Managing Partner of the San Francisco Office of international law firm Keller and Heckman for 18 years (until 2020), was outside General Counsel of the Produce Marketing Association (now International Fresh Produce Association) and was Vice President and General Counsel of Dole Packaged Foods Company. She served on the Board of Directors of the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) and received FDLI’s Distinguished Service and Leadership Award in 2019.

DAVE LEA

David Lea is the owner of Cabrillo Farms Ag, Inc., where he farms 200 acres of mainly brussels sprouts in Moss Beach, CA.  He is a third-generation farmer, born and raised in Half Moon Bay, and holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from California State University. After college, he worked for the San Mateo County Ag Department as a produce inspector on the South City Terminal market.  He later returned to farming alongside his father and grandfather. Cabrillo Farms has been delivering vegetables to the produce market for more than 60 years (Cover Girl).

TIMOTHY THOMSON, Treasurer

Timothy Thomson currently oversees the strategic finance team at Plenty, an indoor farming company headquartered in the Bay Area. Prior to joining Plenty, he helped build out the corporate finance and strategy team at Stripe, a leading international financial technology company. In addition to these experiences, Timothy has also spent time in private equity at ABRY Partners and in investment banking at McColl Partners (now Deloitte Corporate Finance). He holds a BS from Duke University, where he was recognized as a Robertson Scholar.

JULIE YIM

For the past 25 years, Julie has served in a management role for SF BART District, including managing a sales distribution network with 440 retail locations resulting in $70 million in sales. She oversaw moving 350,000 daily customers from paper tickets to smart cards, operating a call center, managing complaint handling, and operating a retail outlet with $1.3 million in annual sales. She is now looking to develop an online company store and mobile transit fare payment app. Julie has been a NorCal FDC board member for the past 13 years and has served on the Board of Girls Inc of the Island City. She holds an MBA from Golden Gate University and a BA in Criminal Justice from CSU Sacramento. She is a Bay Area Native.