Meet Our Teaching Team
(from A-Z)
We partner with all-star instructors from eclectic backgrounds who bring subject matter expertise, respect for the land, and a love of teaching & building community through foraging.
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Abeni Pierson
she/her
Instructor: basketry
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Alan Rockefeller
he/him
Instructor: mushrooms
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Autumn Summers
she/her
Instructor: seaweed, plant, acorn and bay nut classes
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Carrie Staller
she/her
Instructor: mushroom programs, founder of Fork In The Path
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Chad Hyatt
he/him
Instructor: wild food cooking classes
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Christian Schwarz
he/him
Instructor: mushroom programs & co-author of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast and Mushrooms of Cascadia
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Christopher O'Maelmacasa
they/them
Instructor: plant & mushroom programs
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Dinna Davis
she/her
Instructor: mussel foraging
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Lia Leibman
she/they
Instructor: plant programs
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Maria Kostick
she/her
Staff photographer. Thank you Maria for so many of the beautiful photos on this website!
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Mikhael Crystallah-Selk
he/him
Instructor: Mushroom classes
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Pascal Baudar
he/him
Instructor: fermentation classes
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Ricardo Romero Gianoli
he/him
Instructor: mussel, sea urchin & seaweed classes
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Ryath Beauchene
he/him/we
Instructor: mushroom foraging & cultivation programs
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Ryn Sullivan
they/them
Instructor: urchin & mussel classes
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Sita Davis
she/her/ella
Instructor: mushroom programs and staff photographer
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Tamika Banks
she/they
Instructor: basketry
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Taye Bright
she/her they/them
Instructor: mushroom programs
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Thea Chesney
she/her
Instructor: Mushroom & plant programs
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Tim Shaw
he/him
Instructor: cooking, pickling and fermentation classes