Executive Director: Judith McGeary is an attorney, farmer, and activist. She has a B.S. in Biology from Stanford and a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Following a clerkship with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, she practiced as an attorney in administrative law and litigation. She and her husband began McGeary Ranch, a sustainable livestock farm, and she became a passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture. After seeing how government regulations benefit industrial agriculture at the expense of family farms, she left her legal practice to form the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance in 2006. Since then, Judith has spearheaded national coalitions fighting to stop the National Animal Identification System and to protect local foods. She currently serves as a voice for small and diversified farms on the USDA Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health.
Communications & Outreach Director: Teresa Davenport returns to Texas after 32 years on the East Coast where she was responsible for communications, marketing and fundraising for several non-profits. She grew up in the Dallas area and received her bachelor’s in journalism from University of North Texas, then worked as a reporter and editor for the Tyler Morning Telegraph. It was during her most recent work at Morven Park, in Leesburg, Va., that she gained experience with issues of rural economic development, sustainable agriculture, and advocacy. Teresa received her master gardeners’ certification from Cornell University and was the founder and first president of the downtown revitalization program in a small New Jersey town where she resided for 20 years.
Administrative Assistant: Rebecca Flores
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