Staff
Rachel Gardner
Deputy Executive Director / Client Services Manager
Rachel co-founded Food For Thought’s organic gardens and horticultural therapy project in 1999, and joined the staff full time as Client Services Manager in 2001. She has also served as... Read Bio
Don Spradlin
Development Director
Don is a twelve year veteran in the nonprofit arena and with specific expertise in HIV/AIDS programs. Don was born and raised in Oklahoma where he attended college at the University of... Read Bio
Elisa Baker
Volunteer Manager
Elisa began volunteering at Food for Thought nine years ago and loved it –always leaving feeling better than when she arrived. She was hired as the Volunteer Manager at Food for Thought in... Read Bio
Linda Schram-Williams
Food Program & Facilites Manager
Linda Schram-Williams is the Food Program and Facilities Manager at Food for Thought. She lives an obscure life with her partner and two goofy cats on a quiet couple of acres in Sebastopol, is... Read Bio
Allen Chivens
Manager, FFT Antiques
Allen came to Food For Thought as a garden volunteer in 2004. He had worked in Southern California as a container garden and interior plant display specialist before relocated to Sonoma County.... Read Bio
Neil Grosman
Food Drive Coordinator
Neil is the Food Drive coordinator for Food For Thought. He was raised in Santa Rosa and graduated from UCLA where he received degrees in television and film production as well as business... Read Bio
Robert Bogdanoff
Administrative Assistant
Robert brings a wide range of experience to the position of Administrative Assistant. From 20 years in the film industry managing demanding project schedules, over ten years in the wild world of... Read Bio
