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Our Team

Get to know the delightful folks who make the magic happen at FEED! From our warehouse team, to our delivery drivers to our sales, purchasing and marketing teams, building a strong, local food system starts with passionate people making it possible behind the scenes. As a cooperative, some of our staff here at FEED are also worker-owners! We believe that supporting local and regional farms is a key to a healthy future and we work towards that future each day here at FEED.

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Meet FEED Cooperative’s Staff

  • Matt Blank and his wife and daughter moved from the East Bay to Sebastopol in 2012. He met Tim soon after and started working for FEED. FEED has grown a lot since then and he feels fortunate to have been able to witness and assist in that growth. He has grown into the role of Finance and Admin Manager for FEED Cooperative and is currently serving his second term on FEED Co-op’s Board. For many years now, Matt has been putting energy into helping FEED improve and be successful and he plans to continue with these efforts and contribute to integral decisions in FEED’s current trajectory.

  • As General Manager of FEED Cooperative since 2014, Bryan Hohnstein has been deeply committed to strengthening the cooperative’s mission of supporting local farmers, increasing market access, and building a resilient regional food system.

    His vision is to further solidify FEED’s role as a leader in regional food distribution while ensuring that its values of equity, sustainability, and farmer empowerment remain at the core of its growth.

  • Arabelle was born and raised in the East Bay, and farmed 5 seasons in Sonoma County (for 2 FEED member farms!) before hanging up her boots to pursue food systems work. She joined the FEED staff in 2025 as the program manager for our aggregated CSA box program, lovingly called "the FEED Bin," and supports on both the Purchasing and Sales teams at FEED. She cares deeply about the longevity of North Bay agriculture and believes that FEED has a critical role to play in building a food system that values our producers’ hard work and supports the livelihoods of farmers and farmworkers. Before starting her career in agriculture/food systems, she studied geography and sustainable food systems at Yale University. When not working, you can probably find her watching NBA/WNBA basketball or reading a book next to the Russian River.

  • Dylan hails from where the mountains meet the ocean in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to joining FEED, he spent a decade working on diversified small-scale farms in Washington, Oregon, and California. His background both inside the farm gate and in food hub operations gives him a deep understanding of the production and distribution sides of agriculture.

    At FEED, Dylan oversees wholesale sales to grocers, restaurants, and institutions, building profitable, reliable, and values-aligned markets for member farms. He is deeply committed to strengthening the long-term economic viability of the North Bay food economy. Dylan believes the cooperative model is a powerful tool for shifting power back to workers and producers in a food system often dominated by consolidation.

  • Julia Henderson came to know FEED first as a farmer and saw firsthand the impact of a distributor that was so deeply connected to and invested in local farms. Moving on from her farm into a marketing position at FEED felt seamless and she loves lifting up the stories of local farms and why they matter. 

    Julia grew up in Sonoma County and moved back in 2015 to start a farm and family on the land she grew up on. Even though she no longer farms, she understands deeply how hard farmers work to grow food and brings this awareness and personal experience to her role at FEED. A former baker and pastry chef before farming, food has been at the core of her work for most of her adult life and she loves the way that this simple daily need is also something that connects us all in small and big ways. 

  • Elisa grew up in the foothills above the Sacramento Valley, though much of her childhood was spent visiting the Bay Area, where her family is from. A first-generation college student, she graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with a B.S. in Society & Environment, focused on the political ecology of agro-food systems.

    In the years since, Elisa has lived and worked across the West (including Salt Lake City, San Diego, and Seattle), building a path rooted in food and community. This experience includes two years at Food Lifeline, a Seattle food bank, where she served first in agency relations and later as a food sourcing specialist.

    Family eventually brought Elisa back to the Bay Area, where a mix of administrative and food service jobs led her to FEED in 2025, starting as a part-time FEED Bin route delivery driver. Her deep respect for the land, and her belief in connecting people to the food that nourishes and brings them together have carried through her role-transition. Today, Elisa supports marketing and events at FEED, staying curious about agroecological food systems and social change. Beyond work, she finds that same connection to the earth through nature walks and freediving.