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Jason McKenney (he/him)

Jason McKenney (he/him)

Sep 20, 2018

Jason McKenney is Director of Agriculture and Facilities and has been at Hidden Villa since 2006. Before that, he operated his own small scale farm in Half Moon Bay for 10 years. His work at Hidden Villa is focused around preserving the legacy and agricultural heritage of our beautiful land and passing on his diverse set of farming and building skills to the next generation of young farmers.

Lanette Anderson (she/her)

Lanette Anderson (she/her)

Feb 3, 2023

Lanette was born and raised in sunny southern California. She moved to northern CA for college where she studied organic agriculture policy at UC Berkeley and regenerative agriculture through the CASFS program at UC Santa Cruz. After interning at Hidden Villa from...
Elisa Neipp (she/her)

Elisa Neipp (she/her)

Oct 22, 2022

Growing up in San Jose, Elisa was lucky to visit Hidden Villa on school field trips as a child in the 1980’s. Elisa has spent her Human Resources career in the nonprofit sector, including organizations focused on conservation, legal aid, human services, and animal...
Lucy Zhang (she/her)

Lucy Zhang (she/her)

Feb 23, 2022

Lucy grew up in a small town beside Yangtze in Central China. From there she moved to Wolfville, Nova Scotia and then Ottawa. In 2003, she and her family moved to the Bay Area and she discovered Hidden Villa in 2007. Lucy is proud to be a citizen of three countries...
Jill Kilty Newburn (she/her)

Jill Kilty Newburn (she/her)

Feb 5, 2023

Jill’s family relocated to California in time for her to begin primary school in the Bay Area and she has called the south bay home ever since. After graduating from UCSC where she earned a degree in Community Studies with an emphasis on fair housing and political...