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...
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 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...
Gianna was born in Chicago and grew up in the Chicagoland area. She moved to California in 2018 to be closer to her family. Gianna brings experience with grant-making, grant-writing, and fundraising for government and higher education institutions around sustainable...
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...