Julie Davenson
Executive Director
Julie has led several nonprofit organizations, including an agricultural education center and working farm. Most recently, she worked in sustainability supporting farms and companies transitioning to organic and regenerative agriculture across a variety of production systems and scales nationwide. She is also a PhD fellow with Leadership for the Ecozoic and the Gund Institute for the Environment at the University of Vermont, where she is studying Sustainable Development, Policy, Economics, and Governance with a focus on agroecology and ecological economics. She has contributed as a research assistant for the Institute for Agroecology’s Transforming Regional Governance in New England analyzing regional and state food system plans. She is also a founding member of the Northeast Woodland Bioregional Collective and a recipient of NOFA-NH's Policy and Advocacy of the Year award.
Prior to joining NOFA-NH’s staff, Julie volunteered as a member of the Board of Directors for five years, during which time she served in the roles of Board President, Co-President, Vice President, Chair of the Policy & Education Committee, and as a member of both the NOFA Interstate Council and the NOFA Interstate Policy Committee. Julie lives in Nelson, NH, with her family, goats and chickens where she grows her own food.