About
Board of Directors
On the Ground is guided by a volunteer board drawn from the specialty coffee trade, higher education, and the communities that built the organization. Select a director to read their full biography.
Chris Treter
Co-Founder, On the Ground · Co-Founder, Higher Grounds Trading Co.
Dan Bailey
President & Co-Founder, Amavida Coffee and Trading Company
TJ Semanchin
Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Wonderstate Coffee
Timothy Young
Co-Founder, On the Ground · Founder, Food For Thought
Claire Everhart
Chair of the Board
Sean Burns
Vice President, On the Ground Board of Directors
Wayne Dziekan
Vicar for Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Gaylord · Co-Founder, Justice and Peace Advocacy Center
Aaron Dennis
Founder & Director, Stone Hut Studios
Matthew Desmond
Director, On the Ground
Meryl Marsh
Director, On the Ground
Support the work this board oversees
Every program On the Ground funds began as a request from a coffee-growing community.