Staff
 | Wolfram Alderson, Executive Director Wolfram's career was founded in the field of food system change and urban agriculture and he brings several decades of experience in the nonprofit field. Wolfram holds a M.S. degree in Organization Development from the University of San Francisco. Wolfram is also a member of the Board of Sustainable Community Gardens, the nonprofit organization that supports Full Circle Farm. Wolfram is married and lives in San Francisco with his three cats. His wife Dagmar grew up in Sunnyvale, where her father Fritz still resides. In his spare time he enjoys gardening, cycling, and mountain running. |
| Ashlie Feffer, Education & Outreach Manager - Ashlie is a highly qualified teacher who just relocated back to the Bay Area from San Luis Obispo. She has taught all levels from K-12. She has taught ESL classes, specialized reading programs, outdoor education and even dance! Ashlie’s teaching experience has literally taken her around the globe; from California to Washington, to Kentucky, even to Thailand and Coast Rica! In her spare time she can be found with her husband, Adam, moving about- hiking, swimming, playing soccer, and trying out almost any adventurous activity. She also enjoys downtime, cooking at home and allowing for cuddle time with her cat, Amore. |
| Rose Madden, Farm Manager - Rose joined the Farm in July 2009 as a recent graduate from Santa Clara University. She holds bachelors degrees in Political Science and Environmental Studies. She plans to attend graduate school to continue her efforts in improving local food systems and global food security, via conflict resolution and resource management. She is originally from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. She brings to Full Circle Farm a sense of community development and environmental justice from her career, education, and travel experiences. She has a passion for cooking, hiking, gardening, and organic farming. Rose is inspired by learning, growing food, and working together with the volunteers, Americorps members, education team, and community members that are a part of Full Circle Farm. Ask her about anything! |
 | Dan Hafeman, Garden Manager, has been a Sunnyvale resident since 1972. He has been married to his wife, Donna, for 32 years and they have two grown children, Danella and David. Dan has been an electrical engineering professional for the past 34 years. Dan’s weekend passion has been vegetable gardening since moving to California. Today, he manages a quarter acre sustainable organic backyard garden, which satisfies the vegetable needs of his family. Dan is a certified master composter, and he teaches composting classes in Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. |
 | Melissa Patel, Garden Manager - Melissa grew up in Chicago and was exposed to gardening from a very early age. In spite of struggling with spelling and reading since childhood, Melissa graduated from high school early with high marks. While in school she pursued the fine arts; she went on to serve an apprenticeship with a potter after high school. After spending some time as an apprentice, Melissa's interest strayed from ceramics as she became more focused on jewelry making. Shortly after getting married, Melissa and her husband moved to Mountain View. There, they had two daughters, Mansi and Keya. Mansi was born in 2003. Keya was born in 2005 at home with a midwife. After having Keya, Melissa joined Las Madres, a local mother's group, and became the director for Keya's group soon thereafter. In 2006, the family moved to Santa Clara where Melissa became more interested in sustainable living. She has been making conscious efforts to reduce her family's waste and consumption of disposable goods. In that effort, she has implemented a system to reuse her laundry waste water to irrigate all her ornamental plants. She also started composting for her home garden. Melissa saw an opportunity she couldn't pass up in Full Circle Farm and has been devoting much of her time and efforts assisting in the garden. |
 | Karen Parks, Operations Manager |
