Prior to joining the Young Farmers team, Sonia provided strategic consulting to agricultural entrepreneurs and program design and management to farm- and food-focused organizations. Projects have ranged from facilitating regional campaigns and producer groups, to managing a farm and food business incubator, coordinating a food hub, establishing and leading nonprofits, and working one-on-one with farmers to help identify and plan for their goals. She has secured and managed local, regional, state and federal grants, as well as donor funding, and brings this experience to her role as Grants and Budget Coordinator. She is based in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where both her family, and her husband and family, operate small farms.