Carolina is a tenacious cook, gardener, potter, weekend rancher, and food systems practitioner. From working in food service, to nonprofits and farms for over a decade, she is passionate about bridging big-picture policy and people’s lived experiences. Caro holds a Master’s of Public Affairs with a focus in agriculture and food systems with an eye towards program evaluation, and serves as volunteer Board President of the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Carolina has been involved with Young Farmers since 2017, starting as a Chapter Leader and then joining staff in 2021. As Coalition Associate Director, her role is to oversee all aspects of the Chapter program from compliance to strategic support and everything in between. Let’s do this! Values: Sense of humor – take the work seriously, not yourself Collective abundance – together, we have all we need Imperfect grace – giving ourselves and each other the space to be human Loving critique – if you love something, push it to be better Do the least harm and the most good