2021 Regenerate Speakers
Weaving Water, Land, and PeopleZach Ducheneaux
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The third of four generations working the family ranch, Zach Ducheneaux has had the good fortune to gain many different perspectives as he’s navigated from distressed borrower to farm advocate to Tribal leader to IAC program manager, CDFI founder, and now IAC executive director. He also serves as the board chair for Akiptan CDFI, and board vice-chair at Northwest Area Foundation. His goal is to bring systemic change to the Ag Finance industry, transforming it from an extractive force to one of partnership and shared growth. The current reality of the Ag Finance industry is that it brings stress and risk to the producer, so much so that any hope for regenerative or even sustainable agriculture is stymied. The IAC and Akiptan are at the forefront of changing that.
Photo Credit: Kate Byers at Western Horseman
Plenary Panel
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Coordinator and Trainer
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Mary Berry
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Jovan Sage
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Rosie Kissel
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Camas Davis
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Susan Beal
Holistic Veterinarian
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Ariel Aaronson-Eves
Ministerial Candidate, Unitarian Universalist
Eric Karbowski
Behavioral Health Educator, Michigan State University Extension
Kelsey Ducheneaux
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Cynthia Naha
Director of Natural Resources Department, Hopi Tribe
Aubrey Streit Krug
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Rebecca Thistlethwaite
Director, Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network, Oregon State University
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Katie Belle Miller
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Joe Maxwell
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Former Lieutenant Governor of the state of Missouri
Farmer
Julie Sullivan
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Quivira NAP Mentor Training and Support
George Whitten
Owner, Co-manager San Juan Ranch, San Juan Land & Livestock LLC
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Eva Stricker
Director of Carbon Ranch Initiative
Research Assistant Professor, UNM
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Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
President-CEO, Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
John Boyd
Founder and President, National Black Farmers Association
Rodrigo Sierra-Corona
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Valerie Small
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Affiliate Faculty, Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University
Gillian Sanbrook
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Roberto Meza
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Zach Ducheneaux
Executive Director, Intertribal Agriculture Council
A-dae Romero-Briones
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Marshall Johnson
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Chris Mehus
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Bryan Van Stippen
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Loren Poncia
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LaKisha Odom
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Kathryn Bedell
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