Meet Our Staff Team

Jermel Steele

Operations Associate, Alabama
Annabelle Lee

Program Assistant, California
Annabelle@RuralCo.org
Jennifer Howard

Technical Assistance Specialist –Recordkeeping, Colorado
Jennifer@RuralCo.org
Carine Meyer-Rodrigues

Deputy Director, Washington, DC
Carine@ruralco.org
David Howard

Policy Director and Senior Advisor, Washington, DC
David@ruralco.org
Elliot Cordano

Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, Washington, DC
Elliot@ruralco.org
Jonathan Sierra

Program Specialist, Washington, DC
Jonathan@RuralCo.org
Lorette Picciano

Executive Director, Washington, DC
LPicciano@RuralCo.org
Jodi Fraser

Office Administrator, Washington, DC
Jodi@RuralCo.org
Carina Crisanto

Community Organizer, FL
CCrisanto@RuralCo.org
Irma Durand

Community Outreach Coordinator - FL
Irma@RuralCo.org
Marcos Cristanto

Community Outreach Specialist, FL
MrCrisanto@RuralCo.org
Tandelyn Daniel

Director of Communications and External Relations, Georgia
Tandelyn@RuralCo.org
Aaron Coote

Policy and Advocacy Fellow, Illinois
Aaron@RuralCo.org
Mina Aria

Cross-Team Strategy and Integration Manager, Missouri
Mina@RuralCo.org
Saba Shah

Finance Project Manager
Saba@ruralco.org
Carina Saavedra

Technical and Outreach Program Associate
Carina.Saavedra@RuralCo.org
Donna Folger

Technical Assistance Specialist
Donna@RuralCo.org
Carmen Umpierre

Community Organizer, Puerto Rico
Carmen@RuralCo.org
Jose Enrique Hernandez Cruz

Conservation Specialist, Puerto Rico
Jose@RuralCo.org
José Ernesto Colón Villafañe

Technical Assistance Specialist, Puerto Rico
JEColon@RuralCo.org
Wendy de Jesus Flores

Program Assistant, Puerto Rico
Wendy@RuralCo.org
Wilfredo Rivera Cruz

Community Organizer, Puerto Rico
Wilfredo@RuralCo.org
Butch Lerma

Agriculture Credit Specialist, Texas
Butch@RuralCo.org
Annie Lorrie Anderson-Lazo

Participatory Research and Engagement Director, Washington
Research@RuralCo.org
Marc Grignon

Policy and Strategy Specialist, Wisconsin
Marc@RuralCo.org