Our Team
AJ (he/him) — Peer Lead
Farmhand, youth leader, and Queen of Wash Pack. AJ spends his time around the farm, mowing, harvesting, washing vegetables, and connecting with the youth that visit the farm.
AJ grew up adventuring with his dad around the Portland Metro while attending school in Hillsboro. He joined the farm in May of 2022 as youth himself before he became an official employee in July of the same year. The farm became one of his favorite places to be, and he continues to learn and grow with the farm as he helps teach young folks about harvesting, farm upkeep, and hard work.
When he’s not at the farm, AJ can be found playing bass, listening to drone metal, and enjoying the company of his cat, Astrid.
BAGEL (she/her) — Good Dog
Chaser of an unending variety of fetch objects including but not limited to: sticks of diverse sizes, rocks, fruits, and vegetables. Bagel is the farm’s welcoming committee and convenient distraction.
Bagel can be found around the farm encouraging people to play with her, swimming in the creek, and sneaking snap peas out of the harvest totes.
CAPERS (she/her) — Director of Farm Operations
Capers is the Farm Ops fearless leader, list maker, lifelong learner, and fixer of all problems with makeshift solutions. She can be found around the farm organizing things neatly and exclaiming about soil health.
Capers spent her early twenties working in both human rights and environmental protection. Finding fulfillment in neither individually, she became interested in farming as a way to bridge the two. In 2013 she began her journey of working in agriculture at Soul Fire Farm, in upstate, NY. Since then, she’s worked on other farms in New York and Oregon, finally landing here at Working Theory Farm in the Spring of 2019.
When she’s not on the farm, she can be found traveling all across the planet, taking photos, writing letters, and making socially inspired pieces of collage art.
Contact: capers@workingtheoryfarm.com
DONNA (she/her) — Assistant Lead
Leaving her home of Isfahan, Iran, in 2023, Donna found herself at home again in spring 2024 on the farm. Her first experience with growing food was in her family’s garden, where she helped harvest summer fruits. Her passion for plants, the environment, and food led her to study agriculture in Isfahan, Iran.
To deepen her connection to nature and learn what farming is truly about, she joined Working Theory Farm as an operations crew member in March. Now, she handles washing and packing produce, CSA distribution, and is growing her skills in accounting. You’ll find her in the farm noticing tiny details –in plants, people, insects, and soil–, coming up with efficient systems, and her hands always full of water bottles or home-baked treats!
Outside the farm, she enjoys walking in nature, exploring the city, photography, trying new recipes, and reading
HENNEY (he/him) — Development Director
Henney is our resident grant writer, budget magician, gopher hunter, Bagel’s dad, and teller of corny jokes. He can be found around the farm asking thoughtful questions and listening intently to the answers, as well as encouraging everyone to drink plenty of water.
Henney was born and raised in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and he’s worked in experiential education with young people from toddlers to teens for the last decade. While working seasonally in wild places from the San Rafael Swell of Utah to the High Sierras of California, Henney came to love place-based learning and to long for a more rooted lifestyle.
Henney first moonlighted at Working Theory Farm in 2015 but came here to stay in 2019 to join in the transition to a nonprofit and to build a supportive space for youth to grow.
Contact: henney@workingtheoryfarm.com
JAMIE (she/her) — Assistant Lead
Born in Washington County and raised on the Oregon coast, Jamie arrived on the farm in the spring of 2024. Jamie is the mom of the farm, bringing her deep care for youth, unwavering standards, commitment to food systems, and love of animals to all aspects of her work. She contributes to the farm from her shared experience of food insecurity and the impacts of the carceral system, and is excited to grow and learn in connection to land and youth impacted by the juvenile justice system.
When she's not mowing grass or feeding chickens, Jamie can be found with her three children, celebrating just how special it is to be able to bring fresh produce and eggs home to her family and to know where it comes from.
SUGAN (they/he) — Farm Training Manager
Sugan co-leads food production and farm stewardship with Capers, and is the driving force behind an endless stream of excellent opening circle questions. They take the lead on farm training, assist with grant writing and grant management, and share in the work of nonprofit development.
Sugan was born to the foothills of Mt. Kinabalu in North Borneo and was raised by the Great Lakes ecosystems in southwest Michigan. Being immensely impacted by the land around them, they center biocultural relationships as the foundation of their work. Sugan is passionate about the repair and sustainability of people’s relationships with land, food, and community, and since 2017 they’ve worked on different organic farms, regenerative agriculture sites, and schools in pursuit of this passion.
You can find Sugan on the farm telling and listening to stories, updating people on the newest developments in reality tv, and catching snakes.
Contact: sugan@workingtheoryfarm.com
2024 WTF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Justin Green —Farm Founder and Board Chair
Robert Yarnall — Board Treasurer
Dakota Hufford — Board Secretary
Aimee Serrurier
Kipperlyn Sinclair
Seferina Dale