• Tony Blair addresses the Santa Barbara Community
  • Engaged Preschool Teaching
  • CPR during a Masters of Disaster Lesson
  • School Food
  • Orfalea Early Childhood Director's Retreat
  • Jr. Chef Day
  • Kids Cook
  • Orfalea Outdoor Classroom Project
  • Local Harvest
  • Culinary Boot Camp
  • Paul speaks with President Bill Clinton
  • James Lee Witt speaks to Santa Barbara County
  • Learning Outdoors
  • Orfalea Early Childhood Directors Retreat
  • Main School Family Resource Center- Carpinteria, CA
  • Montana Yellowstone Expeditions
  • MYE Students hiking in Montana
  • Assemblyman Pedro Nava attends Preparedness Event
  • MYE Students at the Beach
  • Santa Barbara County Emergency Operations Center
  • Our Local Agriculture
  • Students eat food that they made
  • A Jr. Chef peels her tomato
  • A Jr. Chef peels his carrot
  • Playtime at local Family Resource Center
  • Playtime at local Family Resource Center
  • MYS Students visit the farm
  • Children at the farm
  • The Orfalea Family and Mr. Tony Blair
  • Getting creative outdoors
  • Junior Chefs checking out their final outcome
  • MYE Student having a good time
  • Student admiring local produce

Our Team

Administration

Solveig Chandler Operations Manager SChandler@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 102
Manage internal operations, including administrative office,  technical support, Human Resources, and property management.

Kate Love Public Relations Kate@orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 107
Media liaison; handles public speaking, interview and media requests on behalf of Paul & Natalie Orfalea

Laurel Anderson Youth & Schools Manager Laurel@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 104
Grants process and evaluation management; School Site Liaison & Outreach, including school board, parent and student presentations for the s’Cool Food Initiative; and MYExplore development.

Montana Yellowstone Expeditions

Andy Leider Executive Director, Montana Yellowstone Expeditions Foundation Basecamp@MYEConnect.org | (406) 551-2022
Oversees the Montana Yellowstone Expeditions (MYE) outdoor education program and the Montana Yellowstone Expeditions Foundation. Main contact for general information about MYE (i.e. program activities and curriculum, scholarships, staffing.)

Jerry Lawrie Montana Yellowstone Expeditions California Programs Coordinator Jerry@MYEConnect.org | (805) 698-6450 Coordinates the Life Skill program for Montana Yellowstone Expeditions (MYE) alumni in California.  Responsible for MYE application process and related coordination in California.

s’Cool Food

General Information for s’Cool Food info@scoolfood.org | 805-565-7550 ext. 111

Kathleen de Chadenèdes s'Cool Food Director Kathleen@orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 109
Directs all s’Cool Food Initiative programming and provides leadership to the s’Cool Food Initiative team

Kate Adamick Food Systems Consultant ChefKate@orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 110
Directs the county-wide needs assessment related to Orfalea Fund’s s’Cool Food Initiative.

Eric Cardenas s’Cool Food Initiative Manager Eric@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 113
Manages local procurement and infrastructure aspects; public speaking at the district level; oversees agricultural fellowship program; local outreach partnerships.

Melissa Bishop s’Cool Food Initiative Manager Melissa@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 111
General support of all s’Cool Food Initiative areas; coordinate mobile chefs and culinary training; organize boot camps; virtual lunchbox implementation; supervise on-site students interactive educational activities; website content updates and e-newsletter; collateral, equipment and purchasing; oversee internships.

Aware & Prepare

Barbara Andersen Aware & Prepare Initiative Director Barbara@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 112
Director of creating a county-wide partnership to strengthen disaster preparedness.

Javier Moreno Aware & Prepare Initiative Coordinator Javier@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 115
Support Aware & Prepare Initiative key areas such as Businesses, Nonprofits, Social Marketing for Community Readiness, Assessment; Manage Orfalea Foundations website

Early Childhood Education

Adrianna Foss Early Childhood Education Director Adrianna@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 103
Manages early childhood education strategy and related programs; Directs the Santa Barbara County Outdoor Classroom initiative; reviews grants and programs related to children from birth to age five; Implement Retreat for center directors and teachers.

Eric Nelson Director of The Outdoor Classroom Project cec@caltech.edu | (626) 840-3014

Theresa Embry Coordinator of The Outdoor Classroom Project Theresa.embry@gmail.com | (626) 689-2338

Executives

Lois Mitchell President Lois@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 101
Directs strategic partnerships of national projects; oversees multi-year programs; collaborative campaigns; overall foundation planning and marketing; large-scale initiatives.

 Catherine Brozowski Vice President Catherine@Orfalea.org | (805) 565-7550 ext. 100
Directs Education Grantmaking, Critical Community Needs Grantmaking, Community Foundations Grantmaking, and Foundation Strategy.