Sandra Murphy,
Director – has served as volunteer, board member and employee on several educational farms for the past 30 years, including
eleven years at Gorman Heritage Farm. Sandra is a published writer of environmental essays and poetry, and has conducted workshops on the local, state and national levels. She has been designated by the National Association for Interpretation as a Certified Interpretive Manager, and also serves as a consultant to other educational farms.
smurphy@gormanfarm.org
Vicki
Foster, Marketing & Events Manager - Vicki brings a diverse
background of government, corporate and volunteer service to Gorman Farm.
With a strong background in customer service and logistics, she's ready to
tackle all the details of festival events at the farm. Vicki's goals are
to increase awareness, membership and local support of Gorman Heritage Farm.
When she's not at the Farm, Vicki enjoys sailing on Lake
Erie, and visiting her kids in Columbus.
vfoster@gormanfarm.org
Mike
Roman, Education Manager and Summer Farm Camp Director -
His love for the outdoors is evidenced in his past employment at
the farm, his interest in ecology while a student at Xavier University, and his
self-directed learning in the subjects of permaculture and organic gardening.
His own backyard mini-farm includes a perennial flower garden, organic vegetable
garden, berry patch, fruit trees, composter, and chicken coop. Mike first
worked at GHF as an agricultural intern, camp counselor, and office assistant
during the summers of 2002-2004. He has spent the last two years at GHF building
the school field trip program and summer camp program to be a leader in
farm-based education. He was recently nominated for the Merlin G. Pope, Jr.
Diversity Leadership Award for his work integrating GHF’s land-based education
programs into local schools, specifically Lincoln Heights Elementary. He is
committed to continue the Farm’s growth as an excellent place for people to
learn about food, farming and care of our world.
mroman@gormanfarm.org
Madeline
Dorger, Volunteer Coordinator& Assistant Camp Director - Madeline Dorger, Volunteer Coordinator, Assistant Camp Director - Madeline
began working at the farm as a summer camp counselor in June, 2008. She has been
an educator, assistant camp director, presented at the Farm-based Education
Association conference in November, 2009 and worked with area schools like
Peaslee Child Development Center and Seven Hills School in the farm's Growing
Roots outreach program. She believes a little bit of camp should be in every
part of farming - a little fun and a little education. Ultimately, work on the
farm should be a connection to the food that feeds us and and a context for the
global systems in which the farm functions, whether that work is rooted in
harvesting potatoes to sell at market, appreciating a walk in the woods, or
learning about the barriers subsidies create for small farms in Ohio and abroad.
You may catch Madeline teaching a volunteer group about government policies that
make certain foods cheaper than others before volunteers begin their garden
work. But then again, you may catch her starting a mud fight with
Counselors-in-Training.
mdorger@gormanfarm.org
John Hemmerle,
Public Ally Fellow and Educator- serves at
Gorman Heritage Farm as an Americorp's Public Ally's service member. John loves being outdoors and
luckily there is no shortage of that here on the farm. He graduated with a
Bachelors of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati. There he learned
about how humans have planned, developed and organized the way we go about
living and how we must go about planning our future in a sustainable way. John's
interests are in sustainable site development, urban farming, and permaculture
which fit perfectly with the Growing Roots Outreach Program that GHF has begun
to implement at a number of local elementary schools. John also likes to play
and listen to music; his band plays locally around the tri state area. He also
likes to ride his bike, go running, and climb down in the beautiful Red River
Gorge. John hopes to see you on the farm!
jhemmerle@gormanfarm.org
Jamie
Clark, Seasonal Educator -
After earning a BS in graphic design from the University of
Cincinnati, working for various types of companies, living and teaching on
organic farms in Belize, and working with coffee farmers in Guatemala, Jamie
decided to continue her passion for agriculture, food and teaching at Gorman
Heritage Farm. Her desire is to live sustainably, to educate others, and to
harness people’s passions in creating a socially and environmentally sustainable
lifestyle for all people. She lives for the next adventure and delights in the
small intricacies of life and the natural world. jclark@gormanfarm.org
Justin
Williams, Farmer- Justin has had a variety of work
experiences including various farms and ranches. He has also worked for the Boy
Scouts and at summer camps. His many travels through out the United States have
given him lots of material for yarns of all sorts. If you give him a hand in the
farmyard, you'll be sure to get an entertaining earful.
Jan Bogle, Administrative Assistant - Has been a
jack of all trades. She's decorated cakes, worked in the hardware business,
directed summer camps, and much more. But she is very organized, and if you have
seen our office lately - we think she's a good fit at Gorman Farm. Jan grew up
on a 10 acre farm in Tennessee with chickens. She enjoys crocheting, walking her
dog, and spending time with her husband.
Chris
Geeding, Farm Hand- Chris worked in the farmyard in the summer of
2008. He attends Wilmington College where he studies agronomy and lives in
Loveland, Ohio. He's a whiz with a hay hook and is partial to pigs and chickens.
Ralph
Aller, Farm Hand -
Ralph recently gave up his claim to having longest commute of
anyone here at the farm! After living for many years in Lima and commuting to
his "day job" managing the production facility at Meyer Dairy, Ralph and his
wife Nadine moved down to Cincinnati. You can find Ralph in the farmyard
on Sundays - listen for the sound of the feed grinder!.
Sandra Murphy,
Director – has served as volunteer, board member and employee on several educational farms for the past 30 years, including
eleven years at Gorman Heritage Farm. Sandra is a published writer of environmental essays and poetry, and has conducted workshops on the local, state and national levels. She has been designated by the National Association for Interpretation as a Certified Interpretive Manager, and also serves as a consultant to other educational farms.
Vicki
Foster, Marketing & Events Manager - Vicki brings a diverse
background of government, corporate and volunteer service to Gorman Farm.
With a strong background in customer service and logistics, she's ready to
tackle all the details of festival events at the farm. Vicki's goals are
to increase awareness, membership and local support of Gorman Heritage Farm.
When she's not at the Farm, Vicki enjoys sailing on Lake
Erie, and visiting her kids in Columbus.
Mike
Roman, Education Manager and Summer Farm Camp Director -
His love for the outdoors is evidenced in his past employment at
the farm, his interest in ecology while a student at Xavier University, and his
self-directed learning in the subjects of permaculture and organic gardening.
His own backyard mini-farm includes a perennial flower garden, organic vegetable
garden, berry patch, fruit trees, composter, and chicken coop. Mike first
worked at GHF as an agricultural intern, camp counselor, and office assistant
during the summers of 2002-2004. He has spent the last two years at GHF building
the school field trip program and summer camp program to be a leader in
farm-based education. He was recently nominated for the Merlin G. Pope, Jr.
Diversity Leadership Award for his work integrating GHF’s land-based education
programs into local schools, specifically Lincoln Heights Elementary. He is
committed to continue the Farm’s growth as an excellent place for people to
learn about food, farming and care of our world.
Madeline
Dorger, Volunteer Coordinator & Assistant Camp Director
- Madeline Dorger, Volunteer Coordinator, Assistant Camp Director - Madeline
began working at the farm as a summer camp counselor in June, 2008. She has been
an educator, assistant camp director, presented at the Farm-based Education
Association conference in November, 2009 and worked with area schools like
Peaslee Child Development Center and Seven Hills School in the farm's Growing
Roots outreach program. She believes a little bit of camp should be in every
part of farming - a little fun and a little education. Ultimately, work on the
farm should be a connection to the food that feeds us and and a context for the
global systems in which the farm functions, whether that work is rooted in
harvesting potatoes to sell at market, appreciating a walk in the woods, or
learning about the barriers subsidies create for small farms in Ohio and abroad.
You may catch Madeline teaching a volunteer group about government policies that
make certain foods cheaper than others before volunteers begin their garden
work. But then again, you may catch her starting a mud fight with
Counselors-in-Training.
John Hemmerle,
Public Ally Fellow and Educator- serves at
Gorman Heritage Farm as an Americorp's Public Ally's service member. John loves being outdoors and
luckily there is no shortage of that here on the farm. He graduated with a
Bachelors of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati. There he learned
about how humans have planned, developed and organized the way we go about
living and how we must go about planning our future in a sustainable way. John's
interests are in sustainable site development, urban farming, and permaculture
which fit perfectly with the Growing Roots Outreach Program that GHF has begun
to implement at a number of local elementary schools. John also likes to play
and listen to music; his band plays locally around the tri state area. He also
likes to ride his bike, go running, and climb down in the beautiful Red River
Gorge. John hopes to see you on the farm!
Justin
Williams, Farmer - Justin has had a variety of work
experiences including various farms and ranches. He has also worked for the Boy
Scouts and at summer camps. His many travels through out the United States have
given him lots of material for yarns of all sorts. If you give him a hand in the
farmyard, you'll be sure to get an entertaining earful. 
Chris
Geeding, Farm Hand - Chris worked in the farmyard in the summer of
2008. He attends Wilmington College where he studies agronomy and lives in
Loveland, Ohio. He's a whiz with a hay hook and is partial to pigs and chickens.
Ralph
Aller, Farm Hand -
Ralph recently gave up his claim to having longest commute of
anyone here at the farm! After living for many years in Lima and commuting to
his "day job" managing the production facility at Meyer Dairy, Ralph and his
wife Nadine moved down to Cincinnati. You can find Ralph in the farmyard
on Sundays - listen for the sound of the feed grinder!. 
