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President/CEO
Briana has dedicated her life to doing well by doing good. She is passionate about our incredible home state of Maine and working with our partner farmers to help create a more resilient and thriving coast. As the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, she and her team have forged a new path for seaweed aquaculture in the US by working with fishermen to grow kelp as a climate change adaptation strategy - and building national demand for that kelp. The ASF team and partner farmers now account for the majority of line-grown kelp grown in the US and are proving that a model that puts farmers, planet, and people first can drive an entirely new way of producing food. Bri has followed a mission-driven path that brought her to kelp - including serving several tours as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service, starting and selling a wholesale bakery focused on employing newly resettled refugees, and creating the first Economic Development programming suite at the Maine-based Island Institute.
Continuous Improvement & Sustainability Manager
Casey is passionate about building an abundance of regenerative food products. As an environmentalist at his core, he is dedicated to finding solutions that improve the health of our food system without compromising the health of our planet. Prior to joining Atlantic Sea Farms, Casey did procurement and sustainability at B.GOOD, while also running a small mixed vegetable test farm for the company. He is excited to be back in Maine and working to grow Atlantic Sea Farms!
Production Manager
Don became a member of Atlantic sea farms in 2021. He has over 20 years experience as a production manager in the folding carton industry. Don was born and raised in Maine and moved to Texas for 9 years. He moved back to Maine to be with family and to be closer to the ocean and wilderness. Don is very excited to be part of the Atlantic sea farms team and will be managing all production and production efficiencies.
Chief Marketing Officer
Jesse has spent her career promoting food with integrity and activating the edible approach to healthy communities, economies, and environments. Before joining Atlantic Sea Farms in 2019, Jesse worked with mission driven food and beverage companies to tell their sustainability stories and educate consumers. Jesse, a native Midcoast Mainer, is deeply and proudly rooted in the Maine lobster industry.
Food Service and University Dining
Jonathan comes to us from the world of restaurants -- he has been cooking professionally his entire professional life, and only recently left the line, but still finds time for a popup now and then. As someone that loves finding connections between people, he is excited about the opportunity he has to create bonds between chefs and diners all over the country with the fisherpeople and coastal communities of Maine. Fair warning, don't talk to him about running, you'll be talking about it way longer than you want to.
Sales Team Coordinator
Kiera is committed to building a more regenerative food future. After working as a line cook, she began her career in sustainability at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, working for 7 years in programming and development. She is a Maine transplant coming from New York where she was born and raised by parents in the restaurant industry. She loves celebrating good food in all ways and brings this enthusiasm into her work forwarding the mission of Atlantic Sea Farms!
Controller
Kristan has over 20 years experience in providing administrative and accounting services across a broad range of areas including budgeting, reporting, insurance management, business process, audit, and regulatory compliance. At Atlantic Sea Farms, she strives to facilitate an employee centric workplace and is a sounding board and cheerleader for many employee passion projects, working to establish budget models to determine viability and profitability.
Seaweed Supply and Advancement Manager
Liz has always been in awe of the ocean, feeling her best at the beach, the dock or banding bugs on her partner’s lobster boat. Dedicating her life to all things ‘salty’, Liz has been farming the Gulf of Maine since 2016, cultivating native mussels, scallops and kelp. She has collaborated with researchers and is a published author in multiple scientific journals, presenting her research nationally. Liz is responsible for our farming partnerships and helps a growing community of fishermen grow the best kelp in the world.
Fermentation Lead
Matt joined our team in 2022 with 15 years of experience in the food and beverage industries as a former chef and successful restaurant owner. He is passionate about quality ingredients and supporting local agriculture. Matt is motivated by ASF’s mission to create tasty, sustainable products that benefit Maine’s communities and is busy making our probiotic-loaded fermented products funky and delicious.
Director of Quality and Food Innovation
Pete joined Ocean Approved in 2019 after over a decade in food manufacturing in the chocolate, dairy, and beverage industries. Pete's background focuses on Quality Assurance and food safety and he is responsible for making sure our kelp products are delicious and healthy. Pete loves the ocean and maritime history and is thrilled to be a part of ASF's mission to help make our coast more resilient in the face of climate change.
Production and Fermentation Lead
Thea joined the Atlantic Sea Farms team in 2018 with a lifetime of experience in the fish and marine industries.Thea moved east to Maine after growing up in California and has been here for 30 years, loving every minute of it.Thea's favorite hobby is fishing in the waters of Maine as much as he can, preferring to chase the Striped Bass along the coast.
Seaweed Supply & Innovation Manager
Thew spends a lot of time thinking about kelp. From the incredible biodiversity of wild kelp beds to its phenomenal growth rates, kelp occupies a lot of his head-space. His studies and research have taken him from the giant kelp forests of California into the Arctic and throughout the North Atlantic. He is passionate about sustainable aquaculture and believes deeply in the importance of diversifying Maine’s working waterfronts
Sales & Partner Growth, Ingredients
Tom is passionate about great brands committed to doing good. He joins the Atlantic Sea Farms team with diverse experience leading teams, driving sales, and improving organizational success—from television production to businesses across the food, pet, and branding space. He takes on every day with a smile on his face and a boatload of energy that he is eager to channel towards all things kelp.
Sales Director
Zoe is an enthusiastic and impactful personality in the national natural food community, and a proud Mainer with a deep passion for the ocean and our working waterfronts, as well as brands on a mission to make a positive impact. Before joining Atlantic Sea Farms, Zoe worked with Maine brands Sea Bags and GrandyOats. Zoe brings a fresh perspective to the ever changing marketplace and her excitement for the social and environmental mission of Atlantic Sea Farms is contagious!
Aurora joined Atlantic Sea Farms in 2022 with a background in aquaculture research and education. She is excited to help tackle the technical challenges of the developing field of kelp farming and is passionate about advocating for sustainable and socially-responsible aquaculture. Aurora is happiest in the woods, at the beach, or spending time with her pets.
