Co ratula ons to o newly elected Board membe !

We’re thrilled to announce that Mark Gibbs, who has been an active Member and Treasurer since June 2020, was re-elected.

We’re also welcoming two new faces to the Board! Say hello to Kevin Bendaw and Ernesto Soto!

Ke n Bendaw

Kevin has called the Rogue Valley home since 1995. He has been a Co-op owner since 2003, when he was hired as a Co-op employee. Kevin proudly met his wife in the 10 items or less lane at AFC and they have a 15 year old daughter, who they are deeply proud of. It was during Kevin’s employment at the Co-op where his love for cooking great food flourished.

Kevin currently works in the telecom industry, helping connect the internet throughout California, Oregon and Washington State. Kevin loves to hike, cook, camp, snowboard and spend time with family and friends. As a potential Board of Director for AFC, Kevin hopes to guide the Co-op through some pivotal moments in the near future and to provide a historical perspective of the Co-op for the current Board of Directors.

cultivate this passion for organic produce, and its producers, as the Grower Liaison Manager at Coke Farm. He now works with over 100 small and beginning family farmers to coordinate planting schedules, aggregate product, and enhance marketability in order to earn growers the highest value for their crops sold by Coke Farm.Through trust and teamwork, Ernesto has seen a culture of collaboration grow within the agriculture community, creating opportunities for success for growers of every size and scale.