Hear from experts. Make lasting connections. Take home new skills and ideas. Begin partnerships for change. REGENERATE is a hub for individuals and groups coming together around the concepts of fostering ecological, economic, and social health through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive land stewardship. Learn more about our diverse group of speakers who will lead extraordinary plenary sessions, roundtable discussions, and intensive workshops.
2024 REGENERATE Conference Speakers and Facilitators
Agua y Tierra Ortiz y Muniz
Mayordomo, Program Director, Sostenga Center at Northern NM College
Alicia Thompson
New Mexico Organizer, National Young Farmers Coalition
Brian Wehlburg
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Caleb Valdez
Rancher, Uncompahgre Farms
Carrie Balkcom
Executive Director, American Grassfed Association
Constance Wilson
Integrative Nurse Practitioner, Deep Medicine
Dan Probert
Owner, Probert Family Ranches LLC
Dave Shields
Farmer, Pastured Life Farm
Deborah Clark
Partner, Birdwell and Clark Ranch
Don Davis
Owner, Grassfed Livestock Alliance
Ed Roberson
Creator and Host, Mountain & Prairie Podcast
Emmanuel (Adolfo) Alzuphar
Field Director, National Young Farmers Coalition
Evanne Caviness
Associate Field Director, National Young Farmers Coalition
Hayden Vandeberg
Northern Plains Manager, Quivira Coalition New Agrarian Program
James Calabaza
Indigenous Lands Director, Trees, Water & People, Santo Domingo Pueblo Tribal Member
Jesse Smith
Director of Land Stewardship, White Buffalo Land Trust
Joe and Jenn Wheeling
Owners, James Ranch Beef
Jonathan Lundgren
Executive Director, Ecdysis Foundation
Julie Sullivan
New Agrarian Program Mentor Support and Training, Quivira Coalition
Kathy Webster
Food Advocacy Manager, TomKat Ranch
Kelly Sidoryk
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Latrice Tatsey
Tribal Liaison and Conservationist
Linda Pechin-Long
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Marie von Ancken
Program Manager, Holistic Management International
Meg Cattell
Veterinarian, Dairy Research & Technology, LLC, Windsor Dairy
P. Wade Ross
Chief Executive, Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers Community-Based Organization
Patrick O’Neill
Crop Advisor, Soil Health Services
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Director, Meridian Institute
Sarah and Andrew West
Co-Owners, West Family Farms
Stephanie and Hayley Painter
Co-Founders/Co-CEOs, Painterland Sisters
Taylor Muglia
Quivira Coalition New Agrarian Program, Colorado Manager
Tracy Shane
Lecturer/Research Associate, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Department of Ag