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.
2023 REGENERATE Conference Speakers and Facilitators
Alicia Thompson
New Mexico Organizer, National Young Farmers Coalition
Angela Faughtenberry
Owner, Farmer of 413 Farm
April Parms Jones
Founder, Pinehurst Farmers Market
Benita Litson
Rancher/Director, Dine College Land Grant
Bobby L. Wilson
Co-Founder/Owner/Operator, Metro Atlanta Urban Farm
Brian Wehlburg
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Chad Reznicek
Extension Behavioral Health State Specialist, CO State University
CJ Ames
Quivira Coalition, Coalition to Enhance Working Lands Manager
Cole Bush
Owner Operator, Shepherdess Land and Livestock Co.
Founder/Director, Grazing School of the West
Dave Carter
Regional Director, Flower Hill Institute
Deborah Clark
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Dr. Hubert Karreman
Veterinarian, Reverence Farms
Dr. Mario Quezada
Zootechnical Engineer, Regenerative Management of Ranchos A.C.
Elena Miller-ter Kuile
Owner, Cactus Hill Farm Fiber
Enrique Guerrero
Rancher, Engineer, and Ranch Consultant
Evanne Caviness
Rancher, Caviness Farms
Hilary Knight
Director of Operations, Dixon Water Foundation
James Calabaza
Santo Domingo Pueblo and Director, Indigenous Lands Program at Trees, Water & People
Jeanne Carver
Founder/President, Shaniko Wool Company
Joe and Jenn Wheeling
Owners, James Ranch Beef
John Arbuckle
Founding Farmer/Chief Impact Officer, Singing Pastures Farm
Juliann Salinas
Executive Director, Women, Food and Agriculture Network
Julie Sullivan
New Agrarian Program Mentor Support and Training, Quivira Coalition
Kathryn Bedell
Owner, Roan Creek Ranch
Kelly Sidoryk
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Linda Pechin-Long
Holistic Management Certified Educator
Luka Samson
New Agrarian Program Northern Plains Manager, Quivira Coalition
Marie von Ancken
Program Manager, Holistic Management International
Melanie Kirby
Extension Educator, Institute of American Indian Arts
Olivia Tincani
Principal, Olivia Tincani & Co., LLC
Program Curator, IAC + SWGLA Meat to Market Program
Paula Garcia
Executive Director, New Mexico Acequia Association
Seth Wilner
Farm Business Management, UNH Extension
Torri Estrada
Executive Director, Carbon Cycle Institute
Victoria Atencio
Consultant, Ecological Restoration and Education
Wendy Lau
Emergency Medicine Physician and Zen Priest at Upaya Zen Center
Zach Ducheneaux
Administrator, USDA Farm Service Agency