Marin Agricultural Land Trust, a nonprofit organization created in 1980 to permanently preserve Marin County farmland, has announced the addition of four new board members

December 14, 2021

Caitlin Landesberg is previously founder and served as CEO of Sufferfest Beer Company and currently co-founder and angel investor at This Is Water, a fund focused on mission-driven consumer brands.

Molly Myerson is a farmer and owner of Little Wing Farm, who leases three acres on MALT-protected Black Mountain Ranch in Point Reyes Station to farm vegetables and flowers.

Iris Shim currently a product leader at tech startup Collective, who has spent the last decade on the application of technology to improve agricultural organizations and supply chains.

Vivien Straus is the daughter of MALT co-founder Ellen Straus and co-owner and manager of Straus Home Ranch, her family’s 166-acre homestead in Marshall.

Assuming the position of board chair is Robert McGee, president of Straus Family Creamery and a long-time executive for various food, retail and manufacturing companies.

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