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Meet Our Community Farm Land Trust Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Co-chairs
Marcie Cleaver
Rachel Friedman

Clerk
Pat Labine 
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Treasurer
​Byron Cotton
Board of Directors 
Joel Slovick
Sade Gilliom 
Emeritus Board Member
Russell Fox

Learn More about
​the CFLT Board
Interested? 
Apply Here!
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Marcie Cleaver (she/her)
CFLT Co-Chair
Retired Rancher
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She enjoys gardening, travel, and outdoor projects.
Contact Marcie
I grew up trail riding on horseback. Later in life, I transitioned to raising cattle which got me back outside where I learned about implementing best practices for raising livestock. Today, I know some of the many benefits of local farms and open space and the lack of planning to keep enough of it local. By volunteering with the Community Farm Land Trust, I am able to make positive changes to keep local farms. Along this journey, I have met many wonderful people in our community. 
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 Rachel Friedman (she/her) ​
CFLT Co-chair
Former Owner of Motion in Balance Studio


​She enjoys backyard gardening, backpacking, cooking fresh food, open water swimming, and biking. ​
Contact Rachel
 I was an environmental regulator for 30 years. One of my positions had me working on limiting agricultural pesticide/herbicide applications for salmon protection. I became very active in promoting organic and small, family-run farming as a way to protect water quality and the quality of life. I appreciate fresh, locally grown food and am passionate about food access issues.

Our area is such a rich, ripe agricultural area. It breaks my heart when farmland is lost to development. I want to ensure that aging farmers are able to retire with receipt of the full value of their land and that young farmers of all backgrounds are able to make a living working the land. I hope that during my time on the board that we will see a slowing of the loss of farmland and that more farmers of color will have the opportunity to make farming their vocation.
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Byron Cotton (he/him)
CFLT Treasurer 
​Ag Economist
​To experience the people and the scenery of the PNW.
Contact Byron
I worked in and around Ag Commodities most of my adult life. I see the need to keep farmland productive in growing food and the need to train others how this process works. The farm community has been an important part of the culture of the lands called the United States for thousands of years. It's important to keep the farm culture vibrant for all ages and groups in the years to come.
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Contact Pat
Pat Labine (she/her)
CFLT Clerk
Faculty Emeritus, Ecological Agriculture-The Evergreen State College, Retired Farmer, Member of the Thurston Agriculture Advisory Committee


Pat enjoys gardening and working herding dogs in her spare time. ​
My 20 years of teaching Ecological Agriculture and Community Development at Evergreen State College led me to the work of the Community Farm Land Trust. After co-owning my own farm for 30 years, we wanted to ensure that the land we owned remained in agricultural production and was protected from future development. This land became the first agricultural easement held by the CFLT and further connected me to the vital work our organization does to preserve farmland forever. 
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Joel Slovick (he/him)
CFLT Board of Directors
Small Business Banker
I love to garden, hike, camp, hunt, fish, and just generally enjoy the outdoors with my family.