In addition to our dedicated Board of Directors, 21 Acres wishes to introduce you to some of our Advisory Committee members.  These community leaders care deeply about the 21 Acres’ mission and have come together to volunteer their time and talent to serve as ambassadors of the organization. 

The following represent a sampling of the exceptional individuals who have stepped forward to move the 21 Acres’ mission forward and provide leadership and direction to the organization as we embark on an exciting future.

Eric Campbell

Eric founded CamWest, a premier new home builder in the Northwest in 1989.  CamWest focuses on exceptional sites with views, greenbelts, and access to business, schools, and retail centers.  Eric’s company features “Built Green” homes and was honored with the 2005 King County Earth Hero Award for creative and effective environmental stewardship.

Gerri Haynes

Gerri is presently serving as a Palliative Care Consultant and Grief and Bereavement Educator.  She provides consultation and education in the care of people with potentially life-limiting conditions.  In addition to her years of work in intense issues of life, from birth to end-of-life concerns, she has been involved in nursing and nursing administration for over thirty years.

Gerri is a board member and past president of the Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, a board member of the United Nations Association, a past national board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, past national board member of The Peace Alliance Foundation, past chair of the 2006 Veterans For Peace National Convention and is the 2009 conference chair for the Veterans For Peace Regional Conference.

Jens Molbak

Jens is owner of Molbak’s in Woodinville, which is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader and award winner in the horticultural industry.  The Woodinville location encompasses 15 acres and has evolved into a tourist destination, attracting over one million visitors each year.

David Montgomery

David R. Montgomery is a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he leads the Geomorphological Research Group and is a member of the Quaternary Research Center. Montgomery studies the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. Montgomery is the author of “Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations” and sees, in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming, the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations.

In 2008, Montgomery, was selected as one of the year's winners of a $500,000 "genius" award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He was also the recipient of the 2008 Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction.

Judy Neldam

Judy has been working in the food business for 18 years and is the owner of Grateful Bread in Seattle and The Grange Café in Duvall.  The Grange Café supports dozens of local farms, ranches, dairies, vintners and brewers.  Judy is focused on making The Grange Café a vehicle to educate the public regarding the importance and value of local-sustainable communities. 

Brian Scheehser

Brian is the Executive Chef at the Trellis Restaurant at the Heathman Hotel in Kirkland.  As an avid gardener, Chef Scheehser lays a table of food and drink that reflects a true appreciation for fresh regional ingredients at the height of their seasonality.  The menus at Trellis are inspired by what Chef Scheehser selects from the region’s bounty, particularly from the fresh produce hand-tended on his three-acre plot at the South 47 Farm in Woodinville.

 Trained at the Culinary Institute of America, Brian has over 30 years of culinary experience.  Chef Scheehser has been featured in Bon Appétit, Travel + Leisure, The Seattle Times and 425 Magazine.  In September 2008, Chef Scheehser was featured at the James Beard House in New York City as part of its Best Hotel Chefs in America series.  He is also a member of Slow Food and is involved in events sponsored by the Washington Wine Association.

Don Stuart

Don directs American Farmland Trust’s Pacific Northwest States Office.  His recent projects include: building agriculture community support for farmland protection, helping urban-edge farmers learn techniques of integrated pest management; educating conservation districts on how to acquire and hold conservation easements; developing a salmon recovery plan that supports the recovery of both salmon and agriculture; developing and administering a grants program for projects that recover salmon and help the farm business; and researching, building support for, developing improvements in landowner conservation incentives programs, and creating support for ecosystem markets for Washington agriculture.

Don is the past Executive Director for the Washington Association of Conservation Districts and past Executive Director for the Washington commercial fisheries trade association.  He has been a candidate for the United States Congress and a builder-owner-operator of an Alaska commercial fishing vessel.  He is a Washington State attorney, is married and resides in Seattle.