Friends of Deer Hollow Farm (FODHF) Board of Directors
Top left: Jack Kay, Lisa Griswold, and Jaime Villarreal; Bottom left: Charlotte Xia, Renee Blitzer, and Lubab Sheet-Davis. Not shown: Mike Droeger and Esther Jeng.
Our all-volunteer board believes that Deer Hollow Farm is a rare Silicon Valley community educational center that must be preserved and supported.
Join us now to make a difference. Every support counts.
For more information, email FODHF Board President, Lubab Sheet-Davis, at lubab@deerhollowfarmfriends.org.
Lubab Sheet-Davis, Board President
Lubab serves as Board President and Chair of the Donor Relations & Outreach and Events & Merchandise Committees. She is a tech industry veteran, and currently serves on several industrial advisory boards. She is an aspiring backyard bee-keeper with a passion for sustainable gardening and urban farming. Lubab previously served on the boards of Full Circle Farm, Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen and The Youth Foundation. She and her husband are long time Mountain View residents and enjoy visiting the farm.
Jaime Villarreal, Board Vice President
Jaime is Board Vice President and serves on the Donor Relations & Outreach and Events & Merchandise committees. He is a Bay Area native and Sunnyvale resident. He worked in high-tech for 28 years, followed by twelve years working for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at Deer Hollow Farm, followed by a few years working part-time at the Farm. He is currently a Farm volunteer for the City of Mountain View. During his tech career, he also volunteered with Santa Clara County Parks Department where he found joy in park management and a passion for public service. Jaime enjoys reaching out and showing appreciation for people, places and things.
Charlotte Xia, Board Treasurer
Charlotte serves as the Board’s Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. She believes that Deer Hollow Farm is a jewel in our urban community. A resident of Cupertino, she has worked in corporate finance for over 20 years and has volunteered at non-profit organizations, including serving treasurer roles at her local Boy Scouts and Homeowners Association. She enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, running and keep herself busy on local trails.
Renee Blitzer, Board Secretary
Renee serves as Board Secretary and Chair of the Grants Committee. A professional coach, she is passionate about farms, sustainability, education and ensuring the well-being of local community. Renee has lived in our area for over ten years where she has enjoyed regularly visiting the animals at Deer Hollow Farm with her family.
Michael Droeger
Mike serves on the Marketing Communications Committee. He is a lifelong citizen of the Bay Area, current resident of San Jose and frequent visitor to Rancho San Antonio Preserve. He is eager to lend his marketing and communications expertise to help advance visibility and awareness of the farm, increase engagement between the farm and community, and outreach to potential donors and corporate sponsors. Growing up in San Francisco with a large empty lot as part of his family’s property, he had a pet goat for over 15 years.
Lisa Griswold
Lisa serves as the Chair of the Marketing Communications Committee and member of the Grants and Donor Relations & Outreach Committees. She works in marketing operations at a biotech firm in Palo Alto. Lisa likes visiting the animals and exploring the garden at Deer Hollow Farm and seeing the changes that occur during the different seasons of the year. She has been active in Toastmasters for several years and has been interested in environmental conservation from a young age.
Esther Jeng
Esther serves on the Grants and Volunteer Projects Committees. She has fond memories of attending camps at Deer Hollow Farm as a child, having grown up in Los Altos, and wants her children and others to have similar experiences in the natural world. Esther has a background in chemical engineering and has worked in the semiconductor industry for 15 years in engineering roles and more recently in university research engagements.
Jack Kay
Jack is Chair of the Volunteer Farm Projects Committee. He is a test engineer and a hobbyist farmer, growing and regularly grafting a variety of fruit and nut trees and berries at his home orchard. He is an active member of the California Rare Fruit Growers Santa Clara Valley Chapter, having served as Chairperson, Programs Committee Co-chair, and Nominating Committee Chair. He previously served on the Environmental Quality Commission for the City of Torrance. He enjoys hiking at Rancho San Antonio and visiting the sheep at Deer Hollow Farm where his wife Susan has been a farm volunteer for several years