Friends of Deer Hollow Farm (FODHF) Board of Directors
The Friends of Deer Hollow Farm 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 Committee. 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.
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.
JoAnn Davis, Acting Board Treasurer
JoAnn serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Donor Relations & Outreach, Finance and Grants committees. She is a nonprofit industry executive, including serving as associate director at Hidden Villa in the early 2000s for 6 years. JoAnn is passionate about food security, supporting local farms, organic produce and providing learning experiences for children and adults about the environment and sustainability. She loves farm animals and is a resident of Santa Clara.
Michael Droeger
Mike serves as the Chair of 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.
Sherrie Gutierrez
Sherrie serves as the Chair of the Events & Merchandise committee and is a member of our Marketing Communications committee. She has an extensive background in communications, working with companies in the semiconductor/semi equipment industry for over two decades. Sherrie is a lover of the outdoors and looks forward to lending her expertise to educate students of all ages about working farms to gain a better appreciation for the animals and the environment. She has volunteered with Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services with both her dogs, supporting both children and seniors.
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
Leona Pearce
Leona serves on the Grants and Marketing Communications Committees. She is a finance professional with 20 years of experience with for-profit and non-profit global organizations, being awarded the Goldman Sachs Public Service Fellowship in 2010. “Deer Hollow is a place that has so many fond memories for me. It is where they (my sons) learnt to walk, ride a bike and enjoy a love for animals. I would like to make sure this treasure is available for others to enjoy as well.” Leona currently serves as a board member of Room to Read Australia, a committee member of St Nicholas School Los Altos and previously served as Vice Board Chair of CHAC.