Gary Peterson serves as Director of Communications and Philanthropy at California FarmLink. Throughout his career, Gary has catalyzed growth and impact in the nonprofit sector by securing philanthropic support and social impact capital for diverse programs, including support for beginning, immigrant and organic farmers, local food systems, land conservation, and policy education and advocacy. Currently he serves as chair of The Granary Foundation, which stewards the Center for Rural Affairs’ endowment fund. In addition to FarmLink, Gary has worked with the Big Sur Land Trust, Agriculture & Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), Community Alliance with Family Farmers, and the Center for Rural Affairs.