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Our Team
Sorrell Redford,
Executive Director
email: sredford@mstfp.org
Sorrell Redford is the Executive Director of the Montezuma School to Farm Project. She has been in this role since summer 2025 after four years serving as the Education Director. Sorrell has been in education since she was 15 years old and she's gardened her whole life. She completed a bachelors in Environmental Communication from Colorado State university and gained a masters in Educational Psychology from University of Colorado Denver. Sorrell is passionate about nature and health and deeply believes in the mission of MSTFP.
Gwen Houchens,
Education Director
email: gwenyth@mstfp.org
Gwen Houchens started with MSTFP in 2024 as an AmeriCorps Service Member and stepped into the roles of Garden Educator, and later as Education Director after her term. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology and worked in outdoor STEM-education camps during summers through college. She is passionate about conservation, agriculture, and the natural world and hopes to extend these passions to our students.
AmeriCorps Members 206-2027
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Advisory Board
Jim Patton
Chairperson
Jim’s passion for making nutritious foods available to all continues through his work with MSTFP. Jim is retired and enjoys hiking, snow skiing, bike riding, swimming, and most of all, baseball with his grandson, Rowan.
Kay Phelps
Board Member
Kay is a retired Ft Lewis Professor of Teacher Education and K-4 teacher. As a proponent of place-based, relevant science education she helps preservice and inservice teachers explore ways to teach Colorado state standards in school gardens and, perhaps more importantly, to cultivate next generation stewards of the Earth.
Michelle Waltman
Board Member
Michelle Waltman is a veteran teacher in the Montezuma Cortez School District currently working with 6th graders as they develop their knowledge of the world through map skills and history. She believes that taking children out into the natural world will provide them with the opportunities and abilities to foster good mental health, understand the value of hard work, and appreciate the good things that nature has to offer.
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Gregory Felsen
Board Member
Greg is currently in the position of serving the public as an Expanded Rural Engagement Specialist in the area of Accessible Education. Throughout his career he has focused on providing impactful community development projects for all members of our society, which is why he loves being part of MSTFP.
This could be you...
Board Member
We are looking for board members who are passionate about our mission! The commitment is about 4 hours a month, 4 quarterly meetings a year and helping out with events and in any other way that helps achieve our mission and vision!
Trent Woods
Board Member
Trent Woods grew up in the heart of Southwest Colorado, where he developed a deep connection with nature and a passion for sustainable living. From a young age, Trent was immersed in the practices of growing food and environmental stewardship, spending countless hours learning from his family's garden. These early experiences instilled in him a profound respect for the land and a commitment to nurturing it for future generations.
Join our Board!
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2026 MSTFP
Quarterly Board Meeting dates:
January 12 5:30pm PCC
April 13th 5:30 PCC
June 10th 3:45 CMS
Septemer TBD 5:30
Meeting minutes are available by clicking on the linked dates above.
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