Our Dedicated Team

James Gould grew up in Lockport, New York, not far from Buffalo. His family valued working with their hands to make and repair a wide variety of things.

Smitten with creating artwork and making from an early age, James disregarded advice to the contrary and studied art through high school and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in the subject from SUNY Brockport. He then took a spontaneous detour and created a popular secondhand bookstore in Rochester, NY before selling the store and being lured to New Mexico 11 years later.

James perfected his skills as a woodworker in Santa Fe through on-the-job training and experience making custom furniture and architectural features and carving decorative picture frames. His original work often combines painted surfaces with fine woodwork and has been recognized with various awards. He has taught in the Fine Woodworking Department of the Santa Fe Community College since 2002. In addition to woodworking and the pursuit of other art forms, James has also exercised his range of skills to help people take care of buildings. He was the Property Manager for the McCune Charitable Foundation for several years. He has a select group of private clients with second homes in Santa Fe, and he personally owns and cares for a small rental property. James has held the position of Building Manager for the Institute since the building opened in 2008.

Anna Griswold’s appointment as Market Programs Manager is the culmination of five years of dedicated service to the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute. Arriving in New Mexico in 2015, Ms. Griswold immersed herself in the Institute as an active volunteer, serving both at the Information Booth and in giving Market Fresh Cooking demonstrations. In 2018, she became a part-time staff member concentrating on supervising private events and welcoming guests to the Pavilion. In her current role, she oversees the Information Booth, coordinates event rentals, and coordinates volunteers. Anna Griswold believes that her “time as a volunteer is hugely beneficial in her new position, as she has a first-hand appreciation of the volunteer experience. She recognizes that advanced planning, orientation, and training are essential in happily integrating volunteers into the organization.”

Prior to joining the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute, Anna Griswold was a travel industry professional serving as Nationwide Operations Manager at the New York City headquarters of the German-based firm Go America Tours for over a decade. Specializing in adventure travel, she also served as the Director of Asia 360, a subsidiary of Natural Habitat Adventures, as the Mongolian Ground Operator and Operations Manager for Nomad Tours, and as a guide for the Utah-based Snowlion Expeditions where she led tours throughout Asia; including Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia.. The native of Debrecen, Hungary holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business from the Külkereskedelmi Föiskola in Budapest. Ms. Griswold is multi-lingual; speaking her mother tongue, Hungarian, as well as Czech, English, German, and Russian fluently.

When she is able to be outdoors, Anna Griswold is an avid camper and hiker (especially bouldering). Indoor interests include an appreciation of contemporary classical music, and adventurous cooking: grilled yak heart and poached halibut cheek are favorite preparations

Syri Mongiello grew up in Taos and has lived in Santa Fe since 2015. She holds a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of San Francisco and has a background in arts administration. Prior to joining the Institute staff in 2015, Syri was the Operations Manager for Arts & Ideas programs at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, where she worked for 12 years. Syri loves working with the Institute and Farmer’ Market staff, vendors and volunteers and feels great about helping to provide the community with access to fresh, healthy, locally-grown food. Outside of work, Syri spends the majority of her time riding bikes and building Lego spaceships with her 6 year old son.

David Sundberg graduated from the school of Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Missouri – Columbia, after which he built his culinary chops working and staging under numerous chefs. He has traveled and worked extensively throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Europe while cultivating his palate and passion for food and food history.

Relocating to Rhode Island with his future wife, Stefanie, David wrote for local publications, taught cooking classes, and worked for numerous restaurants and caterers. They moved to New Mexico in 2009, drawn by the enormous skies, breathtaking mountains and the belief that the effort it takes to live in this challenging environment builds stronger relationships within the community and deepens connection with place.

David has worked locally at Red Sage at Buffalo Thunder and Tierra at Encantado, Blue Corn Brewery, Sirphey and Harry’s Roadhouse. He decided to leave the hospitality industry in 2020 to pursue his passion supporting local food and farmers. He’s built strong relationships with producers and provides access to useful knowledge and opportunities critical to developing a sustainable regional food system.

Working for the Institute will allow David to engage with amazing local farmers beyond purchasing and policy work. “David says he’s thrilled to fill the position of Program Director at the Farmers Market Institute, and we’re thrilled to have him on board,” says Executive Director Andrea Maril. “He’s a skilled communicator and networker and that will help us expand the ecosystem of producers, consumers and support organizations.

Maureen is a native of Connecticut, but moved to Santa Fe via Tucson, Arizona. Having been attracted to the cultural diversity and vibrant arts community, the City Different became her home in 2014.

She has a tremendously varied professional background in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, but always with a focus on development, marketing, fundraising and sales.

While living and working in Hartford, Connecticut, Maureen became the Top Producer in a leading commercial real estate firm having negotiated the largest sale in the company's history. On the consummation of the deal, she joined the consortium of purchasers as Development Director for conversion of the property into a 2,000,000 square foot mixed-use complex. A move to the Southwest allowed her to engage professionally in the not-for-profit world as the Director of Philanthropy for Habitat for Humanity Tucson. Most recently, Maureen served as the Executive Director of Remy's Good Day Fund, a grantmaking nonprofit organization supporting solar energy projects on Tribal lands and in rural Northern New Mexico. Grantees included a variety of farm/food producing projects. The Fund invested $1,000,000.00 in Greater Santa Fe.

Volunteerism has been a key component in Maureen's life; she has been actively engaged in a multitude of nonprofit boards of directors and received several awards for Outstanding Community Service in Tucson. Her interest in food security and its importance in building community commenced in Connecticut when she was a founding and 15-year board member of a soup kitchen that grew into a muldti-faceted organization addressing the many issues of homelessness.

On moving to Santa Fe, she has served on the Boards of Futures For Children, Kitchen Angels, New Mexico Committee for Women in the Arts as Vice President of this affiliate of the Women's Museum in Washington,DC and Santa Fe Farmers' Market Institute.

Maureen attended Hollins College, Virginia and the Sorbonne University, Paris, France.

Travel is her passion, followed by film, literature and the performing arts.

Marina Ybarra is a born-and-bred New Mexican, raised in the small town of Madrid, NM. She has been part of the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute family in a contract capacity since 2020 and is turbo excited to officially join the team as Development Manager. With over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Marina specializes in data systems management and loves bringing order and insight to complex information. Deeply committed to community and volunteerism, she’s often found pitching in at local events. When she’s not working or volunteering, you’ll likely find her in her kayak on one of New Mexico’s beautiful lakes.