Board of Directors
Please allow us to take the time to officially introduce ourselves! We hope that our faces are familiar to you if you have come to meetings or other co-op events.
Board Elections are open to any interested member-owner during the next election. Contact us for more info.
Board meetings are always open to the public. View our calendar. Board minutes are made available after approved by the Board. You can find minutes from past meetings here.
Alyssa Schorer
Alyssa and her family have been Hillsboro residents since 2015. She owns a construction consulting business, with a background in structural engineering, so building a store is an exciting prospect! When not at an HFC board meeting you can find her on the soccer field, camping, or cooking. Local food has always been a factor of importance in Alyssa’s life, and her family is currently a member of 3 local CSA programs. Local food is not only good for health, but also for the environment and the economy; she hopes that the realization of a local Co-op can help spread these benefits to a wider audience.
Erin Ribacchi
As a relatively new resident of Hillsboro, Erin quickly fell in love with her neighborhood, the downtown area, and residents’ engagement with the community. Once hearing the mission of the Hillsboro Food Co-op, she joined immediately and is eager to bring local, sustainable, fresh groceries to her neighborhood. She has a Master of Accounting with over 13 years of experience in accounting, auditing, and risk compliance. Outside of work Erin can be found at local wineries, golfing, or spending time with her husband and dogs.
Marybeth Danielson
Marybeth believes in the mission of the Co-op: Bringing local, accessible food to everyone in our community. She grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and went to college in Bellingham. In Bellingham, she shopped at the local food co-op for the first time, and she loved it. She has wanted to join a co-op ever since that experience. After college, she moved to Japan and taught English. This is when she developed her love of travel. When she moved back to the US, she came to Oregon. She has been married for 28 years to her husband, Randy. They have two amazing kids. They love the Hillsboro community for the art, the farmer’s market, and the great friends they have met along the way. Marybeth is excited to be involved on the HFC Board of Directors and to meet more co-op owners!
Kyle Dykstra
Kyle first fell in love with the idea of food coops when visiting Mount Vernon, Washington, after a backpacking trip over 20 years ago. Mount Vernon‘s food coop has been active for over 50 years and is Kyle’s favorite grocery store that he has been to. Kyle is excited to bring his skills and knowledge of construction and food to the board, and to help bring a community centered co-op to Hillsboro. Kyle lives in Hillsboro with his wife and daughter.
Tim Farrell
Tim has been an HFC member-owner since 2017. He believes in the vision to provide our community with high-quality, local, socially-responsible, organic and sustainably produced food. He is anxious to see the vision come to life. As a recently retired long-time employee of Intel, he is looking for opportunities to give back to his local community. His business acumen and community awareness are assets to being a member of the board. His community involvement has included many years on the boards of Hillsboro Soccer Club and Glencoe Boys Lacrosse. He has served 6 years as a citizen member on the Hillsboro School District budget committee. He and his wife Stacey have lived in Hillsboro for 28 years raising four boys before moving in 2019 to Forest Grove.
Brandon Iwasaki
Brandon is passionate about food cooperatives and has ownership in three different ones in Oregon and Washington, including HFC. He enjoys sourcing high-quality products from the local community and learning how to create systems for keeping wealth within a local economy. Brandon is excited to be part of making it happen in Hillsboro!
Michael Shepard
Michael Shepard and his wife, Rhonda, have been residents of North Plains since 2014. They have a passion for community, small business and good food. After a 30+ year career in local media, primarily in Washington state, Michael became CEO of a Hillsboro-based communications cooperative in 2016. The cooperative has more than tripled in size during his tenure and, more importantly, it has helped its members -- which themselves are mostly cooperative businesses -- communicate and serve their members better. Michael hopes to apply his knowledge of cooperative and business operations to advance HFC’s goals.
Adam Simantel
Adam is a Hillsboro resident who joined the board in 2017. He believes we are lucky to be surrounded by phenomenal agriculture here in the Tualatin and Willamette valley and looks forward to the Co-op emphasizing ties between local farmers and consumers.
Shaun Starr
I am interested in serving on the HFC Board because I would like to make our community a better place to live, and I care and believe in the vision of the Hillsboro Food Co-op. The quality of our lives in downtown Hillsboro has been impacted by the loss of Hanks. When members of our community rose up in support of the Hillsboro Food Co-op, my spirits were lifted. And now it is the time for me to step up and take an active role in making this urgent need a reality.