PCF Welcomes a Co-Executive Director of Operations & Fundraising to The Team
PCF’s Co-Executive Directors stand in front of the Middle School Garden Greenhouse. Photo by PCF's Camden Kinnie. Shana Donner (R) Mary Andronis (L)
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve welcomed Shana Donner to the team as the Co-Executive Director of Operations and Finance. Shana brings 20+ years experience in fundraising, team building, finance, and leadership to the Partridge Creek Farm team ahead of the 2026 growing season.
This position works in partnership with the Programs & Partnerships Executive Director (“Co-ED”) to provide comprehensive leadership. This role has primary responsibility for financial oversight, operational excellence, fundraising strategy, board development, and organizational compliance while collaborating closely with the Programs & Partnerships Co-ED on strategic planning and organizational culture development.
We are overjoyed to bring on Shana with her fundraising expertise as we seek to increase donor and volunteer engagement and participation in the near future with the instability of the food system and education grants increasing. PCF will need to rely heavily on community champions who believe in their mission: to provide local food access and education to connect the community with their food and one another. Shana will work collaboratively as Co-Executive Director alongside Mary Antonia Andronis, PCF’s Executive Director of Programs and Partnerships.
“We are thrilled to welcome Shana to our team and the PCF community. She is an amazing addition to the team and will offer great support as a Co-Executive Director”, says Mary Andronis, Programs and Partnerships Executive Director.
Stepping Into A Co-Executive Model
Embracing the Co-Executive Director Model
Partridge Creek Farm is adopting a Co‑Executive Director model to lead collaboratively. One director will focus on finance and operations; the other on programs and partnerships. This split encourages balance, sparks innovation, and strengthens our team-driven culture while keeping our mission central and building long-term stability. We believe this shared leadership, increasingly used by nonprofits, better pairs vision with structure and community needs with sustainability.
Meet Our New Food Access Manager
PCF also welcomes a new Food Access Manager, Sarah Hayward to the team. Sarah will manage the four community garden sites, bed rentals, and food access programming at Partridge Creek Farm. These two new additions to the team are passionate about growing food for the Ishpeming community and PCF is thrilled to welcome them to the team.
Sarah has been involved in our local food system over the last 15 years in a variety of capacities. What sparked her interest in local food was working in the Marquette Food Cooperative's Produce department. Sarah worked at Michigan State University, North farm as the North Farm Manager. She spent time working for Marquette Alger Regional Educational Services Agency as part of the Transition team. In this space she has worked with the team and students to start a school garden. Hoping to inspire a love for growing food, being outside and eating garden fresh foods. In her free time she enjoys canoeing, hiking, art and being with family.
