Market Manager - Kellie
Kellie Sebastian has been our Market Manager since 2021. She came to us after moving back here to her hometown, Frankfort Kentucky, and has grown alongside the market, navigating the challenges of an organization that’s always in flux. In her words, “It has been such an honor to work with the Farmers Market these past few years. This incredible organization has given me ample structure and room to grow professionally. Plus, farmers are my favorite group of people.” Her cheerful smile at the Welcome Table is always appreciated by our organization and customers. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family and digging in her garden.
Online sales Manager - Risa
After over a decade as a small business owner in Frankfort, a profession change has invited Risa to dedicate her work to connecting community to food and nature. As a long-time patron of the Market and Mother of two, she appreciated right away the opportunity to buy fresh, local ingredients online. She values community, farmers and wide-spread accessibility to healthy foods and looks forward to growing with the online Market and Farm to Frankfort programs. She lives with her two children and their 18 year old dog, and enjoys plants, cooking and the arts.
FARM to Frankfort Delivery - Abby
Abby Clark’s love of our farmers market stems back to 2011, when she interned for one of our current vendors. As a college student she admired Connie and Trina, two local women leading the way in their local food movement. After college, she managed various community gardens, two Veterans Ag Therapy Farms and sold produce to local restaurants.
Now as a mom of 3, she understands the current food dilemma that much more. This will be her 6th year with our farmers market serving as delivery driver, delivering locally-sourced food and smiles to our community one box at a time. She is proud to be a part of our women-driven powerhouse of a food chain, if you haven’t signed up for Thursday delivery, she highly recommends it!
FreshRx Nutrition Outreach Coordinator - Kayla
Kayla is a Registered Dietitian with over 15 years’ experience. Kayla uses her experience within nutrition and public health to help people learn to eat and live well. As Clinical Nutrition Manager at Frankfort Regional Medical center, Kayla provides direct nutrition care and education to patients and families, manages the clinical nutrition staff, and oversees the maintenance of nutrition regulatory policies and procedures. Kayla's past experience includes time as a Director of Nutrition Services, at a nutrition non-profit. During that time, Kayla developed, implemented, and evaluated nutrition and food access programs and services. She helped in the development and expansion of Atlanta's first, hospital based, fruit and vegetable prescription program.
Kayla received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Pennsylvania State University and went on to earn her Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to being a Registered Dietitian, Kayla is also a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. When she’s not working, you can find Kayla at home, in Frankfort, with her husband and two little boys. You can check out her FreshRx newsletters here.
VISTA Fresh Food Access/Farm to school coordinator - Connie
Connie Lemley serves as the Friends of the Market’s VISTA Fresh Food Access Coordinator and Farm to School Coordinator for Frankfort Independent Schools. Connie has been involved with the market as a farmer/vendor and now as staff and advocate for 20 years. She is focused on market sustainability, food access work, farm to school efforts, and building a more vibrant local food system.
Connie and her husband Andy have lived and farmed in Franklin County since 2004. Connie also serves on the boards of the Jane Julian Farm and Franklin Co. Emergency Community Food Pantry and is passionate about growing fresh food access in our community.
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Farmers Market Board of Directors
Maggie Dungan (Salad Days Farm), President
Lee Ann Jones (Happy Jack’s Pumpkins & Produce), Vice-President
Jack Kuhn (Kuhndog Ridge Farm), Treasurer
Emily Buckler (Buckler Farms), Secretary
Chelsea Barbour (High Five Farm)
Diana Hogan (Mefford Family Farm)