Once Upon a Farm is as close to a storybook workplace as you’ll find anywhere. We foster an entrepreneurial culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact and fun.
Once Upon a Farm is as close to a storybook workplace as you’ll find anywhere. We foster an entrepreneurial culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact and fun.
Meet the Farm Family
His mother may or may not have put an actual bowl on top of his head to give him haircuts as a child.
John Foraker
Co-Founder & CEO
She grew up in West Virginia – the middle of 3 girls!
Jennifer Garner
Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer
People used to call her the Buddha baby.
Cassandra Curtis
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
His parents bought him superman PJs & they were all he wanted to wear all day every day for the next year.
Ari Raz
Co-Founder & President
Grew up in a house that valued Natural/Organic & her family shopped at the flagship Whole Foods in Austin!
Alyssa Koestner
Regional Sales Manager
Born with an innate love for animals… followed by an acquired love for the cordless Dyson V8.
Andrea Dughman
Data Entry Specialist
She and her sisters formed a singing group, Jaze, when they were younger with their dad as their manager.
Jane Ablaza
Marketing Communications Manager
As a baby, her super power was throwing up on people she didn’t like (they never wanted to hold her again)!
Robyn DeFina
VP of Brand Marketing
Her parents couldn’t understand a word she said until she was 4 & are still in awe she’s VP of Communications.
Keely Fadrhonc
VP of Marketing Communications
He used to think Peter Pan was cool because he could fly, but realized Super Man is better.
Marcus Huynh
Head of Ecommerce
Had a passion for reading from a very young age & started ordering Disney books through the mail at age 5!
Lee Hill
Consumer Relations Manager
Marcie Hsia
Director of Supply Chain Planning
He’s a twin and also shares a birthday with his dad.
Ryan Johnson
Customer Fulfillment & Supply Chain Manager
Had to go on nightly car rides to fall asleep, but now she can hardly stay up past 10pm!
Nicole MacNeill
Brand Manager
Eating her way around the world, one country at a time.
Emma Marano
Marketing & Sales Associate
Her childhood dream was to be April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – she dressed in yellow from head to toe for weeks!
Gigi McAward
Regional Sales Manager
He was named after Nolan Ryan but only got a small fraction of his baseball skills.
Ryan Melvin
Documentation Specialist
You can see her perform out on court with the Golden State Warriors NBA Dance Team!
Lauren Morse
Sales Planning Manager
Malynn’s parents sent her to Thailand at age 5 to learn the language on the beautiful Phuket island.
Malynn Poryanee
Co-manufacturing Process and Quality Auditor
Youngest of 3 & on a lifelong journey to discover, “at what age will my family stop referring to me as Baby?”
Michelle Potter
Regional Sales Manager
Moved to San Francisco from Atlanta after graduation with just a backpack & has never looked back!
Susan Reeves
Director of Materials Planning
He got his mid-century modern mania VERY early.
Miguel Santos
Director, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Finished 2nd in a Baby Crawling Competition & has had a chip on his shoulder ever since.
Jeff Schafer
Regional Sales Manager
Despite his passion for playing hockey, the only tooth he knocked out growing up came at age 4 when he tried to ride a bike without training wheels
Scott Schofield
Sales Manager Emerging Channels
She has a pug named Eevee who is her fur child.
Charlotte Simms
Transportation & Supply Chain Specialist
Like this backdrop, she enjoys long hikes through the woods & has also secured a more qualified hairdresser.
Devon Steinberg
Shopper Marketing Coordinator
Her favorite book as a child was Cinderella, but she’s the singlest 40-year-old gal on the planet.
Mindy Tawzer
Business Operations Manager
“There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” was her favorite book & she once swallowed a fly while reading it.
Susan Tran
Outsource Accounting Manager
She was a total tomboy & climbed every tree available. Still holds true… just a bit more awkward!
Jocy Upton
Vice President of Sales
Larry Waldman
Claudia Ward
Purchasing Manager
Her childhood dream was to be a National Geographic photographer but she prefers adventures closer to home.
Megan Young
Social Media Coordinator
She has a twin brother and her parents used to dress them up in matching outfits… every day.
Lulu Zheng
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
She requested to be Eddie Munster for Halloween, but was only able to rotate between a pumpkin and an m&m.
Kaitlyn Zuber
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Dr. Jill Castle, MS., RD., LDN.
Our Childhood Nutrition Expert
Dr. Jill Castle is a registered dietitian and nutritionist. With over 25 years of experience with babies, toddlers, children and teens in a variety of settings from private practice and consulting to author and writer (and as a mother of 4!), Jill is sought after as one of America’s childhood nutrition experts.
The Crib
If you’re passionate about helping kids thrive and making a difference in the world, we’d love to hear from you.
