The Farm About Us

The FARM Board consists of members:

Lou Meyer, President- Lou is the host of “Reality Check!”, a weekly television show on NCTV, Channel 11 in Nevada County and a broadcaster on KVMR, 89.5, a nationally renowned community radio station. Lou has extensive experience in music and video production and has been a community activist for over 2 decades. He is the former vice-chair of the Mill Valley, CA Chamber of Commerce board of directors and is a former board member of Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center in Kensington, CA. He currently sits on the board of historic St. Joseph's Cultural Center and Tibetech, a local non-profit supplying computer equipment and education to the Tibetan monks and nuns in exile in India.

Richard Fournier- Richard is the executive producer of “The Ridge Boys”, an environmental movie shown at the Wild and Scenic film festival in Nevada City, CA in January of 2008. The Wild and Scenic film festival is the largest of its kind in the world. He spent 2009 mastering the Red Camera, as well as film editing. He also spearheaded our Harp Project.

Terri Hicklin, Secretary- Terri has been a resident of Nevada County since 1986, and has long been involved in community. After 20 years in Social Services, she switched career paths and went to work for local community access television in 1999, utilizing her degree in Communications. Community television is near and dear to her heart, as with the ever-increasing corporate take-over of our airwaves, sharing local events, news, and ideas in an "electronic soapbox" forum allows the public a venue for free speech. Terri is a long-time staff member of “Reality Check!” on NCTV, and crews on numerous other locally produced television programs. She is an accomplished videographer and a veteran community projects organizer. She also serves the community as a board-member of APPLE (the Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy). Her goal is to awaken and encourage people to become involved in their local community and to foster the creative spirit wherever it may be found.

Steve Michelsen- Having grown up in the studios of Channel 4 TV and KCPX-FM in Salt Lake City and KNBC 4 in Los Angeles, Steve has had a lifelong attachment with broadcast media. He is a trustee of KYRR 93.3 FM in Blue Tent, CA and is involved with Community TV in Black Rock City, NV. Steve is a housing advocate and has been involved with over 850 affordable housing projects in 18 California Counties, Oregon, Utah and Connecticut. He's known for playing guitar & keyboards and writing music.

Randy Hansen- Randy is a local retailer and mental health activist. He hosted an avant-garde music show on FCAT and produces and hosts a daily news show, GVTV News on NCTV. Randy has been involved in television and video production for over a decade.

Eric Tomb, Vice-President- Former president of FCAT, Eric is a local bookseller and a broadcaster on KVMR 89.5 FM, hosting a weekly interview and book review show. He is the past host of a live, local current events show on Foothills Community Access Television (FCAT). He is an international traveler with a special affinity for China. A veteran videographer, Eric documents various events and topics of local interest.

Gail Woodman, Treasurer– Gail is currently a crew volunteer at NCTV Ch 11, for Lew Sitzer’s “Nevada County Interviews”. She has over 2 decades experience in small business management including accounting and bookkeeping. She has worked in the print media and in sales for KVMR, 89.5 FM community radio. Her goal is to contribute her business knowledge and abilities to organization(s) that support the awakening process taking place on our planet, and to communicate with others the joy in volunteerism.

Scott Ingram- Scott has been a videographer for close to a decade. He's a cameraman for Reality Check on NCTV and has taped and archived a multitude of events in and out of Nevada County. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Viola St. Pierre- Viola is an accomplished artist and designer of award-winning stained glass rooms and windows. She has extensive marketing, networking and fundraising skills. Viola is a graduate of Rhode Island College with degrees in Art Education and Liberal Arts.

Penelope Curtis- Penelope is an advisory board member of The FARM. She is a long-time non-profit arts manager with extensive organizing and events coordinating skills. She is involved in cultural heritage tourism.