Champions of Rural Resilience

Get to know the passionate experts driving agrivoltaics and rural prosperity across California. Our Board of Directors brings a breadth of experiences to oversee our governance and strategy and our operations team brings together diverse skills to manage our day to day programs.



MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathryn Beros

Kathryn Beros

Chair

Daphne Condon

Daphne Condon

Secretary

Helge Biernath

Helge Biernath

Treasurer

Michael Loik

Michael Loik

Member at large

Adam Hatefi

Adam Hatefi

Member at large

Keith Gordon

Keith Gordon

Member at large

MEET OUR OPERATIONS TEAM

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Kathryn Beros

Executive Director


Kathryn is the founder of KAP Industry, an agrivoltaics solution provider focused on water conservation and community building. She has over a decade of experience in agriculture and water solutions, value chain leadership, and organizational development, including establishing the nature practice at a global consultancy. She holds a B.S. from the Fashion Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University.

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Michelle Cox

Program Manager


Michelle brings a 25-year track record of success in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and growth operations as a marketing executive in the technology industry. She holds a M.S. in Environmental Management, with a concentration in climate and energy, from the University of San Francisco. Her award-winning capstone research explored the agrivoltaics opportunity in California, with an emphasis on the potential resilience and economic benefits for communities in the Central Valley and across the state.