The Partners
Jack McCarthy
Co-Founder & Partner
San Francisco, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Jack is a Co-Founder and Partner of Gold Leaf Farming, where he leads the firm’s investment efforts.
Brandon Rebiero
Co-founder & Partner
Modesto, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Brandon is a Co-Founder and Partner of Gold Leaf Farming, where he leads the firm’s farming efforts.
Farming Team
Ramon Campa
Farm Manager,
Arizona
Yuma, AZ
Favorite food we grow:
Natural Delights Cacao with Pecans Date Rolls
Ramon oversees Gold Leaf’s medjool date farms near
Yuma, AZ.
Chris Demmers
Farm Manager – Fresno
Firebaugh, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Nonpareil Almonds - Straight Off the Tree!
Chris is a recent addition to the Gold Leaf team. He currently oversees our farm in Westlands, GLF7 Brannon Avenue.
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Ryan Hackett
Regional Director,
Central California
Modesto, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Blue Diamond Lightly Salted Almonds
Ryan is a Regional Director at Gold Leaf Farming, where he manages farm operations for Central and Southern California.
Jared Hajik
Regional Director,
Northern California
Sacramento, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Aldrich almonds - they have a sweeter amaretto flavor than other varieties
Jared is a Regional Director at Gold Leaf Farming, where he manages farm operations for Northern California.
Acquisitions Team
Sawyer Clark
Director of Development & Special Projects
Sacramento, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Roasted & Salted Shelled Pistachios
Sawyer spends his time at Gold Leaf Farming split between acquiring new properties and leading operational initiatives with the farm team - especially those regarding the company's sustainability practices.
Josh Guggenheim
Director of Acquisitions
San Francisco, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Josh leads Gold Leaf Farming's farm sourcing and expansion efforts.
Hyeong Shin
Manager of Acquisitions
San Francisco, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Hyeong works on the firm's farm sourcing and expansion efforts.
Santiago Larrain
MBA Summer Intern - Acquisitions
San Francisco, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Roasted and Salted In-Shell Pistachios
Santiago is completing an Internship with the Acquisitions team at GLF, where he assists with the firm's farm sourcing and expansion efforts.
Business Team
Monica Garcia
Business Manager
Modesto, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Monica is Gold Leaf’s Business Manager, where she leads our administration. She wears many hats from accounting & finance to HR, and keeps the day-to-day office operations running.
Tina Mistry
Staff Accountant
Oakdale, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Tina is a Staff Accountant at Gold Leaf Farming, where she helps manage our bill pay, reporting, and more. Prior to joining Gold Leaf, Tina held various accounting positions at companies including 5.11 Tactical Series, Foster Poultry Farms and Holiday Inn Express.
Elyza Murillo
Accounting Manager
Modesto, CA
Favorite food we grow:
Elyza is the Accounting Manager
at Gold Leaf Farming, where she is responsible for accounting and reporting at all of our farms.