Meet Our Team

Hello! I was born and raised in Cincinnati in a Dutch household where my parents imported flower bulbs from the Netherlands. I went on to get my Bachelor’s degree in communications from Ohio University. In 2015, my husband and I founded Perch Farm as a hobby that quickly grew into a labor of love. What started as a small farm venture became our passion, particularly in sharing our knowledge and love for farming with children and our community at large. This led us to establish a non-profit organization focused on education, turning our farm into a valuable resource for sustainable agriculture practices.

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Kathleen is an enthusiastic Early Childhood educator with a Master’s in Education from Mount Saint Joseph University and a Bachelor’s in Family Studies from The Ohio State University. She has spent over 15 years bringing joy to learning through imaginative, hands-on, and play-based activities. Kathleen believes in the magic of early education and she hopes to foster a lifelong love for learning and curiosity in her young students. Outside of education, she can be found chasing her two energetic children through local parks, enjoying a cup of coffee with her family, or working on home decor projects.