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YEO Bios
Jeremy Farmer
Mayor

Lawrence, Kansas
Jeremy Farmer, a native of Lawrence, KS, is the chief executive officer
of Just Food, the Douglas County food bank which provides food to
thousands of county residents each month through its food pantry and
40 community partners. Farmer is passionate about being an advocate
and a voice for those who are marginalized. After attending high school
in 2001 at Lawrence High, Farmer graduated from seminary and worked
at churches in California and Arkansas before moving back to Lawrence in 2011. He is very close to
his family and especially enjoys spending time with his two nieces, both born in 2013. Farmer is an
avid blogger, Mac junkie, storm chaser, and sports fan. Farmer authored a leadership program called
ELEVATE, which has been taught in nonprofits and churches across the country. @jeremyfarmerks

Wesley Farrow

Neighborhood Council Board Member
Los Angeles, California
Wesley Farrow serves as the executive director of Coro Southern California.
In 2006, Farrow moved to Southern California to become a secondary
special education teacher. After taking leave from LAUSD to accept a
Coro Fellowship, he helped launch a socially conscious language training
business. Prior to joining the team at Coro, Farrow worked as West Coast
manager at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.
Farrow holds the honorary position of Director of International Affairs for Woman and Children’s
Agenda in Northern Uganda, and serves in various board capacities at the South LA Worksource
Center, the Leadership for Educational Equity Los Angeles’ Regional Strategy Team, and Powerline,
an innovative civic engagement platform. Farrow was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2014 to serve
on the Del Rey Neighborhood Council in Southwest Los Angeles. Wesley is a proud graduate of the
University of Michigan. @wesleyfarrow

Michael Fisher

County Commissioner
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Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Michael Fisher serves on the board of commissioners in Isabella County,
Michigan. This is Fisher’s first elected position, but he has been involved in
local government through his work as an environmental scientist for the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe since 2011. His policy interests include
encouraging sustainable development, maintaining fiscal responsibility,
and improving relationships between local governments, Central Michigan
University, and the Tribe. As a 26-year-old graduate student and a direct descendant of the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe, Fisher brings an important perspective to the board of commissioners. In
2011, Fisher participated in the Native American Political Leadership Program at George Washington
University and interned for the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He has a degree in