Lilea brings a decade of experience in early learning and community building to her role as the Executive Director of First 5 Napa County. Prior to her current role, Lilea served as the Community Programs and Network Manager at First 5 Napa County. She held prior positions as a Site Supervisor and Child Development Teacher at preschools in Napa County and brings leadership experience on several local nonprofit boards including the Napa Farmers Market and Community Resources for Children. Lilea has a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Brandman University. She and her family have lived in Napa County since 2008.

Carine comes from a long line of farmers in California and Southern France. In 2015 Carine and her husband, Robert, started Sun Tracker Farm in Yolo County’s Capay Valley. Sun Tracker Farm is a small organic farm that implements regenerative farming practices to grow annual fruits and vegetables and raise pastured poultry. In addition, Carine works for a non-profit organization, Kitchen Table Advisors, as a Farm Business Advisor. Carine helps small sustainable farms in Northern California achieve economic viability.  Carine loves to write about the farming experience and writes a monthly column for the Napa Valley Register, “Pages from a Farmer”. Despite the many hats she wears, Carine’s favorite is being a mother to two beautiful boys who join her everywhere from harvesting melons, to selling at the farmers market, or to exploring their backyard creek.