Our Team
Keira Farmer
Keira is a New Hampshire native and professional farmer. She holds a BS in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from the University of New Hampshire.
Following college, Keira spend four years in event management for a national robotics company based in New Hampshire. Keira is the owner of Yankee Farmer’s Market (Est 1998) and Pitcher Mountain Farm (Est 2013). Yankee Farmer’s Market is a bison farm with farm store allowing the community a place to get locally raised, quality meats and other farm products. Pitcher Mountain Farm is dedicated to raising grass-fed Scottish Highland cattle and produces hay. She manages all daily operations of the farms, retail store, online sales, wholesale sales, concessions, animal procurement, processing, and accounting. She also works as a consultant in farm development.
Keira founded Holistic Roots in 2023 as a way to inspire others to questions where and how their food is raised. With her love of experiential education and commitment to share her passion for, and knowledge of, agriculture, health, wellness, nutrition, education, and holistic practices with her community, the non-profit was formed.
Keira is also a mother of 3 kids, Kaley (21), Ella (19) and Sam (15) . She is an alpine ski coach with thirty years of experience. She loves family adventures, skiing, traveling, farming, biking, kayaking, swimming, and camping
Brian Farmer
Brian began raising bison at the age of sixteen in southern New Hampshire. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.
Following college, Brian spent 8 years working in the non-profit engineering sector, specializing in project management, event management, and fundraising for a national robotics competition.
Brian ultimately returned to his first passion, founding Yankee Farmer's Market in 1998. In this role, he is responsible for farm, land, animal, and equipment management. Brian also consults in the farm planning and development fields. Brian serves as a Board Member at the New Hampshire Farm Bureau. Brian also currently works as a field service engineer.
Brian brings a vast knowledge and passion for farm management, agriculture, and raising livestock to Holistic Roots.
Richard Hansberger
Mr. Hansberger holds a PhD in English/Education from the University of Arizona. He graduated summa cum laude from UCLA prior to pursuing graduate work. Mr. Hansberger’s last 20 years of scholarly research, activities and work have focused on educational technology, public charter schools and teacher training. From 1993 he taught graduate and undergraduate courses at California State University, Northridge and the University of Arizona. In 1993, he pioneered distance learning technologies at California State University, Northridge using internet connections offered to students by the university. In 1998, he helped secure a multi-million dollar federal grant to develop a distance learning platform that brought educational opportunities to thousands of underserved college students in rural parts of the state of Arizona. From 2000 to 2010 represented non-profit, member-supported advocacy groups in California nationally and abroad, including the California Charter Schools Association. Mr. Hansberger has also testified numerous times before both state and federal legislative bodies regarding real property law and has served the State of California as a member of an Attorney General committee developing real property recording regulations. He is a former liaison to The Hague Conference on Private International Law and has presented to that body twice on matters of technology law.
Prior to opening his own practice, Mr. Hansberger headed the Education Law practice at the prestigious boutique litigation firm of Bensinger, Ritt, Tai & Thvedt, LLP. Continuing to support those charter schools he helped form during his time with the California Charter School Association, as well utilizing his education law practice, in 2013 Mr. Hansberger co-founded Hansberger & Klein, an education specialized law practice.
Mr. Hansberger earned his BA from UCLA, MA from California State University, Northridge, PhD from the University of Arizona and his JD from Glendale University College of Law.
Erica Klein
Ms. Klein earned her BS in Psychology and English. Ms. Klein has extensive motion and trial practice experience. She taught while earning her undergraduate and law degrees. In 1997, she began her legal career as a prosecutor in Minnesota for the Ramsey County Attorney’s office juvenile division. After many years in public service, in 2002 she moved to the private sector establishing a successful family law practice managing cases for clients with complex financial portfolios and property, engaging in Alternative Dispute Resolution and complex civil litigation. Born and raised in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, Ms. Klein returned to California in 2005, focusing her practice on state and federal criminal defense in the Central District of California. From 2005 to 2013 she worked with defense teams for some of the largest criminal prosecutions in the Western United States. Coming from a family of lifelong educators, and she herself a former teacher, Ms. Klein returned to the education world, co-founding Hansberger & Klein. She brings to the firm a passion for education along with more than 20 years extensive litigation and negotiation experience.
Ms. Klein earned her BS from Lake Superior State University, Michigan, and her JD from William Mitchell College of Law, Minnesota.
Sean McGann
Sean holds a MA in Photojournalism from the Missouri School of Journalism and a BA in both International Relations & Spanish from Xavier University. He has twenty-plus years experience as a freelance photojournalist/documentary photographer/videographer. Clients include ASHOKA International, The Associated Press, Connecticut Post The Denver Post, Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel & El Sentinel, LA Times & LATWP, New Mexico Magazine, and The Serimus Foundation among others. He has extensive work experience in nearly two dozen countries and has been honored to be a GoPro for a Cause and Creative Visions grant recipient.
Before growing more permanent roots in New Mexico, Sean developed, managed, and taught a series of photography courses throughout Southeast Asia and Southern Africa. These programs were often paired with cultural immersion and community service components. During this time he also served as the Country Director for all programming in Myanmar.
Sean has consulted for a number of nonprofit organizations including ARTsmart New Mexico (arts programming in public schools), The Greenhouse Foundation (medical marijuana), and ImgineAsia (educational opportunities for Afghan children). In this role, he tends to specialize in program development and implementation, and management.
In his free time, Sean is also a K9 Handler with ten years of experience specializing in Search and Rescue and detection work.