Staff Members

Johan Kolm – Director of Project and Facilities

I came to Nazareth Farm with a heart for service, a love of community, and a desire to live more intentionally. With a background in hands-on work and leadership, I was drawn to the Farm’s mission of simplicity, prayer, community, and service. I value the deep relationships that form through shared labor and daily life, and I believe that transformative change begins with small, faithful acts of care — for the land, for our neighbors, and for each other.

At Nazareth Farm, I’ve found a place where faith meets action in a powerful way. I’m here because I believe in the dignity of every person and the strength that comes from working together. Whether I’m helping to build a deck, planting a tree, or praying with others at the end of a long day, I’m reminded daily of the beauty of this mission and the hope it offers. This work challenges me, grounds me, and gives me purpose.

Dan Conover – Staff Member since March 2023

Dan joins the Farm’s staff with so much joy and love for this place. Growing up and living in Syracuse, New York, Dan had his first encounter with the Farm when he was a high school student and has returned multiple times in a variety of roles, including (but not limited to) Sojo Supreme™, oft-disputed volleyball champion, and tomato-growing enthusiast. When Dan graduated from Excelsior University in December of 2022, he decided to commit to joining the incredible Nazareth Farm staff community.

Dan loves Our Lady of Guadalupe, good music, making the world’s best pepperoni rolls, trying to work on cars, playing Spikeball, and spending time with people. His severe FOMO means he is always willing to sacrifice hours of sleep in the name of community building. Dan’s fellow community members regularly feel the need to remind him to “stay nervous,” but all he really wants to say is “stay safe, stay blessed” and, most importantly, “if you can’t be great, be unforgettable.”

Ashley Bound – Staff Member since October 2023

Ashley finally joins the staff community after four warm summers as a sojourner and one snowy January as a college volunteer. Hailing from Old Forge, Pennsylvania (the self-proclaimed Pizza Capital of the World), her adventures have led her across the Northeast, where she settled for college and work before returning home to Nazareth Farm to follow in the footsteps of her prayer partners and the most inspirational, influential individuals she has ever met – Erin, Max, and Allyson.

Ashley majored in environmental studies and minored in creative writing and psychology at Colgate University (go GATE!) in central New York. There, she was able to nurture her love for the great outdoors through her work on a small vegetable farm and her hikes in the Adirondacks.

Ashley has an innate zest for life and easily finds hidden joys in the world around her. When she isn’t playing with the dogs, petting the cats, baking bread, or wandering through the garden looking for cool bugs, you can find her crocheting, reading poetry, thinking about baking more bread, flipping over rocks in the creek, and trying to live every day as if it were her last.

 

Gracie Seely – Staff Member since April 2024

Gracie joins staff here after her first summer as a sojourner. She graduated in May of 2023 from the University of Wyoming, (SKO POKES) with a degree in Speech Language Pathology and Disability Studies. There she was able to nurture her love for the outdoors and living in rural communities. She loves to read, cook, occasionally write poetry and is always down to discover new music. She loves to go on spontaneous adventures, especially when there is a body of water to jump into or big rocks to climb.

Brendan Foerster – Staff Member since June 2024

Hi my name is Brendan but I’m trying to get people to start calling me boom boom. I joined staff in June of 2024 after sojourning in the previous two summers. I’m originally from camp hill, Pennsylvania and went to Colgate University where I studied applied math. A few fun facts about me: I have been to roughly 8% of all sheetz locations in the United States (hopefully 10% by the end of 2025), I am a part owner of the Green Bay Packers, and I can play the shire theme song on the tin whistle sometimes. My other main interests are sports, potatoes, and waves. If you’re ever looking for me, I’m likely in the creek thinking about these things.

Morgan O’Regan – Staff Member since June 2024

Morgan joins staff here in June after just graduating from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire in May where she studied Social Work and Sociology. There she was able to engage in service in a variety of ways which eventually led her to Nazareth Farm as a volunteer then for the following summers as a sojourner. Morgan originally grew up in Connecticut where she learned to love hiking, snowboarding, cooking, and living with pets including many chickens and a dog, + the occasional black bear. But her love of rural West Virginia and the community at Nazareth Farm are one of the many reasons she came back to join us on staff. You can often find her spending time chatting in the living room, at a meal, or any car ride, embracing community or maybe attempting to play the harmonica. She loves a new adventure and is always willing to go and explore somewhere new such as the foundation of the farmhouse or the attic of the mega barn.

Rachel Greiner – Staff Member since January 2025

Hey, my name is Rachel and I joined the staff at Nazareth Farm in January 2025. I am from Toms River, New Jersey which is right along the ocean. I graduated from the University of New Haven in May 2024 with a degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in investigative services and a minor in communications. I was introduced to the farm when I was in high school through my parish’s youth group CYGNUS. I fell in love with the farm my first time as a volunteer and continued to volunteer two more times after that. To find a place as beautiful as West Virginia and a community that nurtures my faith has been a blessing which I will be eternally grateful for. 

Vincent Laury – Staff Member since January 2025

Hiya!! My name is Vincent, but most people close to me call me V.. my older sister wasn’t able to pronounce my whole name as a child, thus the one letter nickname. I’m a staunch supporter of almost all things St. Louis, Missouri, the wonderful Midwestern city from which I hail. I went to the University of Dayton where I studied both Theology and Sustainability, so living and working at Nazareth Farm is a fitting marriage of  both my academic and general interests. Some things I enjoy are anything sports related (playing, watching, talking about, quizzing people on…etc) with a significant emphasis on disc sports. I love whistling so much! Especially to songs that I’m likely not going to know the lyrics to; whistling to them makes me feel somewhat included… I love hanging out with people, particularly when it involves annoying my friends who actually like to read. Having fun is so fun!

Hiking, wandering, and adventuring are also things I find great joy in. So if you ever want to hike the Appalachian Trail, or up the holler hillsides, both places where God is so extremely present, let me know! I also really love my stuffed animal bunny Bopsy and the Ice Age movies, especially 2-4. 

I’m so excited and hopeful for living life to the fullest at the farm, in home repair, gardening, and all things growing in my faith and in relationships with the people around me!