Our Team
Sandy Loam Team
Aishwarya Kancharla
Sandy Loam Administrator & Ranch Co-Manager
Aishwarya realized early on that her career would be devoted to working with families and communities. But, she didn’t expect to follow in her family's footsteps as an educator, pursuing a career path focused on children’s and women’s health & human rights instead. The endless and exciting possibilities that exist in education and community development ultimately brought her back to her family’s calling. She is proud to be a part of Sandy Loam Sustainable Communities and looks forward to working with the next generation of leaders.
Tammy Eaton
Farm and Enrichment Program Specialist
Tammy is passionate about children’s hands-on learning. She grew up camping, hiking, fishing, and visiting her grandfather’s dairy farm in Upstate New York. She began volunteering and working with children at the age of 12 and forged her path as a teacher early by taking early childhood education classes in high school. She earned her AA in Early Childhood Education and worked in 3 different schools over 7 years.
After attending Sonoma State University for Psychology, she became heavily involved in Girl Scouts, initially with her daughter's troop and held every position imaginable from Recruiter to Day Camp Director to Trainer for over 13 years. She looks forward to sharing her lifetime of experience with animals, farming and the outdoors with Sandy Loam children.
Emily Eaton-Clark
Teacher's Aide
Emily has been working with children for over 10 years. She has served as a Girl Scout camp counselor for several summers and has worked for the YMCA at an after-school program on the campus of an elementary school. She has attending Counselor in Training courses through Girl Scouts and the YMCA. Emily is very creative and artistic. She brings that creativity to her job here at Sandy Loam. She is known for her kind ways with animals and her ability to get the shyest of them to befriend her. When not at Sandy Loam, you can find her working on her fairy garden business, creating art or spending time with her friends and her own pets.
Ranch Co-Manager
Farmer Tomi Henry
Farmer & Ranch Co-Manager
Tomi Laine Henry has had a lifelong passion for sustainability and self-sufficiency. As a descendent of America’s first pioneers, Tomi has an innate thirst for frontiers of all kinds. Growing up in an industrial farming family, Tomi found herself wondering if there was a better way of doing things, and she hasn’t stopped wondering. Tomi’s version of modern homesteading is forward-thinking, tech-savvy and designed for both quality of life and efficiency in production. She began homesteading in 2013 and earned an A.S. in Sustainable Agriculture from SRJC in 2023.
