Sue Conley

Sue founded Cowgirl Creamery and Tomales Bay Foods in 1997 with her long time friend, Peggy Smith. Their mission is to make delicious certified organic cheese while providing sales and marketing support to fellow artisan cheesemakers. More importantly, The Tomales Bay Foods kitchen has proudly provided provisions and meals to the residents of the Mesa Refuge since 1997.

Sue is active in promoting agricultural stewardship as evident in her 18 years as a board member at the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. She was also a founding board member of Marin Organic and currently serves on the board of The California Artisan Cheese Guild and the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center.

She served as the president of the Mesa Refuge Board of Trustees through 2023.