Tori Kauffman
Former Program Manager, Drought Advisors
Fort Collins, CO
Tori Kauffman began her career in the food service industry, where six years of working in kitchens with small teams taught her a love of serving and connecting with people. In 2021, she received her masters degree in Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Colorado in Boulder. During her graduate work, Tori discovered a love for engaging with and learning from agricultural producers. She loves hearing peoples’ stories and learning from the expertise and experience of others, and she is passionate about connecting individuals with varying backgrounds and beliefs over common values to effectively face shared challenges.
Her passion for working with Colorado’s producers led Tori to Drought Advisors where she was the Project Manager from the summer of 2022 thru 2024. She designed, developed, and implemented the Drought Plan Program, a project funded by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Engaging with farmers and ranchers across the state reaffirmed Tori’s passion for hearing stories of agricultural and rural resilience in the face of a multitude of challenges. With the Drought Plan Program concluded in November 2024, Tori plans to continue her career in agricultural and rural engagement.
Tori also holds a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Although she has never worked full-time in agricultural production, she is a working member for a local organic vegetable farm in her hometown of Fort Collins, CO, and tends to her own little backyard garden.
Her passion for working with Colorado’s producers led Tori to Drought Advisors where she was the Project Manager from the summer of 2022 thru 2024. She designed, developed, and implemented the Drought Plan Program, a project funded by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Engaging with farmers and ranchers across the state reaffirmed Tori’s passion for hearing stories of agricultural and rural resilience in the face of a multitude of challenges. With the Drought Plan Program concluded in November 2024, Tori plans to continue her career in agricultural and rural engagement.
Tori also holds a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Although she has never worked full-time in agricultural production, she is a working member for a local organic vegetable farm in her hometown of Fort Collins, CO, and tends to her own little backyard garden.