People 

GOOSE VALLEY NATURAL FOODS

George Denny, President
George bought Goose Valley Ranch for his family in 1986. He has been responsible for strategy, financing, banking relations, and overall management. He founded Goose Valley Natural Foods in 2009 to serve the retail wild rice market.

Barbara Mattaliano, Vice President,
Marketing & Social Media
Barbara has been working with the Denny family since 1996 and Goose Valley Natural Foods from its inception.  She is a passionate foodie, superb chef, creator of our wild rice recipes, and budding food photographer. Barbara is responsible for Goose Valley’s foodservice and Internet strategy.

Scott Almeida, Vice President, Operations & Finance
Scott was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Halpern Denny & Co. in Boston, and is a certified public accountant.  He is responsible for finance and operations and for sales to selected accounts.

Geraldine Dando, National Sales Manager
Gerri started working for George in 1978 at Bain & Company. She took a break to raise a family and is now responsible for national sales accounts for Goose Valley Natural Foods.

Frances Denny, Staff Photographer
Frances is proprietor of Frances Denny, Photography and produced the photographs of Goose Valley for our website.

GOOSE VALLEY FARMING (wild rice production)

Ted deBraga,  Partner Goose Valley Farming LLC
Ted has worked at Goose Valley since 1988.  He is responsible for growing the wild rice and other crops and is a partner with George in Goose Valley Farming.  Formerly President of the California Wild Rice Advisory Board, Ted is currently an Executive Board Member of the International Wild Rice Association. Ted was named Nevada Farmer of the Year in 1986.

Vickie deBraga, Bookkeeper
Vickie is the bookkeeper for Goose Valley Farming and is an avid and talented landscaper of the ranch. She is married to Ted, and started working for Goose Valley in 1988.

Roberto Villarruel, Foreman
Roberto was working at the ranch in 1986 when the Denny family arrived.  He is the ranch foreman, and the employee with the longest tenure.

Jack Marwick, Head Mechanic
Jack started his career at Goose Valley in 1990 and is now the Head Mechanic for Goose Valley Farming.