Our Team
Haven Bourque

Principal

Haven has 18 years in communications, working with diverse organizations ranging from prestigious non-profits to small start-up businesses, large corporations and individuals working on food systems, health and wellness, sustainable seafood and social justice. In her early career, she spent 10 years honing her skills in corporate marketing at international computer companies, launching groundbreaking

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Vanessa Barrington

Senior Account Manager

Vanessa's lifelong interest in gastronomy evolved into a commitment to sustainable food and agriculture.  Equally comfortable with sharp knives, laptops, and smart phones, she’s combined her cooking background with an education in Marketing and Communications to build a career that utilizes her skills

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Lena Brook

Senior Program Associate

Lena Brook comes to HavenB Media with over a dozen years of experience in sustainable food and environmental advocacy. Most recently, she was Senior Program Associate at the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. As the Northern California coordinator of the Healthy Food in Health Care campaign,

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Jolyn Bibb

 Senior Account Manager

Jolyn Bibb brings to HavenBMedia nearly 20 years of communications and consumer marketing experience.  She currently leads Whole Foods Market’s marketing efforts in three mission-driven sponsorships: Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Cooking for Solutions

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Natasha Ruge

Account Support

Natasha Ruge is a California native living in North Carolina. She received a B.A. in journalism from California State University, Chico, where she was managing editor of The Orion, a newspaper that was ranked No. 1 college weekly in the country by the Associated Collegiate Press.

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Adam Stiles

Publicist and Writer

Adam brings experience in strategic communication design, media research, message development, and press outreach. As a publicist for Straus Communications, Adam translated his passion for the green building industry into his work managing media relations for Sunlight Electric and the launch of the David Brower Center and affordable housing complex Oxford Plaza.

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Deborah Crooks

Social Media Strategist

A dedicated creative with more than 20 years writing, editing, project management and social media expertise, Deborah brings a unique mix of communications skills to HavenBMedia, including on and offline events, initiatives & projects.

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Beth Waitkus

Senior Associate


With more than 18 years of experience developing, managing, and implementing social marketing and strategic communications campaigns, Beth also brings to HavenBMedia her background in organization development (OD) to position clients for internal and external success.

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Emunah Hauser

Account Support and Media Research

Emunah grew up flinging kitchen waste into the compost pit behind her family's earth coupled, energy efficient green home in Redding, California, picking tomatoes from greywater-fed tomato plants, and taking lots of super-hot, sun-heated water for granted. As a marketing advisor for Berkeley’s Saul's Restaurant

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Stacey Brewer

Senior Associate

Stacey brings over 20 years of integrated marketing, communications and operations expertise in the organic and natural foods industry to Haven B Media. She specializes in partnering with businesses to create sustainable business initiatives and effective turn-around strategies for food, beverage, and service brands.

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