Instructor

Moynihan focuses on emerging issues and leads the MN Department of Agriculture's work on farm stress. She previously managed the MDA's organic program, worked in the nonprofit and education sectors as a program director and evaluator, and served with the U.S Peace Corps-Thailand. Moynihan and her husband own and operate a diversified organic dairy farm in south central MN. In 2016, she took a leave of absence to run the farm single-handedly, giving her direct experience with the stress, anxiety, burnout, and depression that many farmers experience.