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Our Team and Board

The People Who Make This Work

Leadership, heart, and hands in the dirt.

Hidden Bee Farm is built by people who are genuinely invested in the work. Our board guides the mission and stewardship of the organization while staying close to what happens here every day. Our team and volunteers keep the farm alive, the animals cared for, and the learning programs running. This is who we are.

Board of Directors

Guiding the mission with purpose.

Our board members are not strangers to this land. They are family, neighbors, and close friends of the farm who bring their time, skills, and deep care to every decision that shapes the future of Hidden Bee Farm.

David Seaton

David Seaton

President & Chairman of the Board
Focus Farm Operations
Alicia Seaton

Alicia Seaton

Treasurer
Farm Role Farm Operations
Hidden Bee Learning Owner & Program Director
Karin Novotny

Karin Novotny

Finance Committee
Focus Development
Andy Novotny

Andy Novotny

Development Committee
Focus Research
Zachary Seaton

Zachary Seaton

Board Secretary
Focus Farm Operations & Apiary Management
Jackson Seaton

Jackson Seaton

Founder
Focus Farm Operations
Farm Founder
Governance & Transparency Hidden Bee Animal Rescue, Inc. is governed by a formal set of organizational bylaws. Donors, partners, and grant reviewers are welcome to review them.
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What We Stand For

“Here, rescue means more than shelter. It means safety, steady care, and the kind of compassion that carries forward.”

Hidden Bee Farm is a rescue, a sanctuary, and a teaching farm. Our board and team are guided by the same belief: that how we treat animals reflects how we treat each other. We work to give every animal a safe place to land, and every child who visits a real experience with empathy, responsibility, and the natural world. That work happens because of the people on this page.

Compassion
Every animal in our care is treated with patience, dignity, and genuine attention.
Stewardship
We make decisions that protect the long-term health of the farm, its animals, and its mission.
Community
This place exists because of volunteers, supporters, families, and neighbors who show up.
The People Behind It

The team that keeps this place alive.

From daily animal care to teaching, facilities work, and volunteer coordination, this team shows up with heart and purpose. Every animal, every child, and every visitor is touched by what they do.

Rachelle

Rachelle

Hidden Bee Animal Rescue Outreach and Development Coordinator
Hidden Bee Learning Program Operations Manager
Rachelle@HiddenBeeAnimalRescue.org
Lydia

Lydia (Lyds)

Hidden Bee Farm Senior Volunteer Trainer
Hidden Bee Learning Lead Teacher, Pathfinders Program
Josh

Josh

Hidden Bee Farm Equipment and Facilities Specialist
Lydia

Lydia

Hidden Bee Farm Senior Volunteer
Hidden Bee Learning Lead Teacher, Little Explorers
Phil and Janet

Phil & Janet

Longtime volunteers who bring steady hands and genuine heart to the farm every single week.

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Join Us

Hidden Bee Farm runs on people who care.

Whether you want to support the rescue, plan a visit, or volunteer your time, there is a place for you here.

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Location

  • 753 Carters Creek Pike
  • Columbia, TN 38401
  • (931) 674-1790
  • contact@hiddenbeefarm.org

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501(c)(3) Organization

Hidden Bee Animal Rescue is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible.Tax ID: 87-3587940

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Hidden Bee Animal Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization • Tax ID: 87-3587940