Michael Funk

Michael Funk, former chair of The Sierra Fund board is currently the Chief Executive Officer of United Natural Foods Inc. of Auburn, California, the nation's largest wholesale distributor to the natural and organic industry. The company's sales of $1.18 billion in 2002 also place it as one of the largest businesses in the Sierra Nevada. Mr. Funk was the Founder of Mountain People's Warehouse in 1976, growing to be the largest West Coast distributor of organic and natural products before merging with Cornucopia Natural Foods in 1996.

Mr. Funk lives with his family on a section of the Yuba River in the newly designated State Wild and Scenic River coordinator.