F3 Innovate about (web)

Citation

F3 Innovate (F3i). “About.” Web page, date not stated. https://f3i.org/about. Read 2026-11-09.

Bottom line

F3 Innovate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Fresno, California. Its mission is to build foundational infrastructure for agriculture. It uses investment models, workforce pathways and commercialization programs.
It works with researchers from the University of California (UC) at Merced, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) and California State University (CSU), Fresno. The UC Merced Chancellor is its board treasurer.

Background

This is the About page of the F3 Innovate website. The page uses both names, “F3 Innovate” and “F3i”. It has a mission statement, three short program sections, a team list, a board list and a row of partner logos. The footer gives the address 550 East Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93710.

Key claims

“F3i was founded in the heart of California to build and scale solutions that strengthen our most vital supply chain.” (Mission)
“F3i addresses this gap through new investment models, workforce pathways, and commercialization programs that strengthen rural economies and protect critical agricultural assets.” (Strengthening Agricultural Security)
“F3i is headquartered in California’s Central Valley, the world’s largest food producing region and a global proving ground for large-scale agricultural innovation.” (Reinvesting in Rural Economies)
“Alongside industry partners, government leaders, and researchers from the University of California at Merced, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, and California State University Fresno, F3 Innovate serves as a nexus for new technologies and advanced farming practices.” (Partnering for Impact)
”© 2026 F3 Innovate, a 501c(3) Nonprofit” (footer)

Evidence and method

An organisation’s self-description. It names the team and the board, with their titles:

Team: Priscilla Koepke (CEO), Ryan Dinubilo (Director of Innovation), Cesar Lucio (COO), Mandy Breuer (Director of Talent Development).
Board chair: Ashley Swearengin, CEO, Central Valley Community Foundation.
Vice chair: Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, President, California State University Fresno.
Treasurer: Dr. Juan Muñoz, Chancellor, University of California Merced.
Secretary: Dr. Glenda Humiston, Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California.
Other directors: Drew Ketelson (HMC Farms), Chris Vitelli (Merced College) and Dr. Tawny Mata (Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability).
Also directors: Eddie Ocampo (Self-Help Enterprises), Danna Stroud (California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development) and Luis Elizondo (Madera’s Queen Honey).

The page gives no budget, no funding sources, no founding date and no program results.

Limits

The page does not mention computing or the F3i Supercomputing Center, apart from a banner link “F3i Supercomputing Center is live”. The partner section shows logos only, so the Markdown copy does not name the partners. F3i Supercomputing Center (web) describes the center. F3I homepage (web) is the same website’s home page.