THE STAFF

ROSS MILL & PPN

Ross Mill Farm, Inc. is a multi-functional working farm dedicated to the well-being of the Pet Pig as a household companion. The Farm provides services, products, information, education, and consultations.

Ross Mill Farm, Inc is also the primary Foster Care facility for Pig Placement Network (PPN) a non-profit organization that cares for potbellied pigs who are waiting to be adopted. The staff at Ross Mill Farm work closely with PPN to care for and find homes for the PPN foster pigs.

Susan Magidson, Owner Operator

You can read more about Susan on her bio page here.

Michelle Rich-Bonn, Director of Development and Operations

Michelle brings extensive knowledge and experience in non-profit development
and fundraising, as well as corporate development. Michelle and Susan have
known each other since 1995 when she adopted her first pig, Wilbur and are so
excited to team up to achieve the strategic plan.

Michelle also serves on the Executive Board of Directors of the Greater Bucks Mont Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Archbishop Wood and Temple University, Michelle has also served as a community and school volunteer and sports coach.

Michelle lives at home in Warminster with her husband, Ed and has four children,
Vanessa, Patrick, Jason and Alex.

Kristen Mitchell, Pig Placement Network Surrender Coordinator

Kristen adores animals of all shapes & sizes and had previously volunteered for five years at Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter while getting her Environmental Science degree in California. After moving back to Pennsylvania and working in office environments for 5 years, she missed working with animals and joined PPN in November 2019 as the Surrender Coordinator.

Some of her greatest passions are animals and plants, and she gets to embrace both at Ross Mill Farm.

She currently has a dog, a cat, and a rabbit, and she also enjoys Halloween, crafting, road trips, and gardening.

Elaine Fernandes,  Bookkeeper

Elaine has been a bookkeeper for over 25 years, with 7 of those years keeping Ross Mill Farm up and running.  She is everybody’s favorite because she gives us our paychecks!  

When not working, Elaine enjoys gardening, taking piano lessons, and playing handbells in her church.  She is an ardent bird-watcher, and is always on the lookout for that special bird visiting her birdfeeders.  At one point, she was visited by a Blue Bunting (if you know birds, you know that is a pretty big deal!).  

She has been married to her husband Lansing for almost 50 years.  And if you happen to see Elaine walking around town but think you’re seeing double, that just means she’s hanging out with her twin sister.

Erica Hochman, Social Media Manager

Erica is absolutely thrilled to be part of the Ross Mill Farm family as the Social Media Manager where her passions for digital storytelling and animals perfectly intersect! She brings over 10 years of social media management, content creation, and digital marketing strategy experience to the team.

When Erica isn’t capturing and editing content to creatively tell compelling company stories for local businesses, she loves spending time with her husband, two cats, and six chickens, and enjoys making music, being in nature, playing tennis, and antiquing.

Emily Northington, Barn/Outdoor Manager and Caretaker

Emily Northington is a caretaker of the outdoor and barn pigs at Ross Mill Farm, with weekly stints in the Lodge to hang out with their buddies on the inside. With a deep love for animals and the outdoors, Emily spends their days making sure the farm’s pigs are cozy, clean, well-fed, healthy, and happy. Outside of farm life, you’ll find Emily hiking, traveling with their husband, John, (they recently visited their 50th state), and volunteering in the Invertebrate Paleontology department at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Angel Hall, Lodge Caretaker

Angel started working at the farm after receiving her bachelor’s degree from Delaware Valley University in 2017. After working full-time for two years she changed her career path to preclinical research and now works in a laboratory setting but still comes on days off to spend time with her beloved piggies. She also performs hoof trims and assists the veterinarians at the farm. Angel hopes to one day own her own rescue.

Meghan Modzelewski – Development and Office Assistant

Meghan has always had an unwavering love for animals. She brings over fifteen years of experience working with domestic and wild animals. She currently works at three separate non profit animal organizations! She has a special interest in wildlife rehabilitation and release. She is new to the piggy life and has quickly fallen in love. She enjoys learning all of their individual personalities. In her free time, you can find her relaxing with her husband, two kiddos and two kitties.

Emily Agnew – Lodge Caretaker

Emily joined the team in September 2025. She used to have a pet pig named Darrel who was potty, harness and crate trained so has brought that invaluable experience to the farm!  Emily enjoys making sure the piggies are nice and comfortable and is excited to learn new things about the pig’s behavior and language in her journey at Ross Mill Farm.  In her free time, she enjoys taking her son on adventures and spending time with her boyfriend and animals. 

Lisa Winn, Lodge Manager and Caretaker

Lisa has spent much of her life caring for animals, and her path to Ross Mill Farm reflects that passion. Over the years, she has volunteered with sheep herds, raised Coturnix quail, and helped care for cows on a small farm in Quakertown. She has experience with and compassion for animals who have experienced trauma, approaching each one with patience, compassion, and respect. Alongside her hands-on work with animals, Lisa brings more than 15 years of nonprofit management and small-business experience. She loves creating structure, improving systems, and helping organizations run more smoothly—skills that support the farm and its community every day. As Lodge Manager, Lisa oversees the daily rhythm of the lodge and is devoted to the comfort, health, and well-being of the pigs who call Ross Mill Farm home.

JP, Farm Cat/Overseer 

In his earlier years, after traveling the world by hopping cargo ships, JP spent his time living as an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Delta Phi at a school in South Carolina, where he was well known for being the only male ever to be initiated into a sorority. From there, he had a very brief stint in a family home where, unfortunately, there was not enough benadryl in the world for the residents of this household to take in order for JP to remain welcome. At that time, he heard that Ross Mill Farm was hiring and so, like the rolling stone that he is, he packed his bags and settled into life at the farm. Here he lovingly looks after the pigs and entertains them with the tales of his adventures as a sojourner and sorority sister.

The Society for Advancement of Pet Pigs

aka Pig Placement Network

501 c3 Non-Profit Organization
PO Box 498
Rushland, PA 18956
www.pigplacementnetwork.org