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Our Team
Kristin Heltman-Weiss, Executive Director
Elizabeth Leipler, Farm Director
Hamadi Ali, Deputy Executive Director
Laura Sweat, Finance & Operations Director
Mahamud Mberwa, Farm Mentor & Liaison
Abdullahi Sundi, Farm Crew
Sharif Abdi, Farm Chef
Isaac Frisina, Farm Manager
Murjan Issa, Facilities & Equipment Manager
Jeff Herrmann, Facilities & Equipment Mentor
Hamadi Mganga, Marketing Coordinator
Deanna Garwol, Community Impact Coordinator
Liz Thida Htway, Community Engagement Coordinator
Board
Zelalem Gemmeda
Co-President
Karen Prendergast
Interim Co-President
Michael Szymkowiak
Treasurer
Rebecca French
Secretary
Halima Muhina
Tamar Rothaus
Tom Petrocelli
Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah
Eileen O’Brien-Scannell
Board Member Emeritus
Board Member Emeritus
Farmer Advisory Committee
Faz Niyigoba
Chairperson, Farm Manager: Our Lady of Hope Burundian Community/Ak’iwacu Farm
Mahamud Mberwa
Farm Manager: Somali Bantu Community Organization of WNY/Somali Bantu Community Farm
Ali Macheremo
Incubator Farmer Representative: Somali Bantu Community Organization of WNY/Somali Bantu Community Farm/Bwedo Farm
Allison DeHonney
President: Buffalo Go Green/Urban Fruits & Veggies
Gabriel Khoon
Farm Manager: Our Lady of Hope Karenni Community/Karenni Hope Farm
Beh Meh
Youth Leader/Executive Team: Karenni Hope Farm
Sawhla Set
Farm Manager: Buffalo Myanmar Indigenous Christian Fellowship
Zelalem Gemmeda
Farm leader: Ethiopian Community Farm
Kandolo Makongo
Congolese Babondo Buffalo/Congolese Farming Project
Etando Omari
Congolese Babondo Buffalo/Congolese Farming Project
