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Our Team
Kristin Heltman-Weiss, Executive Director
Nicole Kubiczki, Farm Director
Elizabeth Leipler, Farm Curriculum Director
Hamadi Ali, Deputy Executive Director
Laura Sweat, Finance & Operations Director
Mahamud Mberwa, Farm Mentor
Abdullahi Sundi, Farm Crew
Murjan Issa, Facilities & Equipment Manager
Loc Tran, Markets Manager
Somo Somo, Aggregation & Distribution Assistant
Clementine Adamu, Markets Assistant
Sharif Abdi, Farm Chef
Hamadi Mganga, Marketing Coordinator
Deanna Garwol, Community Impact Coordinator
Elizabeth Thida Htway, Community Engagement Coordinator
Leah Allan, Administrative Coordinator
Board
Zelalem Gemmeda
Co-President
Karen Prendergast
Co-President
Michael Szymkowiak
Treasurer
Rebecca Redwood
Secretary
Halima Muhina
Tamar Rothaus
Kristin Heltman-Weiss
Tom Petrocelli
Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah
Bijoux Bahati
Grace Karambizi
Laura Sweat
Farmer Advisory Committee
Faz Niyigoba
Chairperson, Farm Manager: Our Lady of Hope Burundian Community/Ak’iwacu Farm
Ali Macheremo
Somali Bantu Community Organization of WNY/Somali Bantu Community Farm/Bwedo Farm
Saidi Lugendo
Incubator Farmers Representative
Allison DeHonney
President: Buffalo Go Green/Urban Fruits & Veggies
Rosa Meh
Farm Manager: Our Lady of Hope Karenni Community/Karenni Hope Farm
Kuban Yao
Liberian Community Farm Project
Sawhla Set
Farm Manager: Buffalo Myanmar Indigenous Christian Fellowship
Helen Rojek
Buffalo Myanmar Indigenous Christian Fellowship
Zelalem Gemmeda
Farm leader: Ethiopian Community Farm
Teysir Abajobir
Ethiopian Community Farm
Kandolo Makongo
Congolese Babondo Buffalo/Congolese Farming Project
