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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
Murjan Issa, Facilities & Equipment Manager
Jeff Herrmann, Facilities & Equipment Mentor
Aravindh Yaggadi, Farm Manager
Hamadi Mganga, Marketing Coordinator
Deanna Garwol, Community Impact Coordinator
Liz Thida Htway, Community Engagement Coordinator
Somo Somo, Markets Assistance
Loc Tran, Markets Manager
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
Asiya Mambo
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
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
Kuban Yao
Liberian Community Farm Project
Rosa Meh
Farm Manager: 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
