Who’s Who at SCLT
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Margaret DeVos
(401) 210-2888Margaret believes everyone benefits when we take on troubling issues in our most challenged communities. She came of age in Detroit questioning systems that offer...read more
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Ellen Asermely
(401) 210-2466Ellen came to SCLT in 2021 as a TerraCorps service member and fell in love with the work immediately. She spends her mornings at City Farm as Rich Pederson’s wonder…...read more
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Kakeena Castro
(401) 210-3993Kakeena helps community members obtain high-quality, locally grown food from farmers selling their fresh produce through SCLT’s Farm-to-Market Center. ...read more
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Andrew Cook
(401) 210-2827Andrew came to SCLT after working at local community organizations and on area farms. He counseled students at the Community College of Rhode Island and later taught...read more
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Marcel De Los Santos
(401) 273-9419 ext: 830Marcel joined in January 2024 as SCLT’s Grants & Communications Manager, bringing more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit development, grant writing, and fundraising. Marcel graduated from Western Michigan…...read more
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Isabelle Izobankiza
(401) 266-3370Born to Burundian parents, Isabelle and her family were uprooted due to regional wars, moving among Burundi, Congo and Tanzania before emigrating to Belgium....read more
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David Kuma
401.210.2795David Kuma officially joined SCLT staff in July of 2024, after 10 years of agriculture and farming experience. Experience which includes three years of apprenticeship through Southside Community Land Trust…...read more
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Kelly Keenan
401.210.2540Kelly started SCLT in 2021 as a seasonal Membership data entry person. She fell in love with the work SCLT did and has taken on more responsibilities every year. In…...read more
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Tammy Kim
(401) 266-3438Tammy joined Southside Community Land Trust in June 2023, bringing years of experience to her role as Office & Administrative Manager. Life has led Tammy to build an array of…...read more
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Amelia Lopez
(401) 210-2547Amelia’s journey with SCLT began in 2016, when their mother and step-father, Margarita and Teodulio, started farming with SCLT where it became their livelihood. In 2018, Amelia participated in SCLT’s…...read more
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Rich Pederson
(401) 210-2361Many years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Kiribati, Rich learned that growing food brings people together. This turns out to be just as true...read more
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Raffini
(401) 210-2547Raffini has been educating young people most of her life. She is a poet, oral historian and playwright, best known as a member of RI Black Storytellers....read more
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Dan Roberts
(401) 210-2881After working at Waltham Fields Community Farm in Massachusetts for many years, Dan joined SCLT in early 2022 to manage our properties in Providence, Cranston and Hope, RI....read more
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Sam Shepherd
(401) 556-0243Sam joined in April 2023 as SCLT’s Grants & Communications Coordinator, bringing years of experience in nonprofit development, grant writing, and multichannel communications. Sam graduated from the University of…...read more
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Ben Torpey
(401) 210-4005Ben caught the farming bug in 2003 and has co-managed Scratch Farm, a low-till, community-supported market garden at Urban Edge Farm in Cranston since 2012....read more
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Matt Tracy
(401) 210-2837Matt’s previous farming experiences prepared him well for his role at SCLT, which he joined in early 2021....read more
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Chandelle Wilson
(401) 210-2212Besides her life-long interest in plants, and parenting three children, Chandelle is also committed to creating healthy spaces in her community. ...read more
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Blong Yang
401-266-3485Blong has held many positions in his past. Some examples would be Engineer, Commercial Fisherman, Insurance Agent, and Financial Advisor. He first started with SCLT as an apprentice farmer then…...read more
