Margaret DeVos
Margaret believes everyone benefits when we take on troubling issues in our most challenged communities. She came of age in Detroit questioning systems that offer...
Ellen Asermely
Ellen 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 twin, getting grounded...
Kakeena Castro
Kakeena helps community members obtain high-quality, locally grown food from farmers selling their fresh produce through SCLT’s Farm-to-Market Center. ...
Marcel De Los Santos
Marcel joined in January 2024 as SCLT’s Grants & Communications Manager, bringing more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit development, grant writing, and fundraising and today serving as Development Director. Marcel graduated from Western Michigan University with a master’s degree in Public Administration, minoring in Leadership in a Non-Profit…...
Isabelle Izobankiza
Born to Burundian parents, Isabelle and her family were uprooted due to regional wars, moving among Burundi, Congo and Tanzania before emigrating to Belgium....
David Kuma
David 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 and four years running his own farm. Born in Brooklyn, NY to Haitian and Ghanian immigrants, Dave has lived…...
Tammy Kim
Tammy 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 diverse expertise, though she has always centered a passion for food, community, and wellness in her work....
Rich Pederson
Many 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...
Dan Roberts
After 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....
Sam Shepherd
Sam 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 Massachusetts, Amherst with a degree in anthropology, minoring in geosciences. Since then, they’ve earned certificates in volunteer management, advanced grant…...
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