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...
Appoline Alphonsine
Appoline joined SCLT’s Youth Program in 2019, and became a food system intern in 2022 after graduating from Hope High School. Since then, she has helped manage youth...
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...
Tarshire Battle
Tarshire has combined her interests in art and nature to help people heal from the effects of trauma, mental illness, homelessness and incarceration, and to...
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. ...
Andrew Cook
Andrew 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...
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. Marcel graduated from Western Michigan University with a master’s degree in Public Administration, minoring in Leadership in a Non-Profit Organization. Since then, she’s earned certificates…...
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…...
Kelly Keenan
Kelly 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 2024, she joined SCLT as the Development Associate. Kelly continues to take on new tasks and most recently helped to…...
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