Nate Shaffran
Nate Shaffran serves as co-Director of Lending for Community Vision, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), where his team finances community-serving nonprofits, inclusive...
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Jennifer Ly is currently the Environmental Justice and Land Use Manager at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Trained as an urban planner, she previously held planning roles at the City of...
View ArticleHeather Blackie
Heather Blackie is an agricultural Jedi. She consults in a wide range of regenerative agriculture practices, from biodynamic farming, composting, rotational grazing and fencing, and helping foundations...
View ArticleErwin Lee Acox, Jr
Erwin Lee Acox, Jr. With more than 20 years of experience working with executive leaders in complex organizations, Erwin L. Acox, II is a diversity, equity & inclusion expert focused on...
View ArticleDoria Robinson
Doria is a 3rd generation resident of Richmond, California and the Executive Director of Urban Tilth since 2007, a community based organization rooted in Richmond dedicated to cultivating a more...
View ArticleDana Perls
Dana Perls is the senior food and technology campaigner with Friends of the Earth, and leads the Food and Agriculture team’s international and national regulatory and market campaigns on biotechnology...
View ArticleChristy Leffall
Christy is an urban and regional planning professional. She has 15+ years of experience in housing and land use planning, policy advocacy, and community organizing. Her most recent role was Project...
View ArticleAlfonso Leon
Alfonso Leon is a local Richmond resident and has been actively involved in the community for over 10 years. Through rejuvenation projects, community development, and urban gardening he’s seen the...
View ArticleAdam Boisvert
Adam manages our programs and sites where we grow and distribute food, teach, and provide youth development and outdoor education and has worked with us for over 10 years. After seeing the Richmond...
View ArticleAbby Khodayari
Abby Khodayari is a Senior Staff Attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid’s Richmond office, where she works on a Medical-Legal Partnership focused on addressing social determinants of health, specifically...
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