Alyssa Clarida
Alyssa Clarida is a Land Steward for Colorado West Land Trust, where she supports landowners in preserving and enhancing the conservation values of their land. She is engaged in issues related to land access, soil health, and water security. Prior to CWLT, she worked for the Colorado Department of Agriculture supporting Soil and Water Conservation […]
Celina Ngozi
Celina Ngozi (they/she) is a Black/Igbo agrarian stewarding her maternal family land in the Texas Brazos Valley. She has been committed to food access for 10 years and has 20 years of experience working in education and non-profit programming. She enjoys spending time outdoors growing food and plant medicine, trail running, and earthen building.
Cindy Farlee
Cindy Farlee, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was raised on a cattle ranch on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in north central South Dakota. She is a first-generation college graduate who obtained a B.A. in Indigenous and American Indian Studies with an emphasis in Sovereignty from Haskell Indian Nations University and was […]
David Street
David Street is a native of Washington, D.C. and has nearly 15 years of community engagement and nonprofit leadership experience. David received his Bachelor’s in Political Science from North Carolina A&T State University and holds a Master’s in theology from Wesley Theological Seminary. Street is a 2023 Aspen Institute Food Fellow, as well as a […]
Sasha Nichols
Sasha Nichols is Senior Corporate Counsel and DEI Program Manager at Farmer’s Business Network. Sasha has focused his career on working in the agriculture space, from initially representing vineyards and warehouse owners in mergers and acquisitions, to currently working on various products at a late stage startup whose mission is to increase the prosperity of family […]
Larry Tse
Now in his eighth season of farming, Larry runs Dig Acres–a mixed vegetable operation and incubator program in the Black Dirt Region of the Hudson Valley that supplies the Dig restaurant group. He is on the organizing committee of the Hudson Valley chapter of Young Farmers. Prior to farming, Larry was a produce buyer for […]
Melony Edwards
Melony Edwards is a first-generation farmer whose ancestors traveled north after emancipation in the journey known as the Great Migration, for a better life away from the fields of sorrow that they had grown to know. After completing degrees in culinary arts and hospitality, and working in all facets of food service, Edwards began wondering,“Where […]
Roberto Meza
While a grad student at MIT in the Art, Culture, and Technology program, Roberto was inspired by student projects addressing food production in urban landscapes. His career quickly transitioned from the arts to agriculture with a focus on food access. After a hiatus working on farms and observing problems in our food systems, Roberto moved […]
Jason Grimm
Jason owns and operates Grimm Family Farm near Williamsburg, IA. Jason raises dry beans, pastured poultry and produce for restaurants, grocers, institutions and direct markets throughout Iowa. Jason and his wife Hannah and their two boys Emmet and Elliot live in Williamsburg. In addition to farming Jason works full time as the Deputy Director […]
Gina Asoudegan
Gina Asoudegan is Vice President of Mission andRegenerative Agriculture at Applegate, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand. In her role, Asoudegan leads the strategy for the company’s sub-brand, The New Food Collective, and oversees the creation of consciously scaled supply chains rooted in the principles of regenerative agriculture. Since joining Applegate in 2006, […]