Board of Executives

Executive Director & Founder - Taja Sevelle - bio - email: tsevelle@urbanfarming.org

Deputy Director - Michael Travis - bio - email: miketravis@urbanfarming.org

Chair - Gail Carr - bio

Vice Chairman - Alando Reeves - bio

Treasurer - Elease Smith - email: esmith@urbanfarming.org

Secretary - Christina Beck - bio

Program Development Consultant - Joyce Lapinsky - bio - email: jlapinsky@urbanfarming.org

Board Directors

Gary Lemel - bio

Doug Frank - bio

Craig Kallman - bio

Joel Dorfman - bio

Maureen Crowe - bio

Christopher Kowske - bio

Bob Brose - bio

Advisory Board

Richard Lewis - bio

Chip Rosenbloom - bio

Kathleen Rosenbloom - bio

Valerie Carlborg, Starbucks- bio

Rachelle Pitre, Starbucks- bio

Torre Alden - bio

Detroit Office

Directors of Outreach

Dorthy Washington - bio

Teretha Moore - bio



Los Angeles Office
Program Development

Joyce Lapinsky - bio - email: jlapinsky@urbanfarming.org

New York Office

Assistant Director

Devon Gladden - bio

St. Louis Office
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