Joyce Lapinsky

Joyce Lapinsky joined Urban Farming in the fall of 2005 as the Program Development Consultant, contributing to the expansion and development of the organization, its vision, programs and strategic alliances and bringing a network of broad based connections and relationships. She also established the organization’s presence in Los Angeles with school gardens and continues to expand the diverse palette of California based projects. Ms. Lapinsky was a principal in creating and managing the multi-faceted Urban Farming Food Chain™ Edible Wall Project, consisting of food producing walls in the Skid Row-Downtown area of Los Angeles and the first project of its kind and scope.

Prior to joining Urban Farming, Joyce had been in the entertainment industry for over twenty years, beginning in her home town of Minneapolis, relocating to New York and on to Los Angeles where she resides with her husband, actor/comedian Richard Lewis. She has an extensive background in music publishing having been at such prestigious companies as Chappell/Intersong, Warner/Chappell, EMI and Zomba/Jive Records. She also helped build two independent publishing companies and was associate producer for two television specials. Throughout her career, and continuing today, Joyce has consulted songwriters and artists, along with companies and organizations such as NextNext Entertainment and City Kids Foundation, a youth leadership foundation, both located in New York City. Ms. Lapinsky was co-instructor of a UCLA Music Extension course; Co-founder of the organization, Los Angeles Women In Music; Participant in music industry seminars for NARAS, ASCAP, and BMI, and was a longtime volunteer for The Neil Bogart Memorial Fund.