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Our Team
We are dedicated to creating an alternative food system that places the wellbeing of Black farmers and Black communities at its center.
Leadership
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Alsie Parks
Co-Executive Director
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Whitney Jaye
Co-Executive Director
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Alisha Johnson Perry
Director of Development
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Tamara “Tammy” Harris
Engagement and Education Coordinator
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Jason Lindsay
Farm Practices Specialist
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Kayla Walker
Associate Director of Operations
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Shelby Johnson
Associate Director of Membership
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Jael Paul
Field Organizer- U.S. Virgin Islands
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Zel Taylor
Southern Agrarian Youth Network Coordinator
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Kiyah Harris
Communications Assistant
Our Board
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Cynthia Hayes
Co–Founder 1950 – 2016
Always with us
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Dr. Owusu Bandele
Co–Founder, Former Board Member
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Yvette Browne
Board Chair, Sejah Farm of the Virgin Islands
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Jesse Buie
Board Vice Chair,
Ole Brook Organics, MS
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Dr. Cindy Ayers Elliott
Board Treasurer,
Foot Print Farms, MS
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Blain Snipstal
Secretary, Earth-Bound Building
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Sandra Simone
Huckleberry Hills Farm, AL
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