Highlights of work as Founding Executive Director of Netiya

Mar 9

Established a nonprofit to convert unused land at faith-based institutions for water-wise food production, innovated and ran collaborative food justice programs around LA County.
Launched an Annual Multi-Faith Symposium, catalyzed over 30+ institutional-scale urban food gardens on combined 14 acres in LA, ran community workshops on scaling sustainable systems for water-wise food production and composting of food waste.
Built Board, Executive Council, and an Interfaith Council and a team of interns/volunteers with a base of nearly 2,000 supporters.
Coordinated thirty programs per year to grow local community food sovereignty in resource-challenged and frontline impacted communities.

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Slated to Speak at the Grounded Summit on Climate Justice — Postponed due to Covid-19