Staff

Marcel Van Ooyen, President/CEO
Julie A. Walsh, Assistant Director

Accounting

Dennis Conroy, Director of Finance
Britta Ruona
David Francis

Elizabeth Martirosian
Jun Wang
Rafelia Collis

Administration

Aaron Lerman
Amy Tam
Diante Webb

John Munoz
Priscilla Rosado
Rameez Zafar
Ricc Sheridan

Human Resources

Michelle Sarria, Director of Human Resources
Beatrice Frias
Christina Salvi
Fatumah Waggeh
Sumir Bala

Advancement

Nick Rolf, Director of Advancement
Andrina Sanchez
Anne Craig
Ariel David
Arif Sunmonu
Bethel Hailu Dejene
Kal Vachev
Kate Boelkins

Farmer Assistance

Tracy Lerman, Assistant Director
Emilyn Sosa

Nicole Yeo-Solano

Farmstand

Winnie Lee, Program Manager
Kori Petrovic, Program Coordinator
Alexa Degioannini
Maddie Weiss

Nathan Pecchia
Spencer Kuhn
Sydney Weiser
 

Fresh Foodbox

Caroline Hiteshew, Program Manager
Avery Hotchkiss
Carey King
Dariella Freed
Dee Hernandez 
Fernando Londono
Feteri Tapia Silvestre

Gregory Scott
Karsten Beling
Louise Sunshine
Michael Willis
Shelby Keller
Sheily Agurto

Greening & Governor's Island Teaching Garden

Gerard Lordahl, Director
Mike Rezny, Assistant Director
Eve Brown, Program Manager, Teaching Garden
Aubrey Santistevan

Chloe Hirschhorn
Jasper Hartnett
Lars Chellberg
Spencer Harbo

Greenmarket

Angela Davis, Director
TK Zellers, Assistant Director 
Liz Carollo, Assistant Director
Tutu Badaru, Assistant Director
Ali Ruxin
Amelia Tarpey
Anthony Kuo
Aquilino Cabral
Ariella Mandel
Cathy Chambers
Charlie Henzel
Corey Wilkins
Grace Paik
Iliana Garcia
Ivory Harris
Laura Tucker
Laurel Halter
Liam McLean
Margaret Hoffman
Naho Matsuzawa
Nicole Harbert
Sam Klein
Siobhan Keys
Sophia Hetelekides
Andrea Pappert-Tenzer
Anne-Sophie Perrin
Arlene Sicardo
Courtney Scheffler
Colleen Syms
Egon Lateef
Esmeralda Rodriguez

Gabe Feldman-Schwartz
Jack Szumski
Jennifer Baumgartner
Jo-Ann Wasilewski
Johanna Rivera
Irene Reichl
Katherine Horton
Kat Cunalata
Kevin Capuno
Kim Sheu
Krista-Rae Anderson
Kristian Corpuz
Lauren Hicks
Louis Bernier- Heroux
Lutfunnessa Islam
Lynzi Wilson
Maggie Israel
Marisah de Moll 
Miguel de Laveaga
Najm Villanueva
Ostun Nauth
Pierina Arias-Gentile
Ryder Eaton
Sara Hepburn-Pinto
Sophia Gallagher
Tammy Castrillo
Vanessa Paredes
Win-Sie Tow

Education

Kristin Fields, Director
Chantel Kemp
Colleen Graves
DK Kinard

Jinky Nogales
Laura Casaregola
Sophia Leon                                           
Susie Spodek

Wholesale

Corinna Lee, Director of Wholesale and Distribution
Henry Fosu
Ki Kiasi Powell
Lela Chapman
Marquis Sampson
Michelle Hernandez
Moises Enriquez
Naquion McNair

Paul Tribble
Rashawn Hooks
Richard Sicardo Jr.
Santos Rivera
Sarah Oziemkowski 
Sofia Degtyar
Tevon McNair

Zero Waste Programs

David Hurd, Director of Zero Waste Programs
Vitaliy Piltser
Miryam Shemwell
Tyler Roosa
Ammy Jimenez
Arie Thrasher
Austin Arocena
Brian Buchanan Jr.
Callias Zeng
Catherine Louie
Chris Black
Christopher Arias
Colin Jakubczyk
Cori Strell
Dave Chan
David Gaul
Dee Perry
Doienne Saab
Elizabeth Quaranta
Ezra Ellingwood
Eunice Mak
Fatima Alhassan Jibril
Giselle Ladino Perez
Hannah Mrakovčić
Harvey Ng
Isabel Jordan
Jeanette Castillo
Jessica Holt
Jon Sock
Jonathan Chabla
 
Josue Mendez
Julian McKinley
Kaia Mallifera
Karen Schuld
Katie Lobel
Laurel Girvan
Leah Butz
Lena Frey
LeRoy Whethers Jr.
Lila Cardoza
Marcus Buitrago
Margalit Shetreat-Klein
Marie Josette Seraphin
Max Newland
Meghan Forbes
Mikaela Charalambous
Monie Seto
Monique Young
Nabiha Ali
Nat Burr
Nathalie Huang
Olivia Beals-Reid
Pamela Davis
Phyllis Yip
Ruth Groebner
Sasha Panyuta
Tanya Oyewale Owens
Tsering Lama
Violet Black
Yasmine Shihab
Zara O'Brien

Zero Waste Schools

Kate Wimsatt, Director
Danielle Foster-Russell, Assistant Director
Abby Terrigino
Adriana Daroqui
Alex Klein
Ana Moloney
Annisia Perry
Beto Spielvogel
Camila Guzmán Nuñez
Dhamar Romo
Emma Holtzman
Gennie Moralez
Hope Heideman

Jackie Junttonen
Jon Klar
Julianna Russo
Maeve McGee 
Miranda Rugova
Rachel Boeglin
Sam Bews
Sam Goldeberg
Sitra Bowman
Taige Rambarran
Tom Zoeckler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every day, GrowNYC employees see first-hand the impact they have on the environment and the lives of New Yorkers in all five boroughs. Join our team! 

  • Food Access & Agriculture

    Our network of Greenmarket farmers markets, Farmstands, and Fresh Food Box sites, coupled with GrowNYC Wholesale, ensures that all New Yorkers have access to the freshest, healthiest local food.

  • Zero Waste

    We provide food scrap drop-offs, clothing collections, Stop 'N' Swap® community reuse events, and zero waste trainings to make resource conservation easy for all.

  • Green Space

    We build and rejuvenate community gardens and urban farms in all 5 boroughs, and support even more gardens through volunteer days, technical assistance, school garden grants, & more.

  • Education

    We foster future environmental stewards by providing 66,000 children each year with programs that provide meaningful interactions with the natural environment.