Briana Alfaro
Director of Program
Administration & Partnerships
(she/her)
callie mackenzie
Deputy Development
Director
(she/they)
Ceci Pineda
Farm & Language Justice
Assistant Manager
(they/elle)
Cheryl Whilby
Co-Executive Director of
Development & Finance
(she/her)
Christina Mpilo
Senior Managing
Director
(she/her)
Crysta Bloom
Communications
Manager
(she/her)
Danielle Peláez
Farm Education
Manager
(they/she || elle/ella)
Hana’ Maaiah
Farm Education &
Programs Manager
(she/her/all pronouns)
Hillary Gaeta
Co-Executive Director of
Operations
(she/her/ella)
Jaz Bias
Administrative Program
Manager
(they/them)
Jonah Vitale-Wolff
Site
Director
(he/all)
Leah Penniman
Director of
Farm Operations
(all pronouns)
Maya Hector
Livestock
Coordinator
(she/her)
O’den Robertson
Site
Coordinator
(he/him)
Ren Martin
Community Events
Manager
(they/them)
Ria Ibrahim Taylor
Farm-to-Table
Director
(she/her)
Shay Collins
Director of
Administrative Programs
(they/them)
TaÃna Spicer
Farm & Kitchen
Assistant Manager
(all pronouns)
Winter Exley
Farm Assistant
Manager
(he/they)
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Angie Comeaux
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Co-Director
(she/her)
Ayo Ngozi
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Co-Director
(she/her)
Lulama Moyo
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Co-Director
(she/they)
Sarah Sohn
Braiding Seeds Fellowship
Co-Director
(she/her)
Current Braiding Seeds Fellows
Contractors & Facilitators
Emet
Vitale-Penniman
Youth Leader
(he/him)
Gabriel
Membreno
Solidarity Share Delivery Driver
(they/them)
Naima
Penniman
Curator of Programs
(all pronouns)
Neshima
Vitale-Penniman
Assistant Farm Manager
(they/she)
Wendelin
Regalado
Language Justice Coordinator
(she/her/we/our)
Past Team Members
We thank and acknowledge all of the staff, interns, and apprentices who have been part of the Soul Fire Farm team over the years:
- Brooke Bridges, CSA Assistant Manager, 2019-2024
- Ife Kilimanjaro, Managing Co-ED, 2021-2023
- Azuré Keahi, Business Manager, 2018-2022
- Larisa Jacobson, Farm Manager, Co-ED, 2017- 2021
- Gabriela Alvarez, Kitchen Manager, 2016-2019
- Kiani Conley-Wilson, Assistant Program Manager, 2020, Community Empowerment Coordinator, 2021
- Dayo Marsh, Alumni, Partnership, and Administrative Support, 2020, Alumni Network Coordinator, 2021
- Brittany Levers, Programs Administrative Support, 2021
- Keion Hennessey, Front Office Coordinator, 2021
- Justin Butts, Livestock Manager, 2020
- Amani Olugbala, Speaker & Facilitator, 2017-2020
- Noah McDonald, Farm Apprentice, 2019
- Kiya Vega-Hutchins, Builders Apprentice, 2019
- Lytisha Wyatt, Assistant Grower, 2018-2019, Social Media Coordinator 2018-2020
- Damaris Miller, Assistant Farm Manager, Fall 2017-2019
- Ceci Pineda, Farm Apprentice, 2018
- Olive Watkins, Farm Apprentice, 2018
- Jessica Turner, Booking Coordinator, 2018
- Keidra Gordon, Farmer, 2017
- Jas Wade, Farmer, 2017
- Ravonne Thorne, Farmer, 2016
- Hannah Slipakoff, Farmer, 2016
- Cheryl DeSanctis, Farmer, 2016
- Melissa Elie, Farm Apprentice, 2014
- Lissa Vanderbeck, Farm Apprentice, 2014, Farm Team, 2016
- Crysbel Tejada, Farm Apprentice, 2014
- Capers Rumph, Assistant Farm Manager, 2014
- Alicia Pettys, Farm Apprentice, 2013
- Sade Bruce, Farm Apprentice, 2013
- Simone Johnson, Farm Apprentice, 2013
- Melissa Danielle, Farm Apprentice, 2013
- Abram Johnson, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Caroline Woolard, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Colin McMullan, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Dane Felton, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Eshe Isaa, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Francesca Omolara Wuyasi, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Kristin Reynolds, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Mark Russo, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Melissa Perkins, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Sindhu Siva, Farm Apprentice, 2012
- Alex Yvonne White, Farm Apprentice, 2012