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All Leadership Education Good Table Mother Farm Nursery Board of Directors

Adela Flores

Propagation Team Lead

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2017

Nursery, Leadership

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Andre Loyola

HR Manager

Planting Justice since 2023

Mother Farm, Leadership

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Armando Escobar

Tree Canvasser & Tree Planter

Planting Justice since 2024

Nursery

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Arturo Solano

Nursery Technician, Field Team

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2022

Nursery

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Bilal Coleman

Education Coordinator

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2011

Education, Leadership

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Birhon Quizhpe

Media Associate

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2022

Leadership

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Brent Walker

Farm Co-Manager

Mother Farm, Leadership

Cesar Fragoso

Nursery Technician, Propagation Team

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2018

Nursery

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Chaker Chahrour

Director of Sustainable Infrastructure

Planting Justice since 2010

Leadership

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Covonne Page

Aquaponics Manager

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery, Leadership

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Cynthia Green

Nursery Office Manager

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2023

Nursery, Leadership

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Damian Villa

Farm Steward

Planting Justice since 2019

Mother Farm

Denise Escobar

Lead Tree Canvasser & Tree Planter

Planting Justice since 2024

Education, Nursery

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Eric Soto

Nursery Technician, Shipping Team

Planting Justice since 2021

Nursery

Evelio Serrano Mejia

Nursery Technician, Propagation team

Nursery

Gavin Raders

Co-Director

Planting Justice since 2008

Leadership, Board of Directors

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Guillermo Ortega

Infrastructure Project Technician

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2022

Nursery

Itzel Mercado-Flores

Educator

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2021

Education

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Jaime Ortega

Infrastructure Team Lead

Planting Justice since 2023

Nursery, Leadership

Jose Isordia Morales

Infrastructure Project Technician

Planting Justice since 2017

Nursery

Joseph Urias

Nursery Technician, Propagation Team

Planting Justice since 2015

Nursery

Julio Madrigal

Farm Co-Manager

Planting Justice since 2010

Mother Farm, Leadership

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Kahalla Bandy-Pasibe

Nursery Technician

Planting Justice since 2024

Nursery

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Karen Carrasco Acosta

Nursery Technician, Propagation Team

Planting Justice since 2023

Nursery

Kathryn Hart

Farm Steward

Fort Wayne, IN

Planting Justice since 2023

Mother Farm

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Lionel Spicer

Nursery Technician

Planting Justice since 2024

Nursery

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Luis Ortega Jr

Nursery Field Team Lead

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2017

Nursery, Leadership

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Lynn Vidal

Director of Operations

Berkeley, CA

Planting Justice since 2022

Leadership, Board of Directors

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Maricela Perez

Nursery Technician, Propagation Team

Nursery

Mark Fujiwara

Grantwriter and Farm Steward

The foothills of Tuyshtak / Mt. Diablo on Bay Miwok land

Planting Justice since 2023

Leadership

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Mason Moore

Nursery Technician, Land Team

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2021

Nursery

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max cadji

Nursery Technician, Mother Tree Team

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery

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Michael Garrison

Shipping Team Lead

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery, Leadership

Nadia Barhoum

Operations Coordinator

El Sobrante, CA

Planting Justice since 2020

Leadership

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NneJ Ke

Co-Farm Manager

Huchiun Unceded Ohlone Land

Mother Farm, Leadership

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Obichukwu Lebeke

Nursery Technician, Field Team

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery

Otis Spikes

Nursery Manager

Planting Justice since 2016

Nursery, Leadership

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Rigoberto Ortega

Nursery Technician, Land Team

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery

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Rogelio Rizo

Infrastructure Project Technician

Planting Justice since 2019

Nursery

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Salvador Mateo

Co-Director

Planting Justice since 2010

Leadership, Board of Directors

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Samuel Lustig

Kitchen & Retail Manager

El Sobrante

Planting Justice since 2022

Good Table, Leadership

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Sandra Kozma-Kennedy

Nursery Educator

Planting Justice since 2024

Education

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Silviano Ortega Onchi

Infrastructure Project Technician

Nursery

Simone Robinson

Nursery Mother Tree Team Lead

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2021

Nursery, Leadership

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Sloan Thompson

Nursery Office Clerk

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2022

Nursery

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Sol Mercado Feliciano

Reentry Coordinator

Oakley, CA

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery, Leadership

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Thomas Gibson IV

Land Team Lead

Planting Justice since 2020

Nursery, Leadership

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Yennifer Copto Flores

Nursery Assistant Manager

Oakland, CA

Planting Justice since 2018

Nursery, Leadership

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Wish List

Below is a current list of things we need to further our mission. If you have other things you wish to donate that you think might further our movement, don’t hesitate to let us know.
Updated: April 11, 2024

Equipment

Forklift for nursery and aquaponics - Off road big wheels
Skid steer/Bobcat type machine, ideally with track wheels
Large double axle trailer (for future bathroom at the nursery)
4-wheel drive full-size pickup  
Tommy Gate or other rear lift gate
Additional dump trailer
Farm Quad or "UTV"

Material & Services

Pier shoring
Short term backhoe loan and operator time (100 hours)
Landscape designer hours with experience in MWELO

Equipment

Forklift for nursery and aquaponics - Off road big wheels
Skid steer/Bobcat type machine, ideally with track wheels
Large double axle trailer (for future bathroom at the nursery)
4-wheel drive full-size pickup  
Tommy Gate or other rear lift gate
Additional dump trailer
Farm Quad or "UTV"

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