WHAT CHANGES THE WORLD?People do.
The 2019 cohort is deeply rooted in land, seeds, and cultural sovereignty. The cohort’s leaders are actively working to reclaim, own, and share land and practices that re-root the food system closer to indigenous and immigrant cultural practices. The cohort’s work connects food to culture as a means of practicing liberation, health, community-building, and bringing people closer to the roots of what food means to us as people.
Our vision is realized through these amazing leaders.
Meet Our 2019 Fellows

Aileen Suzara
Founder, Manager
Sariwa

Eduardo Rivera
Farmer/Owner operator
Sin Fronteras Farm & Food

Emily Moose
Director of Communications and Outreach
A Greener World

Erika Allen
Co-Founder and CEO of Operations
Urban Growers Collective

Geeta Maker-Clark
Director, Integrative Medical Education, Culinary Medicine
Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

Leonard Diggs
Director of Operations and Farming
Pie Ranch

Lilian Hill
Executive Director
Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute

Maeraj Sheikh
Director
Chicago Policy Action Council

Mark Winston Griffith
Executive Director
Brooklyn Movement Center

Martin Lemos
Interim Executive Director
Deputy Director
National Young Farmers Coalition

Rowen White
National Program Coordinator
Indigenous Seedkeepers Network

Shorlette Ammons
Equity in Food Systems Associate/CORE Team Lead
Center for Environmental Farming Systems