Our Team
Our staff is made up of U.S.-born individuals, refugees, asylees and immigrants from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Eritrea, Mexico, Myanmar, Syria, Venezuela, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meg Erskine
CEO & Co-Founder
Drew Schaffer
Farm Logistics Coordinator
Guadence N.
New Leaf Farmer
Doli Wikongo
New Leaf Farm Crew Chief
Maria Vung
Open Arms Assistant Studio Manager
Marissa Trussell
MRC Case Manager
Matt Simon
New Leaf Agriculture Director
Krishna Bista
New Leaf Crew Chief
Esther Cing
New Leaf Farmer
Emily Sidle Starling
Open Arms Studio Creative Director
Lian Mun Cing
Open Arms Seamstress
Nooria M.
Open Arms Seamstress
Kerrin Meyer
MRC Office Manager
Terrence Tagoe
New Leaf Assistant Farm Manager
Pierre N.
New Leaf Farmer
Carissa Eckle
New Leaf Food Access Coordinator
Dez Dalton
Open Arms Studio Director
Haifaa M.
Open Arms Seamstress
Parvane R.
Open Arms Seamstress and Farmers Market
Christina Jones
MRC Volunteer and Community Engagement
Board of Directors
Jessica Graham, Board Chair
Knoll Textiles
Eric Kaufman, Treasurer
Farmer's Business Network, Inc
Sandeep Gyawali
Emmer and Rye
Haris Hadziselimovic
Dell, Inc
Jawad Ali, MD
Seton Healthcare
David Neff
Ecliptic Capital
Lindsay Burnette
Studio Balcones
Jonnie Rettele
Open Studio Patterns
Brittany Ferguson
ESG/Social Responsibility Consultant
Leslie Puckett
Skillpoint Alliance
Steve Moakley
Dell, Inc