Tomas O’Grady
Tomas is originally from Galway, Ireland. He lives in Los Feliz
with his wife, Justine, and their four children. He is a founder of
EnrichLA, and believes that by “working together, anything’s
possible.”
Leonardo Chalupowicz
A founder of EnrichLA, Leonardo is a local “green” architect,
artist, and member of the Silver Lake NC .
Brian Miller
Brian is a dedicated volunteer that has been working with
students in their garden at Thomas Starr King Middle School.
He is great with kids, and helps motivate them to continue their
work and use their information on and off campus!
Meg Taylor
Meg has been a volunteer with us for some time. She is fantastic
and we look forward to continuing our work together!
Shana Baiz
Shana is a college graduate from UCSD with a B.A. in Political
Science. She is an LA native who is passionate about music and
positivity, and enjoys exploring local venues and gardening in
her free time. Her favorite book is “Wuthering Heights” and she
loves to eat vegetarian Thai curry!
Carrie Brown
Carrie Brown is the founder and author of Eco Enthusiast. She is a graphic designer who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. She is very enthusiastic about the environment and is putting her talents to help protect our planet. In 2010, she designed a People Towel called “Wise tOWeL” for Earth Day. She launched her line of “Unenthusiastic About Plastic” produce & tote bags in April 2011. Carrie volunteers on various projects throughout LA.
Sherrell Cuneo
Sherrell is thrilled to be working with Enrich LA. She is a student of permaculture
and is eager to share her enthusiasm for sustainable living with others. She believes
it is important to feel a connection to the earth, and hopes to pass this along while
learning as much from others as possible.
Michael Martinez
My name is Michael. I love people. I love my city.
I look forward to collaborating with Enrich LA to educate our youth in the
importance of environmental stewardship and providing healthy food to those who
may not normally have access to it.
Kelly Burke
Kelly is a (somewhat ) recent graduate of UCLA in International Development, where she learned about agriculuture and food systems, and has since become passionate about awareness of and access to good, sustainable, local food. She recently started a food-centric blog she’s real excited about (shameless plug) found @ peacemeal.us. As a little kid, she never thought she’d grow up to be a vegetarian yogi who doesn’t own a tv or microwave, but c’est la vie.
Kelly has been truly impressed with the movers and shakers of Enrich LA and is thankful to be a part of the family.
Emily Maclure
Emily Maclure has been living in Los Angeles for 8 years and works as an event planner and catering coordinator. She recently took to learning about gardening and thought there would be no better way to get her hands dirty, then to join up with Enrichla. Born and raised in the Green Mountain State of Vermont, Emily loves the idea of bringing a bit of ”green ” to local schools and giving kids the ability to have some hands on learning with edible gardens. There is nothing greater than seeing a community pull together to make a difference.
Sarah Cole
After graduating with a B.S. in Nutrition from SDSU, Sarah moved to LA to work as a public health researcher. She is passionate about good food and is excited to be working with EnrichLA. She knows that the secret to happiness comes from living naturally and being true to herself… And baking cupcakes.
Josh Walker
Marisa Rodriguez
Marisa is excited to promote a cleaner, greener, healthier Los Angeles with the great team at Enrich LA. She aims to have each student experience the magical and delicious wonders that surround them in the garden. She is thankful for the year-round growing season and is interested in urban sustainability and localized food production.
Angela Jekal
Angela is thrilled to be participating in a movement to get good food to good people via urban agriculture, education, and a phenomenal, results-based work ethic – core values she saw in Enrich LA upon the first build she attended. Every week she sees the subtle changes the students undergo as they understand their food source a little better and how this understanding informs their dietary choices. And she can only imagine how exponential those changes could be with a garden in every school…
Megan Birdsill
Megan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Economics and History. Almost everything she loves she acquired during her recent year in Argentina: dancing tango, speaking Spanish, and of course, organic gardening. Megan has hopes to improve children’s diets and health through her work at EnrichLA.
Bordeaux Martin
Bordeaux is an Itinerant South African who recently moved to Los Angeles with his husband. He grew up on a farm, taught and traveled in Asia, and loves being in the kitchen, which makes EnrichLA an ideal match for the things he loves- planting and growing food, working with children, and cooking. He is excited about volunteering with an organization that gets things done and makes a visible difference in the world and in people’s lives.
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