TFFJ fights food insecurity and diet-related disease through school-based, youth-led hydroponic farming, providing local, sustainably-grown produce to food desert communities and building health equity for all New Yorkers and beyond.
Our Board
Co-Founders
Tara Swibel
Board Chair Founder, Triptyk Studios
Katherine Soll
Chief Executive Officer President
Chana Chenfeld
Vice Chair Vice President
Board of Directors
Kevin Beardsley
Treasurer Senior Director, Corporate Development (M&A), Nasdaq
Alexandra Galindez
Secretary Chief Brand Nurturer, THE BRAND CONSULTING
Jennifer Finer
Global Director, Värde Partners
Bridget Alameda
Director PricewaterhouseCoopers
Henry Gordon-Smith
CEO & Founder Agritecture
Judy Schoenberg
Co-Founder EvolveMe
Randolph Stern
President Sternvest Capital
Valerie Soll
Textile Conservation Lab Cathedral of St. John the Divine Adjunct Associate Professor Fashion Institute of Technology
Alejandro Munoz-Suarez
Chief Executive Officer Fuku
Norah Yahya
Senior Government Affairs Officer External Affairs The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Teresa Tsou
Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer, Pipcorn
Our Team
Gabrielle Mosquera
Deputy Director
Aliya Brown
Senior Communications & Content Manager
Matthew Horgan
STEM Programming & School Partnership Manager
Renae Cairns
Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager
Amanda Everich
Curriculum Development & Program Assistant
Harrison Hillier
Senior Hydroponic Systems Manager
Connor Gorsira
Farm Operations Manager
Michael Sterenberg
Hydroponic Farmer-Educator, Martin Luther King Educational Campus
Mo Urzola Tellez
Farmer-Educator & Hydroponics Assistant
Ja’keia Person
Farmer-Educator, DeWitt Clinton High School Educational Campus