To honor our origin story of collective action and community leadership, Farm School NYC has been evolving our organizational and governance structure since 2018 to reflect those values. In spring 2021, Farm School NYC launched a new Board process, where over 150 students, alumni, faculty and staff elected six new Board members, co-created a community-led decision-making structure that allows us to be truly led by and accountable to our community. Our community has social justice and food sovereignty at its core.

Read more about our Board Evolution Process here. This is in alignment with our Community Repair Process Recommendations.

board nominations ARE open!

We are accepting nominations until June 27, 2025. If you would like to nominate someone else, you must first confirm interest from the nominee and then complete this form. If you want to nominate yourself, you may fill out the form now. 

Board Information Session - date will be shared here shortly, stay tuned!

We recommend anyone interested in serving the board or learning more about their roles join the info session. The conversation will be recorded and shared here so that those who are unable to attend can watch at a later date.

Please consider joining the Farm School NYC Board if you…

• Support FSNYC’s mission, vision, and values

• Center equity and justice in your work

• Commit to understanding and dismantling systems of oppression

• Are or were a faculty (2+ seasons), student (3+ courses including Food Justice), and/or community member (demonstrated relationship to FSNYC over 1+ seasons)

• Can dedicate 4 to 6 hours per month to board responsibilities

• Have one or more of these skills:

  • Nonprofit fundraising experience and expertise

  • Financial planning and budgeting

  • Accounting expertise

  • HR expertise

  • Legal expertise

  • Transformative justice facilitation / systems building

  • Experience building collective decision making processes

Once we collect all the nominations, Farm School NYC will reach out to gather answers to the following questions:

• Tell us about yourself in one sentence.

• How would you support Farm School NYC's mission, vision, and values?

• What skills would you bring to the Farm School NYC's Board?

• What is your definition of systemic racism? What work have you done to dismantle it? Please give an example.

• Provide your LinkedIn or a bio.

Stay tuned for the remainder of the timeline and process.

Thank you for your interest in being part of our collective governance structure.

Beatrice Mora - Appointed in 2024 as an Alumni Representative

Carena Miles - Appointed in 2024 as an Alumni Representative

Dr. Rosa Yolanda Pineda - Appointed in 2024 as an Alumni Representative

Esmeralda Herrera - Appointed in 2021 as an Alumni Representative

Kelly McLane - Appointed in 2021 as a Faculty Representative

Ravi Ramaswamy - Appointed in 2024 as a Faculty Representative

Ruby Olisemeka - Appointed in 2024 as a Faculty Representative

Shanet Norris - Appointed in 2024 as a Community Representative

Yu Li - Appointed in 2024 as an Alumni Representative

Photo from the 2024 Board Retreat