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Meet the Board
Erika Stehl, President & Co-Founder
Erika Stehl, President & Co-Founder
Erika Stehl, President & Co-Founder
Erika is President and Cofounder of the Growing Love Community Garden. GLCG was established in 2017 and officially opened in 2018. Erika has a Masters of Social Work from Adelphi and Certificate in Organic Gardening from Cornell Cooperative. She has lived in Port Washington for 24 years with her husband, Richard, 5 kids and 2 golden retrievers.
Beth Riccardi, Garden Educator
Erika Stehl, President & Co-Founder
Erika Stehl, President & Co-Founder
Beth Ricciardi is a 4-H educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, where many of her lessons focus on Garden-Based Learning. She is a Master Gardener with a certificate in Permaculture, and serves as volunteer Garden Educator at the Growing Love Community Garden in Manorhaven.
Vanessa Alvez, Vice President
Erika Stehl, President & Co-Founder
Vanessa Alvez, Vice President
Vanessa has lived in Port Washington for 21 years. She loves spending time with her three daughters and two dogs. In her free time, she enjoys relaxing on the beach, running with her dog and volunteering at the community garden.
Steph Alongi, Treasurer
Ed Janoff, Secretary
Vanessa Alvez, Vice President
Steph loves the beautiful Port Washington Community, and always looks for reasons for her and her son to be involved.
She takes great advantage of the nature the Port Washington area has to offer and spends a lot of time outdoors (especially with their little pup, Delilah).
Growing Love Garden has given her so many wonderful opportunities to help out in the community and make amazing friends!
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Ed Janoff, Secretary
Ed Janoff, Secretary
Ed Janoff, Secretary
Deputy Director & Chief of Staff of Union Square Partnership and an expert in park and streetscape planning and public-private partnership administration. Prior to joining Union Square, Ed held positions at Street Plans, NYCDOT, NYC Parks, and the Bryant Park Corporation/ 34th Street Partnership, among others, and has orchestrated many d
Deputy Director & Chief of Staff of Union Square Partnership and an expert in park and streetscape planning and public-private partnership administration. Prior to joining Union Square, Ed held positions at Street Plans, NYCDOT, NYC Parks, and the Bryant Park Corporation/ 34th Street Partnership, among others, and has orchestrated many dozens of projects developing and managing signature public spaces citywide.
Meet the Committee
Amanda Khalil, Social Media, Events and Press
Amanda Khalil, Social Media, Events and Press
Amanda Khalil, Social Media, Events and Press
Tanya Clusener - Operations
Amanda Khalil, Social Media, Events and Press
Amanda Khalil, Social Media, Events and Press
Chiaki Yamamoto, Volunteer
Amanda Khalil, Social Media, Events and Press
Chiaki Yamamoto, Volunteer
Chiaki Yamamoto is from Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. She's lived here for 2 years with her husband. Back in Japan she worked at a public park. She loves to volunteer and being involved with the Community Garden.