Meet the Board

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 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 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  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!