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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! 

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. 

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Growing Love Community Garden

Manorhaven Boulevard, Manorhaven, New York 11050, United States

Located Directly Behind Our Lady of Fatima Parking

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Our Garden Grows with Generosity

Growing Love on the Bay

 Join GLCG & Kostal Paddle for a Summer Sunset Paddle Party on Thursday, August 25th.  

Proceeds to benefit GLCG 2023 Builds 

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