Alex joined the team in January 2024. As Director of Outreach & Partnerships, he manages a robust referral network to support farmer clients, and forges partnerships with mission-aligned organizations to expand our reach and resource offerings.

Alex earned a Masters of Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2021 and brings extensive experience in small and medium-scale soil and aquaculture farm management, permaculture design, urban agroforestry, mutual aid food distribution, coalition building, and educational programming. Having spent his early career teaching within Chicago Public Schools, his belief in experiential learning and interdisciplinary studies informs his ongoing exploration of the intersectionality of regenerative agriculture, ecology, food access, plant and soil sciences, land stewardship, local economies, business development, education, and culture in pursuit of food sovereignty. He earned his undergraduate degree in English Education from DePaul University in 2014. As a proud Chicago native currently living in Brooklyn, Alex finds a particular fulfillment in connecting urban populations to their regional foodsheds and proliferating informed ecologically conscious consumer habits.