Way cool. We're in good hands. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsy Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:08 PM To: Community Garden Listserv Subject: [cg] ACGA appoints interim executive director
The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is pleased to announce that Betsy Johnson of Boston, Massachusetts has come on as interim Executive Director for the organization. "After many years of having no staff or only part-time administrative staff, this is a major step forward in ACGA's strategic plan to build capacity and support the expansion of community gardening across the United States and Canada," says Gerard Lordahl, ACGA president. During 2005, Betsy will enable ACGA to settle on a permanent organizational home and then hire a permanent director in that location. Ms. Johnson has served on the ACGA board of directors for the past five years, most recently as treasurer. She was instrumental in the development of the Growing Communities Curriculum and the USDA-funded training program. Betsy Johnson was most recently formerly executive director of the Chefs Collaborative, a national non-profit organization of culinary professionals which promotes local and environmentally-friendly food. Previously, she was vice president of Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN), responsible for community gardening support services. She was formerly director of Garden Futures, the "umbrella" organization for Boston community gardening, which merged with BNAN in January 2002. Betsy has 30 years of community activism experience in air quality, occupational health, recycling, open space improvement, and neighborhood development issues. She is a former teacher and worked for the American Lung Association, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Energy Investment, and Clean Air Action Corporation. She was a founder and is currently president of the South End/Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, a neighborhood-based organization that owns and manages 16 community gardens. Betsy Gardner Johnson grows Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, heritage tomatoes, chard, peas, and beans in her community garden plot. Betsy can be reached at 877-275-2242 (877-ASK-ACGA) or [EMAIL PROTECTED] The mail address for ACGA is still c/o Council on the Environment of NYC, 51 Chambers St. #228, New York, NY 10007. ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
