Kim Anderson
Garden Maintenance Manager
Kim developed an early love of plants in the unlikely location of Hell's Kitchen, New York City, where she grew up tending to vegetables with her family in the local community garden. She fell in love with the unique and ancient ecosystems of the Catskill Mountains during childhood hiking and camping adventures, sparking a lifelong interest in the flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. After pursuing a degree in music composition at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, she returned to NYC and resettled in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where she co-founded the Eldert Street Community garden and helped to run it while earning a Certificate in Horticulture from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Working in both musical and horticultural capacities for the next decade, she explored many veins of working with plants--private ornamental gardens, green roof installation projects, ecological restoration and pollinator garden installation, gardening education, and nursery work. After relocating upstate and putting down roots in the Hudson Valley, Kim found a perfect environment at Earth Designs Cooperative, where she continues to seek growth as a member of the cooperative and steward of the land.
Victoria Cintron
Landscape Designer
Conor Corbett
Project Manager
Growing up in the Hudson Valley, Conor spent his summers working as a lifeguard and swimming in the waters of the Rondout Valley Watershed. What began as a casual encounter with landscaping in the summer of 2012 later developed into a deeper call to steward the land. Conor began working for Earth Designs in 2015 as an employee, and was one of the founding members and guiding forces of the transition to the worker-owned cooperative model. Conor has studied irrigation at the New York Botanical Gardens and continues to expand his knowledge of plant-care as head of the irrigation department.
Tommy Guerrero
Operations Supervisor
Growing up among the mangroves and tropical rainforests of Dominican Republic, Tommy developed a deep love for the natural world. Guided by the curiosity awakened by that experience, he pursued an education in Environmental Science at the State University of New York, with a focus on rainforest ecology. He went on to pursue a B.S. in Computer Science at Pennsylvania State University. In his role as Director of Operations, Tommy is committed to helping maintain the efficiency of the cooperative's field operations in service of our valued clients.
Cory Mosler
Nursery Deapartment & Meadow Manager
Julie Dougherty
Finance Manager
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
CONOR CORBETT - BOARD PRESIDENT
JULIE DOUGHERTY - TREASURER
VICTORIA CINTRON
KIM ANDERSON
SHAWN BERRY - OUTSIDE DIRECTOR