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.

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Victoria Cintron

Junior Landscape Designer

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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.

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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.

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Kevin Halcott

Certified Level One Stone Mason

Kevin has been living in the Hudson Valley for the past 18 years after leaving Long Island to travel, explore nature and participate in social and ecological justice movements around the country. Eventually settling down in New Paltz, he fell in love with the rivers, lakes and mountains of the region and is where he discovered the joy of working with stone. Kevin's passion for stone masonry comes from a respect for the long tradition of stone building in human history as well as a love for creating spaces for people, their family and community to connect with the planet and the elements. He is a certified Level One stone waller with the Dry Stone Walling Association and continues to train for higher degrees of certification in the craft. Seeing potent metaphors in the way that masonry is centered around principles of balance, integrity and interconnected support structures he sees the same principles as integral to a healthy community and relationship to our planet. Having spent over half of his life involved in radical community building and a variety of social and ecological justice movements, Kevin is proud to be part of the cooperative model and hopes that the success of our endeavor inspires others to pursue more just and harmonious ways to work and live. Kevin seeks to eventually be able to offer customized stone designs inspired by the local landbase as well as the symbolism that can be found in nature as his career in stone work progresses. Along with his position as a lead mason Kevin is also a part of the cooperatives culture committee which is dedicated to maintaining healthy relationships and assuring that there is a culture of equality, respect, joy and dignity in the workplace. 

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Colin McDonough

Project Manager

Colin is an avid outdoorsman with a background in Mechanics, Logistics and Land Management. He has a passion for Forestry and Arboriculture, and is currently enrolled to become an ISA Board Certified Arborist, with the intention of stewarding woodland landscapes and encouraging the deep connection between people and the nature that surrounds them. Colin has served with local town environmental commissions and continues to volunteer with various outreach programs in Ulster County that focus on community culture, sustainability, and environmental conservation.

Cory Mosler

Nursery Deapartment & Meadow Manager

Julie Dougherty

Finance Manager

OUR BOARD MEMBERS

COLIN MCDONOUGH - BOARD PRESIDENT
TOMMY GUERRERO - TREASURER
VICTORIA CINTRON
CONOR CORBETT
JULIE DOUGHERTY
SHAWN BERRY - OUTSIDE DIRECTOR