Meet the Team

Mesa Urban Garden is a non-profit community garden managed by a board of passionate Mesa residents. Our team is comprised of dozens of passionate individuals with a wide-range of skill sets. Each person brings their own unique ideas and talents to the garden, and without their efforts, this amazing project wouldn’t exist.

Drew Trojanowski
Chairman

Ryan Winkle
Vice Chairman

David Crummey
Operations Director

Jason Thatcher
Founding Board Member

Mandy Buscas
Director of Education, Outreach and Culture

Desi Einarsen
Director of Marketing

Marco Meraz
Director of Community Culture

Elizabeth Paulus
Secretary

Donna DiFrancesco
City of Mesa Liaison / Ex-Officio

Terry Benelli
Treasurer

Andrew Douglas
Personnel Champion

Terri Rettig
Personnel Champion

Samantha Booher
Personnel Champion

Brandon Aday
Website Consultant