Interested in making a difference in Prince George’s County food systems?
ECO is looking for new members to join our Board of Directors! We invite you to apply by completing this APPLICATION or contacting info@ecocityfarms.org.
Cherryl Clement, Board Chair, holds a Master of Business and Public Administration (MBPA) from Southeastern University and is a Yoga instructor and former chef/caterer. Born in Trinidad, she is also one of ECO City Farms Community Nutrition Educators. Currently a District Training Manager at the Virginia Department of Transportation, Cherryl previously served as the Employment Manager at Children’s National Medical Center. Cherryl joined ECO’s BOD in 2016.
Benny Erez, ECO’s former Director of Urban Agriculture and Compost Guru. After years working in an academic setting doing agricultural research, Benny Erez brought knowledge of theoretical and practical farming technology to ECO City Farms. He is passionate about the need to wean ourselves off the gas-guzzling commercial fertilizers and replace them with sustainably produced compost. His experience with composting technology comes from years of managing the University of Maryland Central Maryland Research and Education Center Compost Facility and visits to Austrian compost enterprises. Benny’s first-hand knowledge of the power of community comes from his experiences growing up on a Kibbutz in Israel. He recognizes that the human race is facing many environmental challenges and that local, sustainable food production is a key part of the solution.
Dyann A. Waugh is a medical doctor with the US Postal Service. She decided to become a doctor years after she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, following in her father’s footsteps, a flight surgeon with the all- black 332d Fighter Group, the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Dyann is interested in the intersection between food, health and community wellness. Dyann Waugh is an expert in environmental and occupational medicine and consults on emergency preparedness, health and safety.
Viviana Lindo is an avid foodie–she loves cooking, baking, reading, crafting, watching foreign films, going on adventures and spending time outdoors. Viviana was born and raised in Huancayo–a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru, and as a teenager she moved to America. She graduated from California State University of Los Angeles in 2005 with a degree in Liberal Studies with minors in Latin America Studies, Sociology, and Social Gerontology. In 2006, she moved to Germany and began a master’s program in social science through the Global Studies Programme. She studied on three continents receiving degrees from the University of Freiburg (Germany), KwaZulu-Natal University (South Africa) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (India). Since then, she has worked in different areas from immigration, indigenous rights, social movements, independent media, to sustainable development and agriculture. She applies to urban settings what she’s learns about sustainable farming practices, respect for and acknowledgement of the environment, and indigenous knowledge found in rural settings. Viviana spent the 2012 growing season apprenticing at ECO City Farms, and during the summer of the same year she worked as an educator with ECO’s “Seed to Feed” program. As a former member of the ECO City Farms team as the Director of Community Education, Viviana created and supported communities where everyone has access to healthy foods, and to contributed something of value to the movement so that the next young generation will work on a sustainable future by preserving biodiversity, reconnection to nature and to value and respect food.
CEO, Margaret Morgan-Hubbard: Prior to founding ECO, she launched and ran the Engaged University, bringing more than 3,000 residents and university members together to jointly consider the needs of the community surrounding the University of Maryland, assess existing partnerships, and carry out strategic interventions and collaborations, including a community farm and recycled bike shop. Morgan–Hubbard’s professional and grassroots organizing experience includes running the Office of Communications at the US Environmental Protection Agency; directing a national environmental organization; managing the District of Columbia’s Low Income Weatherization and related Block Grant programs; building membership for the National Immigration Forum; directing Jobs in Energy in DC and the Energy Task Force in NYC, and operating alternative energy investment programs for the National Council of Churches.
Alison Mendoza-Walters joined the Board of Directors in 2025. She is a 15-year Prince George’s County resident and advocate for healthy neighborhoods, where people have affordable healthy food, safe places to walk and play, and supportive people around them. She loves bicycling on the county’s extensive trail network with her three kids. She completed her Master of Public Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Master of Business Administration at the University of the District of Columbia.
Ajoke (AJ) Williams is a Photonics Hardware Engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory where she applies digital design and embedded systems engineering to prototype novel optical sensing and communication devices. Prior to JHU APL, she developed embedded and digital systems for diverse industries ranging from biotechnology to satellite communication (SATCOM). She is passionate about using technology for the larger social good and has been involved in numerous groups throughout the DMV: DC Money Pot, DMV Mutual Aid, Movement for Black Lives, and Linkup. She is committed to efforts that foster community growth and health. And she learned the little she knows about farming from Eco-City and the grand compost master himself, Benny Erez.
