Monti Lawson

He/Him

Dutchess County

Monti is the Founder and Lead Land Steward of Catalyst Collaborative Farm and Site Supervisor and Farmer in Residence at  WILDSEED Community Farm & Healing Village in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

He is a Black and Gay beginning farmer who has been a community gardener and urban farmer in NYC for over a decade. He graduated from Farm School NYC and is an active member of the FSNYC alumni community. 

He is also a member of Black Farmer's United of NYS, Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust, NYS BIPOC Grower Support Network, and a member of the Leadership Advisory Committee for the Equity Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

For 2023, he was honored to serve as the inaugural representative for Manhattan and Staten Island on the USDA Farm Service Urban County Committee for New York City. 

Raul Carreon

He/Him/Él

Ulster County

Raul is the Distribution Logistics and Food Safety Manager at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub in Hurley, NY. Originally from South Texas, Raul has been working on farms for over a decade. His expertise is in post-harvest production. He keeps track of harvest schedules, runs the wash and pack line, and gets produce out to customers as quickly as possible, all while exceeding safety protocols set by Good Agriculture Practices (GAPS), Organic Certification and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). He also cares about language justice and increasing food access in his community.

Nicole Scott

She/Her

Putnam County

Nicole first joined Glynwood in 2017 as a Livestock Apprentice, then returned in 2019 as the Assistant Livestock Manager and is now our Associate Director of Livestock Production. She is responsible for all aspects of Glynwood’s diversified, certified Animal Welfare Approved livestock operation. In this role she manages herd health and nutritional management of all stock, as well as teaching apprentices how to manage five different species in a pasture-based system.

Her curiosity and desire to learn about animal behavior and husbandry began while working at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. This led her to pursue her career in agriculture at Cornell University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. While at Cornell, Nicole began farming on a small hog operation in the Finger Lakes Region and was introduced to the non-profit sector as an intern at the Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming.

Nicole moved to New Zealand in 2018 to work on different sheep, beef, and deer operations that ranged in size from 1,000-hectare lowland to 18,000-hectare high country stations throughout the North and South Islands. Over the 12 months, she gained a more global perspective on meat production and developed an appreciation for the people and culture of the country.

Chris Nickell

They/Them

Sullivan County

Co-Chair

Chris Nickell is a community organizer and land steward. With previous work experience in academia and state government, Chris turned to agriculture in 2022. After growing vegetables on farms in Westchester and Rockland Counties in 2022 and 2023, they founded Finca Seremos in 2024 in southern Dutchess County with their spouse, Brenda González. Seremos is a food justice project to grow fresh, organic, nutrient-dense produce for Chris and Brenda's communities in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, the mid-Hudson Valley, and in 2025 for their new home of Sullivan County. Chris joined the Farmer Housing Working Group in late 2022 and co-stewarded the project in 2023 and 2024.

Megan Larmer

She/Her

Putnam County

Co-Chair

Megan is the Senior Director of Programs. She leads projects that convene food and farming professionals to execute training, collective efforts, and creative projects that further the development of a regional food system in the Hudson Valley. Primary amongst these are Glynwood's Cider Project, the Hudson Valley CSA Coalition, and the Food Sovereignty Fund.  Previously, Megan was Director of Strategic Initiatives and Community Outreach for Slow Food USA. In 2024 she received her PhD in anthropology for her research amongst regional food and farming advocates in the Hudson Valley from the University of Exeter where she is an associate of the Center for Rural Policy Research. Megan also holds an MA with distinction in Anthropology from SOAS, University of London, where her research focused on seed exchange, first-generation women farmers and food heritage.  Her broad range of experience in food and agriculture, including ten years as a restaurant professional, farmer's market manager, and community garden organizer, inspire Megan's continued determination to build more just and joyful food systems.

Jody Bolluyt

She/Her

Columbia County

Jody is one of the farmers at Roxbury Farm CSA.  Jody and Keri Latiolias own and manage the farm and along with a great team of people produce organic vegetables, grass fed beef, and pastured pork for their CSA members in the Hudson Valley and NYC.  Jody has farmed at Roxbury Farm CSA since 1999.  She is on the board of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement an org that organizes with immigrants and allies to collectively support, empower and defend our communities.  Jody also serves on the board of Equity Trust, an organization that promotes equity in the world by changing the way people think about and hold property.