This internship role supported the Development Director and staff to increase outreach, volunteer engagement, and organizational planning .
Grassroots Gardens WNY is a collective of activists, gardeners, and neighbors, facilitating the creation and maintenance of community gardens and other public green spaces as a means of healing systemic harm and strengthening community connections.
COLLABORATORS
Justin Baumgardner (Site Supervisor), Dr. Camden Miller (Faculty Supervisor), Tim Chen, Derek Nichols, Sylvin Ashbrook, Greg Wilder, Kat Bordonaro, Nina Coscia, and countless gardeners, volunteers, and community members of Grassroots Gardens WNY.
This internship was a recipient of the Spring 2026 Internship Equity Fund sponsored by the University at Buffalo Career Design Center.
