Meet The Team

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Meet The Team -

Leadership

  • Tendaji Ya'Ukuu

    they/them

    Co-Founder, Executive Director

    NALP Certified Landscaper, BA Urban Planning, AAS Renewable Energy

    info@eastsidestewards.com

    Bio
  • Starr Funderberg

    Starr/Starr

    Co-Founder, Community Engagement & Events Director

    community@eastsidestewards.com

    Bio
  • Mustafa Ali Faruki

    he/him

    Co-Founder, Arts & Culture Director

    M.Arch, M. Art Hist., BA Arch

    mustafa@eastsidestewards.com

    Bio
  • Antonio Regulier

    he/him

    Co-Founder, Research and Policy Director

    B.S. Social Work, B.A. English, M.P.A., Ph.D. Candidate Social Work

    antonio@eastsidestewards.com

    Bio
  • William Evans

    he/him

    Co-Founder, Investor, Transit Equity Advocate

    BA History

    Bio

Co-Op’s Community Advisory Council

  • Bernarda Arias

    she/her

    Resource Mobilization Advisor

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of Community, Outreach and Engagement

Non-profit Board of Directors

  • Ellen Harris-Harvey

    she/her

    Vice Chair

    Trinidad Neighborhood Association, President

  • Lorena James

    she/her

    Board Member

    Invasive Impact Initiatives, Founder and Executive Director

  • Athenia Cyrus

    she/her

    Board Member

    UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, PhD Candidate, Engineering Education

Join The Team

Join us in creating lasting community-driven change. As a team member, you'll collaborate with others who are passionate about sustainable development and social equity. Together, we’ll build a worker-owned cooperative that empowers communities to lead their own revitalization projects. Be part of a transformative movement—let's make history together.

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