Our talented, passionate team believes that growing food changes lives. Together we've created thousands of gardens and taught hundreds of thousands of gardeners. And we're just getting started.
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Co-Founder
Vice President of Advancement
Vice President of Program
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Assistant Director of Programs
Marie Dennan lives in Memphis, TN. Marie has focused her entire career around school gardening and food systems and holes a Master's in Public Administration and an MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Memphis. Marie also has a culinary background and as an advocate for the local food movement, loves cooking with produce bought at the farmers market and supporting local food businesses.
Director of Programmatic Operations
Development Assistant
Director of Educational Programs
Sam began his tenure with Big Green in 2013 supporting our efforts to build 200 Learning Gardens with Chicago Public Schools. He helped establish and continues to develop our programing to help all Big Green garden participants learn the skills needed to grow food and connect deeply with their gardens. Sam loves food, soil, and plants, and believes in the interconnectedness of all living things that is so profoundly evident in a garden. He brings that passion to Big Green to inspire others to find their own pathways through the garden.
National Garden and Product Manager
Assistant Director of Events
Assistant Director of Finance and Grants
Big Green's Governing Board provides the organization with broad expertise in education, entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, and programmatic impact.
The Kitchen Restaurant Group, Nova Sky Stories
The Kitchen Restaurant Group
AUTONOME, Inc.
Cigna
Satya
Energize Colorado
The Kitchen Restaurant Group
Cuvée
Tang Industries
