Kimbal Musk
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Our Team
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.
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Hugo Matheson
Co-Founder
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Madeleine Nelson
Vice President of Advancement
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Kevin Spivey
Vice President of Finance
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Dianna Zeegers
Vice President of Program
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Kelsie Contreras
Digital Marketing Coordinator
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Marie Dennan
Assistant Director of Programs
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Sydney Futrell
Director of Philanthropy
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Megan Hale Hawkes
Director of Marketing
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Ava Jackson
Director of Programmatic Operations
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Sam Koentopp
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. Since then, he has played a key role in establishing and developing our programming to ensure 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.
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Jonathan Pavley
National Garden and Product Manager
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Parker Rechsteiner
Assistant Director of Events
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Laura Thompson
Director of Strategic Alliances
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Jasmine Trujillo
Assistant Director of Finance and Grants
Board of Directors
Big Green's Governing Board provides the organization with broad expertise in education, entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, and programmatic impact.
Kimbal Musk
The Kitchen Restaurant Group, Nova Sky Stories
Don Degnan
The Kitchen Restaurant Group
Patrick Drake
AUTONOME, Inc.
Dorsey Hopson
Cigna
Wendy Lea
Energize Colorado
Hugo Matheson
The Kitchen Restaurant Group
Robin Martin
National Wildlife Federation
Larry Mueller
Cuvée
Michael Tang
Tang Industries