Alexis Wilhoite
Alexis grew up in Knoxville and attended the University of Tennessee where she studied Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. This is where she discovered her passion for the appreciation, exploration, and protection of nature. She followed this passion and began working as a community educator to help bridge the gap between…
Evora Kreis
Growing up in South Knoxville, Évora has always loved spending time outside and learning about nature. Since childhood, she has loved sharing what she knows about growing and foraging food to anyone that will listen. Now, she takes great joy in sharing her love of growing food with youth in…
Umoja O. N. Abdul-Ahad
Umoja O. N. Abdul-Ahad is one of the founders and presently serves as Executive Director of PROJECT 2000, INC. He has served in this capacity since 1979. Under his leadership, Project 2000, Inc. has been actively engaged in many successful community development initiatives. One of the most successful initiatives developed…