Piper Gilley, Enterprise Program Assistant I graduated from Texas A&M University in December 2023 with a B.A. in International Studies concentrating on Environmental Studies. I have felt very connected to the environment and passionate about its protection. In college is when I became involved with community gardens and excited

Pat Grady, Food Hub Coordinator Pat joined the Plant It Forward Food Hub in June of 2024. As the Food Hub Coordinator Pat works to distribute PIF farmers’ fresh produce throughout town. He loves collaborating with local chefs, restaurants, and organizations to find creative ways to market and sell PIF

Nirjhor Rahman, CEO Nirjhor is a serial social entrepreneur who conceptualized, built and scaled multiple impact ventures and investments in places such as Kenya, Mongolia and Bangladesh across a host of industries such as water & sanitation, healthcare, agriculture, fintech and education. Prior to PIF, he launched and

Marie-Antoinette Harvey, Volunteer & Community Engagement Coordinator Marie-Antoinette Harvey is a Jamaica-born, Miami-raised mom who recently moved to Houston in search of new opportunities. She serves the team as an AmeriCorps VISTA to support PIF's volunteer & community engagement coordinator. She enjoys knowing that her work will make a positive

Amanda Howard, Program Manager Amanda Howard joined the Plant it Forward team in late 2023. She has nearly two decades of growing experience in Southeast Texas, but her experience with food production and gardening began early in life. At a young age her love of growing became ignited by her

Mary Trimble, Farmer Education Manager A Houston-area native, Mary earned a B.A. in Business Management and minor in Animal Science from West Texas A&M University. She spent 10 years working and traveling in the States and abroad, woofing, working on horse farms, and putting on international events. Mary

Rachel Lockhart Folkerts, Farm Programs Director Rachel manages three PIF Programs: Farmer Education, Farm Services, and Volunteer & Community Engagement. She earned a B.A. in Environmental Science from Washington University in St. Louis, then spent two years serving as a Sustainable Agriculture Extension Agent with the US Peace