New 2007 Board Members
Shereen D’Souza (program coordination, community outreach, fundraising) is a program coordinator for Oakland Based Urban Gardens (OBUGS), a non-profit organization whose mission it is to strengthen families and build community through educational programs offered in a network of neighborhood gardens, green spaces and farmers markets. As program coordinator, Shereen manages a job readiness and environmental justice training program for teenagers.
Shereen is also an integral part of Sustaining Ourselves Locally, a volunteer community development organization that focuses on food security in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. Shereen also worked for the U.S. Peace Corps in Honduras as a community development and agriculture extensionist. Shereen holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.