Linda E. Cole
Co-Founder, President
Linda Eckerbom Cole is the co-founder and executive director of African Women Rising, a non-profit organization working to empower women…
Thomas Cole
Co-Founder, Vice President
For more than 25 years, Thomas has worked in sustainable agriculture, livelihoods, community development, and humanitarian response work in both…
Josiah Hamilton
Co-Founder, Board Member
Josiah Hamilton's great great-grandfather, Hezekiah Chase, came to Santa Barbara in 1900 and was the first president of the Board…
Abe Powell
Co-Founder, Executive Director
John Abraham Powell was born in Stanford and raised in Santa Barbara. As an infant, his parents called him Abie-Baby,…
Jessica Powell
Co-Founder, Secretary
Jessica Powell received her B.A. in International Studies from Vassar College, her M.A. in Latin-American Studies from Stanford University, and completed…