Archives: Firesouls
Beth Tohn
Beth considers herself to be a cultivator of minds, gardens, appetites and communities. As an educator, Beth cultivates curiosity and empowers young people to embrace their own journeys to becoming engaged citizens. As the chair of the Charles Village Garden Walk since 2016, Beth has cultivated community pride and recognition of how we use outdoor…
Jade Hall
Jade is the Assistant Director of Operations at the Sacred Kolors ( formally Known Natural Dye Initiative), and Bmore Legacy Farm. I am a seed of the Creator, producer, and grower. Jade has a background in environmental science and horticulture. She recognizes that aside from the interacting with nature is vital to sustaining life and…
Beth Myers-Edwards
Beth works as the Engagement Coordinator at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church which helps to steward the Amazing Port Street Commons. She is an East Baltimore resident and social worker with a passion for building relationships. She’s been attending Amazing Grace since 2009 and in August 2023 joined the team to help with administrative and programmatic…
Rebecca Uchill
Rebecca Uchill is Director of the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) and Professor of the Practice at the College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences at UMBC. She is an art historian, curator, arts writer, and teacher. At CADVC, she supports cultural and educational work in the gallery and beyond, including the…
Mary Ann Salim
Mary Ann is Director of the Erin Michele Levitas ’11 Mind, Body, and Soul Empowerment Program at St. Timothy’s school. She is passionate about providing St. Tims students with support, resources, events and opportunities for reflection, meditation and mindfulness. Mary Ann works to support her students’ mental and physical wellbeing in any way that they…
Kenya Miles
Kenya is an artist, educator, and natural dyer based in Baltimore City who has been growing natural dye plants and reconnecting her community with this historically and culturally significant practice. Kenya works for The Blue Light Junction, which aims to re-establish craft traditions through the lens of natural dyes. “Cultivating plants and people are vital…
Kesiah Bascom
Kesiah is the Community Programs and Partnerships Manager at Cultivate Collective. She has held many roles as educator, community development professional, business owner and environmental policy and planning graduate at Tufts University. Raised in a household with a large garden, she grew up valuing food and its unifying nature which led her spend the bulk…
Kris De la Torre
Kris De la Torre (she/her) is the Director of Sustainability and School Food at the Academy for Global Citizenship. Previously, she facilitated a Critical Participatory Action Research initiative with Advocates for Urban Agriculture that emphasized equitable funding distribution and financial fluency for BIPOC farmers. Kris spent five years working for the Chicago Botanic Garden as…
Phyllis Ham
Phyllis is an LCPC by trade and has been at Marian House for 13 years. Her responsibilities include managing the family & permanent housing programs. In her free time, Phyllis likes to spend her time to playing tennis, swimming, reading, and with her two children and four grandchildren. For Phyllis, ” Nature is our way…
