Raina Turner-Greenlea
Co-Founder & Executive Director
YEAMAH BREWER
Co-Founder & Director of Operations
charles Greenlea, III
Board of Directors
Erica Holloman-Hill, phd
Board Vice Chair
Johnny Muteba
Board of Directors
RAVA CHAPMAN, PhD
Director of Programs
NOBANTU ANKOANDA, Phd
Co-Founder, Advisory Board
LATRESSE SNEAD
Advisory Board
nene igietseme, phd
Research & Development Chair
Tammy shepherd
Membership Committee
Samaya stanley
Membership Engagement Intern
amira ali
Membership Engagement Intern
OUR CORE
TEAM
We are the people behind the scenes that make it all happen. Here, you will get a glimpse of the hearts and minds working diligently to amplify your contributions to the table for change.
Raina Turner-Greenlea
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Raina is a mother & wife with a passion for creating & supporting healthy, sustainable communities by applying indigenous wisdom & exchanging best practices to (re)develop/support sustainable communities without contributing to irreversible damage to the planet. For the past 7 years Raina has been serving in a leadership capacity with Black Sustainability, Inc. and developing a responsive database to connect Black Sustainability practitioners to global contracts and grassroots + grasstop projects that contribute to sustainable development.
She is also working with her family to revive 160 acres of family land as a model.
Email: info@blacksustainability.org
Yeamah Brewer
Co-Founder & Director of Operations
Yeamah's journey has garnered her experiences and expertise at the intersections of public health, environmental policy, economic empowerment, and social impact. After a decade of working with local government, mainstream organizations, and INGOs based in the Twin Cities (Minnesota, USA), Yeamah joined Atlanta-based organizers of the annual Black Sustainability Summit and together they co-founded Black Sustainability, Inc. (BSI). In her leadership roles, she has primarily contributed to strategic planning and organizational development.
As a daughter of Liberia and Sierra Leone, she aspires to help expand the reach and impact of BSI on the African continent and throughout the diaspora.
CHARLES GREENLEA, III
Board of Directors
A multigenerational resident of Atlanta and the descendant of a long line of growers, educators, entrepreneurs, and organizers, Charles was cultivated to serve his community in a unique way. In 2019, he founded ECO-PARADIGM, LLC as an official organism in Atlanta's local food ecosystem in an effort to help bring balance between ecology and economics for communities of color.
Brother Charles joined Black Sustainability, Inc. in 2016 as an attendee of our inaugural summit and soon after supported identification of potential speakers and presenters within the field of sustainable agriculture. He has moderated sessions, led outreach and continues to be active in our Sustainable Agriculture Industry House in the North America region.
Charles loves people and nature and sees the work he does as an opportunity to support others in sustaining themselves and their communities through land stewardship.