Kayla grew up on Long Island and is proud to call the North Fork her new home. Her love for plants and nature led her to travel far and wide studying permaculture, regenerative farming and herbalism. Eventually finding her way back home in 2016 and putting down roots in Cutchogue. Kayla currently owns and operate her own medicinal herb farm in Mattituck and loves that her work with East End Food directly supports the farming community on the East End. Kayla is dedicated to carrying on the agricultural roots of this region and ensuring that our soils and food systems are enriched for generations to come.

Andrew Mintzer recently retired after spending over 30 years working in various senior executive roles in the financial technology sector. During his career in high growth public companies, he had the opportunity to work across all functions, build high performing teams, establish partnership programs and manage complex vendor and client relationships. Andrew became passionate about East End Food’s mission while volunteering in the kitchen and at East End Food Market. He currently resides in Amagansett with his wife Susan where they enjoy frequent visits from their 3 children.

Cindi Crain is a freelance journalist with extensive media and travel experience. She served on the board of directors of her family’s business-media empire, Crain Communications, for many years; founded the glossy Golf & Travel magazine; and earned a master’s degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. She lived in Kenya for 6 years where in 2001 she founded VirginBush Safaris, a conservation-minded safari company in East Africa which she continues to manage from the East End. Cindi also proudly serves on the Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Patient and Family Advisory Council at NYU Langone Health in New York City and serves as a board member of Goat on a Boat puppet theatre in Sag Harbor.

Sheri Sandler has a deep passion for food that originates from her family’s history in the business of sourcing and selling fish. She has served on numerous nonprofit boards to promote the arts, as well as ensuring safety and empowerment for women and girls of all backgrounds. As a member of East End Food Institute's Board of Directors, Sheri lends her wide array of talents and interests to provide healthy local food to those in need, support local farms and food producers, and grow a network of supporters to help create a better local food system.

Mark-Antonio Smith is a former educator who has taught in the elementary education setting for the past 20 years in Los Angeles, CA, and Brooklyn, NY. During this period, he was given the opportunity to integrate his experiences in agriculture to the school’s existing curriculum. Having taught in both traditional and progressive settings, his experiences have shaped his conviction that children learn more deeply through their own experiences. In 2014, he created The Nurtury For Kids, a nonprofit that strives to create an atmosphere that affords children the opportunity to choose how they interact with regenerative and sustainable agriculture while demonstrating that growing food is possible in many spaces.

Mary Beth McAdaragh is a multiple Emmy® award-winning media executive with over 30 years of progressive and highly successful experience in media marketing, distribution, production, and affiliate relations. Her extensive portfolio includes the marketing and brand creation of some of television’s most successful franchises in global syndication. She has a passion for storytelling and driving consumer engagement. In her most recent position as Executive Vice President of Marketing for CBS Media Ventures (a division of Paramount), she was responsible for the brand strategy and affiliate relations of industry juggernauts: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, The Drew Barrymore Show, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, and Rachael Ray.

Ray Warren is the President of Telemundo Deportes. In this role, Warren oversees NBC Universal Telemundo Enterprises’ growing sports business and leads its strategy across all its platforms and networks. He is responsible for developing opportunities for both existing franchises and future acquisitions with a keen focus on the FIFA World Cup properties. Warren joined NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises from NBC Sports, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of NBC Sports Regional Networks. His thirty-plus year career spans several senior-level positions at leading advertising and media companies, including serving as President of Carat Media Group Americas, Managing Director of OMD USA, and President and CEO of Raycom Sports. He also held several senior sales positions at ABC Television Network. Warren serves on the board of Citizens through Sports Alliance, the York College Foundation, the York College School of Journalism, and VStar Entertainment Group. He received his bachelor’s degree in communications from York College of The City University of New York.