Board

SEEDS Board

SEEDS is led by a dynamic board of community volunteers who guide our mission, support our programs, and help us grow.  

 

Stephanie Minor – Co-Chair

Stephanie is the City of Durham’s Cultural & Public Art Program Coordinator and former Studio Manager & Director at Liberty Arts. She grew up in Connecticut and attended Hartford Art School, graduating Magna Cum Laude with dual concentrations in Sculpture and Illustration. She spent 6.5 years working as a Project Manager at a prestigious sculpture foundry in New York where she fell in love with details, process, and improving methods & practices for a better and more effective outcome.

She is a passionate environmentalist who feels that even the smallest effort to make our planet a greener, more sustainable place to live can make a difference; through that passion, she adopted a vegan lifestyle to minimize the negative impact of factory farming on our planet. Her mother is a master gardener & lifelong advocate for Mother Earth, which imprinted upon her at a very young age. Stephanie is a mother to her two children & two dogs, a wife to a hardworking chef, and loves fitness and running. She promises to bring her enthusiasm for sustainable living and contagious positive attitude to the community at SEEDS.

Tiayonna Liska – Secretary

Tiayonna is the owner and Lead Garden Educator for Carolina Garden Coaching, LLC. She enjoys sharing her passion for healthy living, social awareness, and eco-consciousness everywhere she goes. Growing up in many southeastern states, she has a fondness for being outdoors surrounded by nature. After graduating from NCSU in Animal Science she decided to pursue further education in Agricultural Education and Extension, which led her to discover her true calling in teaching. Currently, she enjoys spending days working in her home garden with her 3 year old and teaching others how to grow their own food.

 

 

 

 

Paola Kipp

Born in Peru, Paola is a mixed media artist and dancer who resides in Durham since 2005. A fierce advocate for human, social, gender rights and Neurodiversity inclusion, she believes strongly in intentional active community collaboration and participation to increase the levels of emotional intelligence and mental health. She lives in downtown Durham with her husband and their two dogs.

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda Brodie – Member Emerita