Speaker

Charles Greenlea

He/Him/His
Agroforestry Manager
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
Atlanta, Georgia
United States

​Charles Greenlea’s roots run deep in the red clay of Georgia’s soil. A multigenerational resident of Atlanta, GA and the descendant of a long line of growers, educators, entrepreneurs, and organizers, Charles was cultivated to serve his community in a unique way. Since he began nurturing his interests in agriculture and food systems in 2012, Mr. Greenlea has piloted a mobile farmers’ market, managed multiple community gardens, urban farms, and campus gardens at Spelman College in Atlanta and Tougaloo College in Mississippi. He has also taught agriculture and environmental science in public and private schools in Jackson, MS and Atlanta. While in MS, Charles worked closely with Co-op New West Jackson, a resident led and owned community development cooperative. As the former Program Director for HABESHA, Inc., he facilitated and managed the operations of multiple agricultural and green workforce development programs that served youth, adults, and senior citizens. In 2017, Charles completed a training in tropical agriculture development from Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) in Ft. Meyers, FL, as well as a bamboo cultivation and construction training from the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2018, Charles graduated from the Small Farmers Agricultural Leadership Institute at Southern University and the Atlanta Watershed Learning Network. He currently serves as a supervisor for the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District, board member for Black Sustainability, Inc., Agroforestry Manager for the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, and founder of ECO-PARADIGM, LLC, a social enterprise that’s provides agricultural labor and infrastructure support and land management services to historically disadvantaged famers and communities. Charles loves people and nature and sees the work he does as an opportunity help others sustain themselves and their communities through environmental stewardship.

Contact:
Charles@wawa-online.org



Social Media:
www.wawa-online.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesgreenlea

Instagram.com/ecoparadigmatlanta