DUG Board & Staff

Denver Urban Gardens operates with an active, volunteer Board of Directors, and a limited staff to ensure that our funding goes directly to the creation of and on-going support and assistance to community gardens.

Contact us at 303.292.9900 or dirt@dug.org for general inquiries. 

DUG's Board of Directors

Chris Adams, President
John Hershey, Vice President
Breanna Deidel, Secretary
Ben Valore-Caplan, Treasurer
Maro Casparian
Sara Davis
Arzella Dirksen
Milan Doshi
Gordon Duvall
Ron Katz
Dr. Jill Litt
Janet Lopez
Gordon Robertson 

DUG Staff

Michael Buchenau, Executive Director
Shawnee Adelson, Education Facilitator 
Cheryl Brubaker, Controller
Heather DeLong, DeLaney Community Farm Programs & Outreach
Judy Elliott, Education & Community Empowerment Coordinator
Emily Grace Frost, Events & Garden Leader Coordinator
Abbie Rae Harris, Communications Coordinator
Dusty Martin, Construction Manager
Faatma Mehrmanesh, DeLaney Community Farm Operations 
Jessica Romer, Community Initiatives Coordinator
Shannon Spurlock, Community Initiatives Coordinator

DUG Interns

Lavell Flamon, Volunteer Coordinator Intern
Matt Gettleman, DeLaney Farm Intern
Danielle Langworthy, DeLaney Second Year Farm Intern
Michael Nail, DeLaney WIC Intern
Letitia Salazar, DeLaney Second Year Farm Intern
Stephen Toma, DeLaney Programs & Outreach Intern

Denver Urban Gardens is an equal opportunity employer.