Meet Shay, DUG’s Senior Manager of Food Access Programs
Shay is from Taos, NM and grew up gardening with his mom in the Ranchos Valley. Shay grew up an avid outdoorsman in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico. Shay attended the University of Pennsylvania where he studied political science. In college, Shay started his food systems work through a non-profit leading war recovery projects in rural Sierra Leone. Shay helped the organization win funding from the US Department of State to support cooperative farming and food pantries.
Shay remains an untamable backcountry fanatic but also enjoys quiet days in with his partner Marley and their two dogs, Franklin and Otis.
