Founder and Executive Director

Our founder, Jennifer Beaugrand, has worked in community-led horticulture in the Bronx since 2005.

Environmental Program Manager

John has spent his whole career working in parks. Raised in New Jersey, John started working as a Program Manager at New York Cares.

PLACE Program Manager

Henry is a social worker with a background in environmental stewardship. Originally from Montana, he got his start facilitating outdoor leadership programs in remote wilderness areas across the West.

Program Operations Manager

Melissa is on a life long mission to create compliance from chaos and process from pandemonium. As a Bronx native, she has often been referred to as "the container store personified" for her color coding and organizational skills.

Program Development & Outreach Coordinator

Gabby began working at The Bronx is Blooming in the summer of 2019 as the Project Mentor of Rev. Foster Park.

Tree Care Coordinator

Gaia (she/her) is a Venezuelan-American and recent graduate from NYU, with a degree in Ecology and Environmental Studies, and a passion for urban environmental issues.