Meet Our Team
The Wind River Food Sovereignty Project was started in 2018 by Hank Herrera. Hank dedicated his life to fighting for racial, economic and environmental justice, and for the right of indigenous people and communities to define their own food systems and tell their own stories. The Wind River Food Sovereignty Project is a project of Hank’s 501(c)3 organization The Center for Popular Research, Education and Policy
In Memoriam: Hank Herrera
Co-Director, Wind River Food Sovereignty Project
Project Director, C-PREP
Kelly Pingree is an enrolled member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and is a life-long resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Kelly is a trained chef and Chair of the Fairness & Justice committee for the Wyoming Food Coalition. Kelly has a deep understanding of food and cooking which she has combined with her passion for food justice and cultural preservation. Kelly is working to empower her community to take control of their own food systems and ensure that everyone has access to healthy, culturally appropriate food.
Email: yellowbead62@gmail.com
Kelly Pingree
Livy Lewis
Co-Director, Wind River Food Sovereignty Project
Executive Director, C-PREP
Livy has called Wyoming home for the past 15 years. In 2015 she completed a masters degree at the University of Wyoming where she studied Public Health and Community Food Systems. It was there that she became connected with food justice organizations in both Laramie and on the Wind River Reservation. Previously, Livy worked as Nutrition Educator. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Wyoming Food Coalition and is passionate about addressing health inequities through both grassroots and policy approaches.
Email: elisabeth@c-prep.org
Farm Production Manager
Austin is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. After serving as an Americorps VISTA Volunteer with the Wind River Food Sovereignty Project, Austin completed a program for Beginning Farmers at Central Wyoming College and recently joined the team full-time leading food production efforts.
Email: austin@c-prep.org
Austin Pingree
Farmers Market Manager
Rhonda Bowers is the Office Manager for the University of Wyoming Extension program on the Wind River Reservation. She is an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and a board member for a community garden group called “Wind River Nations Growing Gardens and Food Justice.”
Email: rbowers@uwyo.edu
Rhonda Bowers
Community Engagement and Education Coordinator
Trina has recently returned home to Wyoming from Washington. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. She is a recent graduate of the Central Wyoming College farming program and a Master Gardener. As a New farmer at CWC’s Alpine Science Institute, her business Timeless Harvest focuses primarily on growing Indigenous crops. Trina has a background in community engagement working with nonprofits in the Seattle area and is very excited to serve the residents of Wind River Reservation.
Email: Farmertrinab@gmail.com
