Our Team
Our team is made up of students of the outdoors. We have careers outside of Braided Seeds, but our shared vision of seeing more BIPOC outdoors unites us. Learn about how we fell in love with the outdoors and our favorite ways to get outside below.
Ashleigh Shoecraft (she/her), Executive Director
Emily Ames (they/them)
Earliest Outdoor Memory:
I grew up on the Sacramento River and played outside a lot. I walked on rock dams going straight into the river.
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
camping, running, hiking, sun bathing
Our Staff
Taylor-Nicole Tinsley (they/she), Youth Engagement Coordinator
Our Board
Taylor Shoecraft (she/her)
Early Outdoor Memory:
Camping with my family, and remembering Ashleigh rolling the car on that camping trip
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
hiking, camping, river floating, gardening; chasing waterfalls
Charissa Bass (she/her)
Earliest Outdoor Memory:
A giant camp-out in our backyard with 60+ kids invited from the Union Gospel Mission where my mom worked.
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
camping; sleeping outdoors; stargazing; spending time on the tropical beach
Eya Lazaro (any pronouns), Community Engagement Coordinator
Jude Knife (they/them)
Early Outdoor Memory:
I remember making mud pies under banana trees in Zimbabwe with my cousins in the dry heat. I remember warm rain in monsoon season and running outside until I couldn’t run anymore.
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
hiking/walking, biking, farming, reading outside