Our Founders
The Havemeyer Edible Garden & Bee Hives at Ramapo College would not be possible without the volunteer work and/or financial assistance of the following founders:
Individuals
| Mrs. Millicent Anisfield Mrs. Elaine Adler Mrs. Cornelia Baker Ms. Hilary Cantilina Ms. Cathy Davey Dr. Jackie Ehlert-Mercer Mrs. Debi Elezovic Mrs. Salma Goldstein Mrs. Frances Hackett ’80 Mrs. Nancy & Mr. Robert Kossowsky Dr. Seyma Levine Dr. Peter P. Mercer Mrs. Gail Marino Ms. Stephanie Mallardi Mrs. Eugenie Portanova Mrs. Joyce Srednicki Helen Stewart Thayer Mr. Brad, Mrs. Madeleine & Lauren Williams |
Mrs. Alice Axenfield-Storm Ms. Carol Brock Mrs. Teresa Battaglia Ms. Suzanne Celentano Mrs. Linda Dator Ms. Martha Erickson Mrs. Diane Flynn Mrs. Rachel Hirschfeld Mrs. Margaret Henry-Wagner ‘75 Mrs. Rebecca Kraus Mrs. Elizabeth Mastrangelo Mrs. Pam McBride Mrs. Charlotte Martyn Dr. Marjorie McDonnell Mrs. Roz Ross Mrs. Theresa Salameno Mrs. Enilda Sansone Ms. Leah Peterson |
Mrs Stephanie Ava Keller Ms. Tracey Brooker Mrs. Gail Brady Ms. Joeen Cianella Mrs. Joan Dunn Dr. Dorothy Echols-Tobe Mrs. Kathleen Galto Mrs. Ann Hiden Ms. Louisa Hargrave Mrs. Paula & Lauren Lipes Dr. Carolyn Merkel ’78 Mrs. Maryanne Means Mrs. Joan Malcolm Mrs. Lisa Peterson Ms. Rosa Ross Ms. Francesca Salameno ’06 Mrs. Florence Thomases Mrs. Judith Webster |
Corporate
| The Mandarin Oriental, New York Ramapo College Alumni Association Forcellati Brothers Tavern On The Green, New York |
Abigail Kirsch Catering Deussen Global Communications MKW & Associates Whole Foods Ridgewood |
Stryker Inc Satur Farms, Barbeta, New York Sodexho Campus Services |
What some of our founders say about the Havemeyer Edible Garden at Ramapo College
“This flourishing garden provides a rich learning resource to both our College and the New Jersey community.”
– Linda Dator
“It is necessary to instill in our youth the importance of living well. Life cannot be lived without food, and good health is dependent on our ability to discern which foods will benefit our bodies, mind and souls. The Havemeyer Edible Garden is the first step to understanding what constitutes the good life. It is more than a program. It can be a new way of living!”
– Gail Marino
“In this fast-paced world children are living in, it is important for them to step back and slow down. One way to accomplish this is to change the relationship they have with food by going back to the source where the human connection to food begins… the earth.
– Nancy Kossowsky
