Our team
Behind every successful operation is a talented and dedicated team, and ours is no exception. Meet the faces driving our vision forward – a dynamic blend of business entrepreneurs, infrastructure specialists, agriculture experts, technology mavens, and community leaders. Together, we're united by a common goal: to revolutionize agriculture and create a sustainable future for generations to come. Get to know the passionate individuals shaping the future of farming in your community.
Colin H. Cunningham-CEO
Graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Community, Environment, & Development with a specialization in Environmental Economics & Policy. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps where he served on active duty as an Engineer Officer. Mr. Cunningham transitioned from active duty to the United States Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) to pursue opportunities in corporate America following his background in engineering and passion for sustainability. He has more than 15 years experience in construction, project, program, and operations management both within the continental United States and Internationally. He currently holds a Senior Director of Operations position with Bureau Veritas. Committed to further personal and professional development he still maintains his status as Major in the USMCR while pursuing an Executive MBA at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
Stephanie Xia - CFO
Graduated from CUNY Baruch Zicklin business school with a master’s degree in Accountancy. She is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in New York State. She has more than a decade’s experience on Wall Street, covering accounting, taxation, valuation, compliance & controls, risk management, capital analysis & optimization for investment banks, private equity funds, real estate funds and fundraising startups.
She currently holds a managerial position in credit risk governance in a top tier investment bank, and serves as the controller for a US based private equity fund and the advisor for a UK based tech startup with respect to accounting, finance and valuation subjects at fundraising stage
Stuart Wiston CBDO
Stuart spent 20+ years in Commercial Real Estate, working for REIT’s and small landlords and tenants ranging from a Hagen Daz franchise to Regal Cinemas. His experience included everything from developing small warehouses to large regional malls. In 2010, he transitioned into the worlds of Technology and Sustainability by finding investors and starting his own sustainability company. Through his extensive contacts, he now helps connect companies to needed investors, sustainability solutions and partners. Stuart is a graduate of Boston University and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His past affiliations include the boards of the Hendersonville, TN Chamber of Commerce, the Middle Tennessee Green Business Council, Univerdant (a regional sustainability cooperative), and the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. He is a certified AIA speaker on Small Wind Technology and teaches small classes on Bourbon and Bourbon Tasting.
Community Through Color
Our Mission: Bring disaster relief and preparedness to remote, isolated, and under-served coastal communities. We address three core needs - Response, Recovery, and Resiliency - to preserve life in times of emergency and rebuild communities in the aftermath.Community Through Colors (CTC) was founded in 2016 as a mobile art exchange with the mission to spread hope and awareness by using art to reflect the similarities between all humans, despite geographical or cultural location. In 2017, CTC expanded into relief efforts and formed the Sail Relief Team project to assist remote and underserved coastal communities with emergency preparedness and disaster relief efforts. In 2018, CTC opened La Finca de Hamberto Farm and Agricultural Hub to support beginning farmers in Vieques and help the island prepare for natural disasters by working towards food security.
FarmPod
FarmPod is the farm of the future! It is a revolutionary, vertical aquaponic food production system that is both off grid and automated. Powered by solar energy and rainwater, our basic unit can produce a commercial quantity of produce utilizing an extremely small footprint - the size of one parking space!
The FarmPod automated system is self-feeding, self-adjusting, and self-maintaining with real time monitoring from your smart device.
