The Daughters

The Daughters act as OMK's primary operations team. Under the guidance of the Director, this team will continue to grow as OMK expands outreach, programming + creations.

Photograph by Gabrielle Clark, 2021.

Khaliah D. Pitts - Director + Program Curator

Photograph by Gabrielle Clark, 2018.

Nia D. Minard - Culinary Curator + Instructor

Council of Aunties

OMK Advisory Council

The role of the Council of Aunties is to provide communal + sisterly support + advise on events, projects, opportunities, etc. that water the OMK mission. The team meets voluntarily biannually: at the start of OMK season in April + at the end of busy season in October + is comprised of the Black women who have championed this project from the very beginning.

Photograph by Khaliah D. Pitts, 2021.

Shivon Pearl Love - chief Auntie

The Aunties:

  • Ayanna Pitts - Youth Educator

  • Folasshade Laud-Hammond - Community Advocate

  • Laquanda Dobson - Chef / Grower

  • Ashley Gripper - Activist / Academic

The Little Sisters

Photograph by Gabrielle Clark, 2019.

CAMPER(ages 11-17)

Each summer we invite young Black girls to join us at our local spiritually rooted farm to celebrate their Blackgirlhood + culture through cooking, harvesting, reading, writing + play, reclaiming our relationship to land, food + ourselves.

Photograph by Gabrielle Clark, 2018.

VOLUNTEER (ages 18+)

Once a Little Sister ages out of the Summer Workshop they are invited to come back as Volunteer Camp Staff. All Little Sisters are eligible, regardless of age, to volunteer at our community events.

 

Photograph by Gabrielle Clark, 2019.

 

COMMUNITY EDUCATOR

It is our hope that our Little Sisters carry on the legacies of our foremothers, continuing to serve + love on their communities + the Earth, whether they elect to join the OMK team or go on to birth their own remarkable projects.

The Folks

So much of what OMK stands for was born out of our love for The Folks: our people, our family, our community. From the very beginning they have loved on us, supported us, donated their resources, time + energy to assist in this dream and vision. With their continued engagement love + support, we are eager to expand our community by providing programming for all of us.

Our Folks are always welcome to register feedback + offer suggestions for how we can better serve the community, honor our ancestral legacies + cultivate a more free + lush world for our descendants. Of course, we are always open to collaboration!

“We do it for y’all ‘cause y’all do it for us.”