MEET THE TEAM!
YOHANNA MEHARY
ዮሃና (Yohanna) (she/her) is a student-community organizer for political ecology. She is a Black, cis, femme, 2nd generation forcibly displanted African-settler in Tkaronto/Toronto, Turtle Island (in "Scarborough, Ontario"). Her commitment to BlPOC food and land sovereignty stems from her ancestral history of small, local farming, and wood commerce. She loves the independence and self-sufficiency that small-scale agriculture commerce has brought her family and wants to support ethical agriculture practices.
As a community organizer, she has organized for the Black Students’ Association and the Caribbean Studies Students’ Union at the University of Toronto. Currently, she organizes with Climate Justice Toronto and Climate Justice Scarborough with a focus on addressing the root causes of the climate crisis.
In her free time, she enjoys storytelling, reading, spending time in nature, and decolonization.
Yohanna is the Co-Founder of SCM.
CHELSEA BRAUN
Chelsea (she/her) is a Registered Nurse and a parent of two small people. She is a second-generation settler and lifelong Scarborough resident, and is passionate about justice in all its forms and working together in community towards liberation, self-determination, and equity for all. She is also a member of Climate Justice Scarborough. She loves to grow, cook, bake, and share food with people she loves. When there are moments of spare time, Chelsea enjoys curling up with a good book.
Chelsea is the Co-Founder of SCM.
