Margaret is Executive Director of Southside Community Land Trust, a non-profit organization in Providence, RI.   The organization provides access to land, education and resources so people in Rhode Island can grow food in environmentally sustainable ways and create community food systems where locally produced, affordable, and healthy food is available to all. Margaret’s background includes non-profit real estate development and construction, sustainable building technologies, and comprehensive community development in urban neighborhoods. She has served as a senior level, public sector and non-profit manager and has been a small business owner.