Jules brings a background in land conservation, agriculture, farmworker justice and housing to the Farmer Housing Working Group at Glynwood. Jules’ former role was Executive Director of the Kingston Land Trust. There, they established the foundations of what would become the Taproot Community Land Trust for permanently affordable housing. They also co-led two land reparations initiatives, the protection of the Pine Street African Burial Ground and the development of Land in Black Hands. As a trailblazer for socially responsible conservation, they served on the Land Trust Alliance’s National Leadership Council. 

Jules’ previous work was in communications at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub where Jules co-built the language justice program to create a bilingual environment for Spanish speaking farm crew and English speaking staff. Most recently they were on the development team at Sweet Freedom Farm, a Black-led abolitionist farm. They have also been a Shared Leadership co-consultant for Land to Learn and a grant writer for the Newburgh LGBTQ+ Center.

Jules holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture, a certificate in Permaculture Design and a certificate in English-Spanish translation. They currently serve as an advisor on Indigenous land rematriation initiatives of the Ramapo Munsee Land Alliance and the Native Food Hub Alliance. Jules lives in Kingston and enjoys teaching “switch” salsa dancing, dancing Brazilian zouk, making eco jewelry and practicing parkour.