zoraida Lopez-DIAgo

Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming

Zoraida Lopez-Diago joined Glynwood as Vice President of Development, Communication, and Strategic Partnerships in November 2022. In this role, she is a part of the organization's core leadership and is responsible for development, communications, and strategic functions at Glynwood to support its mission and programs. Zoraida is deeply committed to environmental justice and working at the intersection of land, food, and equity. She holds nearly two decades of experience collaborating with community members, municipalities, philanthropic leaders, and regional nonprofits to deepen relationships between people, agriculture, and nature.

Most recently, Zoraida served as Director of the River Cities Program at Scenic Hudson Inc., where she provided strategic management and directed projects and programs in the Hudson River Valley cities of Kingston, Newburgh, and Poughkeepsie. Under her leadership, her team built the first city-sanctioned community garden and urban farm on protected land in the City of Poughkeepsie, NY. Prior to this position, Zoraida managed communications and grants initiatives at Westchester Land Trust; during this time, she also co-founded Conservationists of Color, a national platform and affinity group for people of color working in the land conservation movement.