Dan is a board member of the Manheim Park Garden Conservancy, an animal husbandry expert, a herpetologist, and environmental consultant. He has studied self-sufficient agricultural systems his whole life, with a particular passion for soils and ecosystem-based farming. In his work at Cultivate KC and Manheim Gardens he has educated thousands of people over the past five years through his informational tours, classes, and volunteer opportunities. He is the co-creator of Kansas City's Habitat Restoration Initiative, A partnership between the City of Kansas City and neighborhood volunteers to plant native plants and remove invasive species in city parks. Dan also designed and installed the Manheim Food Forest, Westport Commons Farm, the Manheim poultry facility, and the Manheim Water Catchment System.

Jacob is a conservation professional, naturalist, and native plant specialist. He has worked on ecological restoration projects covering more than 600 acres of natural areas in the region. He has worked with urban foresters to establish hundreds of trees in Kansas City. Jacob is a co-founder of the Manheim Park Garden Conservancy and is an Executive Board Member and a co-founder of the Manheim Community Land Trust. His work engages communities through stewardship of the land.

Any list of accomplished, influential environmentalists and preservationists includes Bob Berkebile. Highly regarded by fellow professionals, Bob focuses on improving the quality of life in our society with the integrity and spirit of his firm's work. In 2009, Bob received a Heinz Award from Theresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation for his role in promoting green building design and for his commitment and action towards restoring social, economic and environmental vitality to America's communities through sustainable architecture and planning. Among his contributions to his industry, Bob is the founding chairman of the American Institute of Architects' National Committee on the Environment {AIA / COTE) and was also instrumental in the formation of the US Green Building Council and its LEED rating system.

Brian has spent the last 15 years working at the intersection of philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing. He’s mobilized approximately $100 million of impact investments as part of the microfinance movement and hosted annual summits at the United Nations and White House as COO of NEXUS. He’s professor of Social Entrepreneurship at UMKC and co-Author on three MBA Case Studies, and taught at Berkeley and John Hopkins SAIS with venture capitalists. In February 2021, Brian co-founded the Foundation for Regeneration with master architect and elder Bob Berkebile dedicated to creating meaningful demonstrations of the promise of regeneration in the American Midwest. This work centers on building new economies in regenerative agriculture, waste to value, and eco-credits together with partners.

Stan is a soil science and compost researcher and educator. He grew up on a working farm and has extensive animal husbandry experience. He served the state of Kansas at its recycling and composting educator for 17 years. As The Eco-Troubadour, Stan's speaking engagements and musical performances have reached over 400,000 students in 27states, developing environmental literacy and sustainability. He’s received many honors for his work including National Compost Educator of the Year and speaking at the High Grove Garden Festival in 2016 at the invitation of HRH Prince Charles. As Director of Outreach and Education at Missouri Organic Recycling he has pushed the development of new organic composting methods and helped expand programs that now capture approximately 100,000 pounds of food waste daily.

Cassandra is a 6th generation farmer with lifelong experience in living off the land, holistic animal husbandry, and sustainable agriculture. In 2018, she founded Everly Preservation Center on her family’s registered Missouri Century Farm, which houses some of the last strains of heritage poultry breeds. She actively works to promote and distribute quality poultry into the hands of small farmers in an effort to regenerate local community food resources. In 2020 she was elected as chairman of the board for The American Poultry Association’s History and Education committee in acknowledgement for her efforts in preserving and redistributing historic information regarding the proper breeding, raising, and keeping of poultry in America before the age of factory farming. 
As a lifelong activist for reducing the carbon footprint by utilizing local resources, she is currently studying Herbalism and the use of native plant species for food and medicine.