About the author

Jonah Goldstein is from Brooklyn and New Rochelle, NY. He graduated cum laude from SUNY Geneseo in January 2019 with a degree in English literature and a minor in anthropology. Afterward, he served as a Rochester Youth Year Fellow out of the University of Rochester’s Center for Community Engagement in the position of “Green Communities Coordinator.” He is receiving a Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) from the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University as a Public Garden Leadership Fellow, with co-sponsorship by Cornell Botanic Gardens. Jonah hopes to work for a public garden or adjacent green institution on community outreach, partnership, and program development, and he envisions a world in which everyone has consistent access to meaningful experiences in green spaces.