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Erika Allen

Co-Founder and CEO of Urban Growers Collective

Erika Allen is the Co-Founder and CEO, Strategic Development and Programs for Urban Growers Collective; the President of Green ERA Educational NFP; and Co-Owner of Green Era Sustainability Partners. Allen has been appointed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education (ILCAE) for a three-year term (2022-2024). Allen was recently appointed by the Biden Administration to join the Farm Service Agency Committee for Illinois. She is also a co-chair of the Food Equity Council for the City of Chicago.

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Erika Allen is the Co-Founder and CEO, Strategic Development and Programs for Urban Growers Collective; the President of Green ERA Educational NFP; and Co-Owner of Green Era Sustainability Partners. Allen has been appointed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education (ILCAE) for a three-year term (2022-2024). Allen was recently appointed by the Biden Administration to join the Farm Service Agency Committee for Illinois. She is also a co-chair of the Food Equity Council for the City of Chicago.

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