Mike Tomas

Mike, executive director of Garfield Park Community Council, joins for a brief overview of the Council’s Eco-Orchard and its many community benefits. Mike is the founding executive director of the Garfield Park Community Council, which he joined in 2005 when it was created by the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance. He has more than 15 years of experience in both community organizing and community development work in Chicago’s West Side and on the southeast side of San Francisco, where he worked closely with residents, government agencies and community organizations to improve quality of life for those in economically distressed neighborhoods.