Our Team
Diego Farah
Co-Founder and Sustainability Lead
MA Sustainable Development & Global Governance (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid); BA International Relations (Michigan State University).
Diego brings expertise in international environmental policy and systems thinking. He ensures our Sustainability pillar builds genuine ecological literacy and environmental agency, helping children understand how ecosystems work and recognize their power to create change.
Vivian Farah
Program - Designer
BA Food Science and Technology (Texas A&M)
Vivian is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose work explores human resilience, strength, and connection through painting, sculpture, and poetry. As Program Designer, she brings this understanding of embodied, creative expression to KHARTS' pedagogical design, ensuring our programs integrate artistic practice, mindfulness, and evidence-based curriculum development to help children process emotion and build grounded presence.
Isabella Farah
Co-Founder and Mental Health Lead
BA Psychology + Women's/Gender Studies (Michigan State University); Medical School candidate pursuing Psychiatry.
Isabella brings psychological expertise to KHARTS' program design. Drawing on research in ecotherapy and child development, she helps create nature-based experiences that support emotional processing and resilience—helping children find grounding and calm in overstimulated environments.
Sofia Farah
Co-Founder and Living Beings Connections Lead
Animal Science (Michigan State University, in progress); Veterinary School candidate.
Sofia brings expertise in animal science. She ensures our Living Beings pillar builds genuine understanding of interconnection, teaching children that other beings have their own agency and that they're part of a larger web they both depend on and can influence.
Our Advisory Board
Ginny Altrogge, Ed.D
Dr. Ginny Altrogge brings over three decades of leadership across K–12 public education, higher education, and executive consulting. A former public school principal, director of federal programs, and teacher she served 20 years as a university professor training future school administrators. Currently, she advises school leaders nationwide on systemic organizational improvements for increasing teaching and learning. Dr. Ginny holds a Doctorate and Specialist Degree in Educational Administration, and a Master’s Degree in Reading. She is a published children's book author, and devoted parent and grandmother
Lorena Mucke
Lorena Mucke is an educator, nonprofit leader, and advocate for helping young people understand their connection to the world around them. As Founder and CEO of the Educated Choices Program, she has spent more than a decade developing evidence-based education that connects human health, sustainability, food systems, and compassion for other living beings. With a background in zoology, ecology, and sustainable development, Lorena brings to KHARTS expertise in education, nonprofit growth, and translating complex global challenges into meaningful, empowering learning experiences for young people.
Tammi Landry-Gilder
Tammi Landry-Gilder lives in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and is a graduate of Purdue University with degrees in History and English. She is an author, blogger, President, and CEO of TLG Press, LLC.
Tammi is a regular contributor to the lifestyle magazine Her View From Home and has had articles featured in Scary Mommy, The Mighty, and LifePosts by The Huffington Post. She is an indieBRAG Medallion Honoree and a winner of Shelf Unbound’s Best Indie Book list of 2018 for her chapter book, The Adventures of Mr. Distracted.
Tammi is the author of multiple children’s books, including The Loons of Lake May.