Meet Our Team

Sarah Adams (she/her)

Director, Entrepreneurship & Economic Wellbeing, International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City

Email: Sarah.Adams@rescue.org

Sarah assumed the position of Entrepreneurship and Economic Wellbeing Program Director in early 2023 and oversees a suite of services that support the business needs, economic mobility, and financial self-sufficiency of IRC's refugees and new American clients. Sarah has worked with IRC since 2016, and most recently served as the Program Manager for the IRC's New Roots in Salt Lake City program.

Sarah holds a B.A. in Peace & Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley. Sarah has over a decade of experience in non-profit program management including working in food systems and supporting entrepreneurship programs for refugee and asylee communities. Sarah’s previous work prior to IRC includes conducting human rights research to support gender-based asylum claims, farming and food access work, and providing technical support and building a community of practice among farmers and ranchers in Northern California.

Sierra Govett (she/her)

Acting New Roots Program Manager

Email: Sierra.Govett@rescue.org

Started: July 2018

Favorite Veggie: Tomatoes

As the New Roots Program Manager, Sierra oversees the New Roots program in Salt Lake City including the farmers markets, food access, youth agriculture, and gardening and farm training programs.

Sierra graduated from the University of Utah with dual degrees in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Ballet in 2018. She was drawn to New Roots from working at the campus gardens during her time in college and from volunteering with Promise South Salt Lake, an after school program for refugee and new American kids. She is also still dancing and occasionally performing with Municipal Ballet Co.

Eric Niyomwungere (he/him)

New Roots Farm Coordinator

Email: Eric.Niyomwungere@Rescue.org

Started: May 2023

Favorite Veggies:

More information coming soon!

Vy Ho (she/hers)

New Roots Youth Agriculture Specialist

Email: Vy.Ho@Rescue.org

Started: February 2022

Favorite Veggies: Green Beans and Vietnamese Veggies!

Vy supports refugee and new American youth in the YALL program (Youth, Agriculture, Livestock and Leadership) as they grow into themselves and their community while learning about gardening, food justice, and leadership. She fondly remembers the joy and magic she felt gardening throughout her childhood, and hopes to impart the same sense of wonder to the youth in YALL.

Vy has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Utah and comes to New Roots with experience in creating a community garden, working as a Social Worker within refugee and homelessness issues, and growing food for youth education. When she's not playing in the garden, she can be found cooking with friends, hammocking under a tree, or planning an adventure.

Jaime Schuyler

New Roots Program Specialist

Email: Jaime.Schuyler@rescue.org

Started: April 2022

Favorite veggie: Carrots and Peppers

Jaime is the point-person at Redwood farms, facilitating Emergency Food Assistance and helping with garden infrastructure and programming. Jaime graduated from Western Washington University with dual degrees in Sociology and Spanish in 2020. Her upbringing from two botanist parents and constant involvement with the land; through volunteer farm work and personal gardens, steered her towards finding New Roots. Through travel and teaching English she cultivated a passion for working with a diverse population and providing access to unique resources. When she's not on the farm, you can find Jaime climbing, mountain biking, backpacking or in the ceramic studio.

Abeer Arbab

New Roots Program Specialist (focus on youth agriculture)

Email: Abeer.Arbab@Rescue.org

Started: May 2023

More information coming soon!

Joyce Elgadi

New Roots Program Specialist (focus on youth agriculture)

Email: Joyce.Elgadi@Rescue.org

Started: June 2023

Joyce was a participant in our Youth, Agriculture, Livestock and Leadership (Y'ALL) program in 2022 and is back with us this season as a leader for the new cohort of teens.

Kati Robison

New Roots Program Specialist (focus on markets and sales programs for farm incubator participants)

Email: Kati.Robison@Rescue.org

Started: May 2023

More information coming soon!