Our Team

 

Haley Tietz (they/them) – Farm Director  This is Haley‘s second season at Phillies Bridge. Originally from California, they studied literature at Hamilton College before discovering farming at Kingfisher Farm and Common Thread CSA in Central New York. After four seasons at Common Thread, Haley is excited to continue both learning and teaching others about sustainable agriculture at Phillies Bridge. They find the work of farming meaningful in part because it is an opportunity to work towards a more just and sustainable food system. They hope to be able to share that sense of meaning with the people they meet here.
Outside of work, they enjoy several forms of art, particularly collage. When they’re not farming or making art, they can often be found knitting or reading science fiction with a cat on their lap.
Haley can be reached at farm@philliesbridge.org.


Suzannah Schneider (she/her) – Food Justice Director & Assistant Farm Director 

Suzannah (Suz) is beginning her first season at Phillies Bridge, and her second in the Hudson Valley after completing the Glynwood Vegetable Apprenticeship in 2022. She finds deep joy and satisfaction in work that connects mind and body to the outdoors while supporting the needs of her community and environment. She’s grateful to be joining this dynamic and thoughtful team!

Suz previously lived in New York City for nearly nine years where she grew, taught, wrote, and planned with GrowNYC, Certified Naturally Grown, The Queens County Farm Museum, and Katchkie Farm/Great Performances. She holds a Masters in Food Studies from NYU, and a Bachelors in Environmental Studies from Tulane University.  After work, Suzannah loves to cook, strength train, laugh at and learn from podcasts, and mend her clothes with sashiko. Being new to the area, she welcomes your suggestions for hikes, bike rides, restaurants, and shops!

You can reach Suz at foodjustice@philliesbridge.org.

Alyssa Bruno (she/her) – Education Director

Alyssa is a SUNY New Paltz graduate and NYS certified 7-12 English teacher beginning her first season at Phillies Bridge as the Education Director. She has always had a passion for education, with her personal pedagogy centering around equity, accessibility, and social justice. Though she initially aimed to become a classroom teacher, Alyssa fell in love with place-based learning and education in settings outside of the classroom during her time working at a local historic site. Alyssa hopes to bring her passion for accessible, engaging, and social justice-oriented education to life through educational programming for learners of all ages visiting Phillies Bridge Farm. When Alyssa isn’t writing curriculum and running educational programs, you can find her tending to her garden and many houseplants, hiking all across the beautiful mountains of the Hudson Valley, or making her way through her miles-long list of books to read.  You can reach Alyssa at education@philliesbridge.org

Jazmine Langlitz (she/her) – Administrative Director
Jazmine is the administrative director in her sixth year at Phillies Bridge Farm.  Beginning her tenure with Phillies Bridge as the camp director, Jazmine moved into the administrative office in 2020.  A Hudson Valley native, Jazmine obtained a degree at SUNY New Paltz in visual arts and fell in love with the town.  She went on to receive her Masters Degree from Endicott College in Montessori Integrative Learning.  She enjoys teaching math and is intrigued by the connections between math and nature. In her spare time, Jazmine explores mounted archery and trail riding with her horse, Pax, and hangs out with her family while camping, hiking, skiing, and fishing.  She is looking forward to a beautiful and fruitful 2023!  She can be reached at info@philliesbridge.org.