The Garden Pool Team

These are the core ideals that shape what we do as a team at Garden Pool.

The Garden Pool Team consists of an all-volunteer group of dedicated individuals with diverse backgrounds. They all have one thing in common, a passion for growing food the Garden Pool way!

There are many other folks who have helped us in our journey. We have a mini-community with over 550 members in our local GP meetup. We meet for free classes, tours, volunteer projects, potlucks, and food drives. Want to be a part of the local GP Team? Please join us.

This group of non-profit volunteers helps make everything we do at the Garden Pool possible. Get to know the Garden Pool Team:

The Garden Pool Board Members. Bottom row from left to right: Dennis McClung and Danielle McClung Top row from left to right: Alex Peña, Linda Martin, Becky Knutson, and Chris George

Dennis McClung

Dennis is a leader, developer, and a teacher at Garden Pool. He designed and built: The Garden Pool, Shelfponics, BSF Harvester, our web presence, and several other Garden Pool innovations. Dennis tends the plants and fish at The Garden Pool and serves as the President of Garden Pool.

Danielle McClung

Danielle is our medicinal herb and animal expert and helps manage Garden Pool. Danielle works in the natural medical field and has lifelong experience in farming and animals. Danielle is the co-creator of the Garden Pool other GP innovations and is the Treasurer of Garden Pool.

Linda Martin

Linda joined the Garden Pool team after attending many local meetup events with the McClung family. She is a dedicated volunteer that helps run local GP meetup events. Linda is committed to spreading sustainable food production knowledge. Linda is Vice-President of Garden Pool.

Becky Knutson

Becky helps run local GP meetup events and is also our photographer. Becky is passionate about sustainable living. Becky manages the board meeting minutes and is Secretary of Garden Pool.

Alex Peña

Alex is an instructor at Garden Pool. Alex had partnered with Garden Pool early on as our mentor on the quest to learn more about fruit and nut trees for home food production. Besides teaching, Alex helps Garden Pool organize classes and is the GP’s fruit and nut tree expert. Alex owns a local rare fruit nursery, TropicaMango, and has over 140 fruit trees in his suburban backyard!

Chris George

After attending several years of local GP events, Chris now donates her time to help run local meetup events. Chris manages her homestead, 3rdAcreFarm, and is very active in the local community.

John Leyvas

John (far right) helping Dennis (center) during a volunteer GP project.

John has helped with Garden Pool volunteer project builds. John has helped Garden Pool from early on with practical ideas for GP. John brings us decades of experience with maintenance. John is a Board Member of Garden Pool.