ECCHO Rock County
2025-26 Cohort
Latiece Brown
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Asha Johnson
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Dedria Hodges
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Vee Kaluta
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Aurora Renteria
As a proud member of the Rock County ECCHO cohort, I am deeply committed to driving positive change within our community. With a passion for social justice and a focus on collective impact, I will be working alongside dedicated peers to address systemic challenges and create a sustainable solution that will hopefully benefit all community members. Through collaboration, advocacy, and innovative problem-solving, I plan to strive to empower individuals and organizations to take meaningful action and achieve long-lasting transformation.
Nikita Green
Nikita Green is a passionate community advocate and entrepreneur based in Beloit, Wisconsin. She currently serves as an AHOP Specialist at Community Action, Inc., where she supports youth empowerment, sexual health education, and leadership development programs. Nikita is also A Youth Leader at New Life Ministries, mentoring and inspiring young people to grow spiritually, emotionally, and socially. With over 25 years of experience in healthcare, education, and community outreach, Nikita brings a wealth of leadership, compassion, and vision to her work. She is the co-founder of Rising Queens, a women-based grassroots organization empowering women and girls, and the co-founder of Vibe Tribe Healing and Wellness, a holistic collective focused on trauma-informed healing and cultural empowerment. Earlier in her career, Nikita also co-wrote, co-founded, and ran the youth diversion program L.O.U.D. (Living Out Unique Dreams) in Poinciana, Florida, supporting youth in navigating challenges and building positive futures. Nikita is currently completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and is on track to graduate in June 2026. Throughout her career, she has served as a licensed paraprofessional, guardian ad litem, sexual health educator, and certified nursing assistant and community program leader. As a proud member of the 2025 ECCHO Cohort, Nikita looks forward to building sustainable, community-rooted initiatives that foster healing, leadership, and equity.
Our Project: How Does Your Garden Grow
Our Goal: be a place where community members of all abilities can build friendships and promote health, well- being and sustainability through gardening
Life begins the day you start a garden! - Chinese Proverb
We are working to create inclusive community gardening that bridges the gap between generations in healthy living
and growing your own food. We address food deserts, strengthening community bonds, supporting local food production, and educating others on the benefits of healthy eating.
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Benefits of Community Gardening:
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Reduce risk of obesity & obesity-related diseases
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Lower blood pressure, decreases heart rate, & changes cortisol levels
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Improve mental health & promote relaxation
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Exposure to Vitamin D increasing calcium level which benefit bones & immune system
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Help improve air & soil quality
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Community gardens are positively correlated with decreased crime rates
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Improve economic opportunities by training volunteers & seeling food at Farmers' Markets
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Help improve air & soil quality
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Reduce "food miles" that are required to transport nutritious foods
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Veronica Hereford, ECCHO Rock County Local Program Coordinator
Veronica Hereford (she, her, hers) is a doula, child-birth educator, social worker and committed to the health of all women. She is currently working on completing a Social Work Masters at University of Wisconsin Whitewater. She completed her under graduate work in Human Services and Psychology and a Masters in Public Administration at Upper Iowa University. She is devoted to ending the disparity that exists in birth outcomes for Black and Indigenous Women of Color.
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