The Green Village Initiative Transition Team

Diego Osses (he/him)

Transition Director

Diego Osses is an Agricultural engineer with an MBA and a Masters degree in Finance who has extensive experience in farm management, international business development, and diplomacy. He brings over 25 years of experience developed in both his home country of Chile and abroad in countries such as China and Thailand. Diego is a graduate from the MS in Finance program at the University of Bridgeport School of Business. During his first year working with GVI, Diego was responsible for coordinating the 3 main GVI programs: Reservoir Community Farm, Community Gardens, and Youth Leadership; contributing to the GVI mission of creating a more just food system in Bridgeport. Currently, Diego is actively planning the extension of GVI programs throughout 2024 and exploring innovative methods of community engagement through urban gardening and farming.

Maegan Bogetti (she/her)

Outreach Coordinator

Maegan originally began working with GVI as an intern through her participation in the Yale Conservation Scholars Early Leadership Initiative in the Summer of 2022. She continued working with GVI remotely in a new role as Outreach Coordinator while she completed her B.A. in Global Studies and Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a minor in Gender Studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is currently completing an environmental justice focused Fulbright grant in Naples, Italy before she returns to CT to complete her Masters of Environmental Management with a concentration in People, Equity, and the Environment at Yale. In her role with GVI, she has managed communications across the website, newsletter, and social media, as well as working directly with community partners and actualizing The Food Justice Framework project. She is passionate about community-focused-and-led environmental justice initiatives and is grateful for the professional and personal experience she has gained in this capacity as a part of the GVI team.