Our Team
Meet Our Village
Mill Village Farms is part of Mill Village Ministries; meet the whole team here.
Dan Weidenbenner, Executive Director Mill Village Ministries
Dan moved to Greenville in 2007 via Furman University where he studied Psychology. After growing up in South Florida, he is proud to call Greenville home. Dan launched Mill Village Ministries in 2012 and serves as the executive director. Mill Village Ministries is a family of nonprofit social enterprises that elevates our whole community through healthy food, bicycle access, youth employment, and entrepreneurial training in Greenville, SC. Their mission is to confront local, systemic poverty and injustice through education, access, and resources by inviting the whole community to spark multigenerational improvements in Greenville, SC. Mill Village Ministries is made up of four social enterprises: Mill Village Farms, Village Engage, Village Launch, and Village Wrench.
Dan is a resident of the Greater Sullivan community and has served on various boards including United Way of Greenville County, Habitat for Humanity, CommunityWorks, and Greenville Housing Fund. Dan is passionate about youth and community development while enjoying his weekends exploring unfamiliar places. He and his wife Jenny are the proud parents of two daughters, Amara (age 4) and Ella (age 3)!
Niyi Adereti, Mill Village Farms Program Director
Niyi moved to Greenville in 2021 and is thankful to be part of the Mill Village Team helping people in the community have access to healthy fresh produce at affordable rates. He believes that every human deserves the opportunity to experience kindness, dignity and respect.
He was born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, where he completed his Bachelors in Management Technology with a major in Project Management. He moved to the United Kingdom to study for his Masters in Digital Media, where he worked as a web/graphic designer. He later moved to California where he graduated from three years of Ministry School and worked as a Minister, leading a ministry team and engaging with people in crisis situations who needed emotional, financial and spiritual support.
He spends his days enjoying his wife's cooking, keeping up with his boys, researching random ideas, and serving in his local church.
Youth Apprentices
Every summer, Spoons & Sprouts teen program graduates are hired to work on the farm. It is often their first job, and we train them in the hard skills of gardening and the soft skills of job responsibility and customer service through produce sales. A few continue to work through the school year and help coach the incoming Spoons and Sprouts students!
Ellie
Jessica
Paola
GARDEN AND FOOD EDUCATION
Jerri Brock, Garden and Food Education Manager
Jade Anderson, Garden Operations Associate
FOODSHARE Greenville
Shakyra Carson, FoodShare Program Manager
Shakyra is a proud local to Greenville, SC! After participating in a college readiness program —
Bridges to a Brighter Future — she found her home at Furman University where she studied
Sociology to understand how systems work and affect individuals. Shakyra’s love for unity and
equality clarified her purpose: to inspire strength and prosperity in our community through service and solutions. Her passion has led her to be part of the FoodShare team where she hopes to strategize solutions for food insecurity and accessibility. She is thrilled to further serve her community alongside such an amazing team!
Outside of the office, Shakyra spends her time with her husband, Malcolm and their two daughters, Maleena and Roslyn. They are excited to be welcoming a baby boy to the family towards the end of 2024!
Tifani Parks, FoodShare Program Manager
Tifani is a native of Spartanburg, SC, who now resides in Greenville, SC. She became a part of the Mill Village family in 2024. With a professional background in behavioral health and human services, Tifani is excited to continue her journey improving quality of life of those she serves, and addressing a direct need by providing fresh produce boxes to her community.
Tifani enjoys spending time with her family, journaling, reading, and being in nature.
Suli Sorcia, FoodShare Referral Manager
Suli moved to Greenville in 2016, building connections and gaining an understanding of the diverse culture and needs within the Greenville community. Her natural ability to connect with others, her passion for health and wellness, and her strategic abilities have led Suli to many positions within the community. After graduating from the Village Launch entrepreneurship program, Suli fell in love with Mill Village Ministries. Once the opportunity surfaced, she did not hesitate to join the team. She believes her position with FoodShare allows her to be a voice to Hispanic people and help overcome language and cultural barriers.
Suli is also a Marketing and Communications student at Greenville Tech, a yoga teacher, and an assistant development coordinator at World Upside Down Arts Studio. She lives with her life partner Jamill, and their two fur babies, Pluto and FiFi. She loves spending time with friends and family, volunteering, reading, learning new things, promoting health and wellness, singing, and dancing.
