Richard Goudreau

Richard Goudreau has enjoyed the many satisfactions of ornamental/vegetable gardening, multi-systemic sustainability, and community engagement for most of his life. His passion for gardening led to his Master Gardener certification from The Ohio State University Cuyahoga County Extension Service, and he has since focused his gardening passion by advocating for urban permaculture. Richard currently works at The Harvard Community Center’s Community Development Corporation as senior Code Enforcement Officer for Ward’s 1, 2, and 4 in the great city of Cleveland. Richard’s aggressive, persistent work involving the collaboration of government and community groups has initiated clean ups of considerable illegal dumping in the Mt. Pleasant and Lee-Harvard areas. Richard is currently a garden leader for two community gardens in Lee-Harvard area, from which all of the produce is donated to the local food pantry. Richard plans to use skills learned from NLDP to foster community growth and development regarding sustainable horticultural practices and community engagement in the Lee-Harvard and Mt. Pleasant areas of Cleveland. Richard earned a Bachelor’s in Public Administration from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania.