Our Team

  • Christa Núñez is an African American entrepreneur, researcher, agriculture educator, social justice practitioner, and storyteller. She focuses her work on creating cooperative land governance models and equitable food systems with African diaspora communities. As a facilitator for change in the realm of narrative building, education, and food justice, she collaborates with stakeholders across multicultural, multigenerational, and interdisciplinary lines, cooperating primarily on projects with children and families.

  • Davi Mozie has been a noteworthy leader in the world of organizational leadership and development and community organizing and engagement for over thirty years.

    In addition to many other titles, Davi is the Founding Director of International Jumper United Mentoring Program (I-JUMP). Davi uses the sport of jump rope to promote youth leadership development, cultivate relationships across cultures, and promote safe and respectful relationships. Davi also trains youth-serving professionals to use jump rope as an engagement tool to teach various academic and life skill topics.

  • Pete Núñez was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Harlem, NY. He developed a love for the outdoors while living in the beautiful Redwood Forest of Northern California and enjoys working the land and producing good food for the community. As a behaviorist, he loves working with young people in all phases of their development and enjoys supporting pathways to healthy communication and relationship-building.

  • For more than 25 years, Jay Smith has been a food justice advocate, working in and with organizations challenging food apartheid. As a community activist, he helped to start and steward community gardens in NYC and Ithaca to promote urban agriculture, beekeeping, and ecological awareness. Jay supports the cultivation of knowledge among people of color about farming and growing food independently of the ecologically destructive, food apartheid agricultural system. He works with Christa and Pete Núñez to promote the Quarter Acre for the People project of building intentional communities for historically marginalized people of color.

  • Michael Reese serves as the Technical Assistant Forester at Khuba International, supporting sustainable forestry initiatives and community engagement efforts. With a strong background in environmental stewardship, resource management, and outreach, Michael plays a key role in advancing Khuba’s mission of promoting sustainable forestry practices while fostering diversity and inclusion in the sector.

    Before joining Khuba, Michael attended Duke University where he received his Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and Masters in Management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Michael has gained valuable experience in collaborative outreach, bridging technical expertise with relationship-building to strengthen partnerships across environmental networks. Known for his commitment to service, adaptability, and hands-on problem-solving, he is passionate about connecting forestry practices to broader community benefits.

    In his role at Khuba, Michael supports technical operations, assists with project implementation, and works closely with partners to promote responsible land management and conservation strategies. His work reflects a dedication not only to forest health, but also to building trust and opportunity in the communities Khuba serves.

  • Nelson Eubanks cut his teeth in in forestry in California’s hottest fire corridors—Paradise, the Sierra foothills, Mendocino, Humboldt, Napa, Butte, Sonoma, and Clear Lake—serving as a final-line inspector and wild fire mitigation vegetation management-crew lead for PG&E. Utilizing ARC-GIS, a calm tone, and grace he measured the inch-wide gap between power lines and tinder-dry fuels, protected tree species and apprehensive land owners and then ran crews that cleared hazards before a spark could fly. At peak season he coordinated 80 first-responders through pre-hot, active, and mop-up zones and walked forgotten back acres with landowners, reopening firebreaks, marking escape routes, and dealing with the daily travails of fire/smoke impact on delicate ecosystems. When flames did break through, in the aftermath Nelson pivoted to FEMA disaster-housing relief, guiding families as they rebuilt, stronger and safer.

    Off the line, Nelson has worked creating sun-grown medicinal cannabis for cancer patients in Mendocino, taught  tennis in New Orleans, Brazil and Kaua‘i, and even played semi-pro soccer in Barcelona. A Columbia MFA graduate,  Random House author (The First Thing Smoking), Brussels Film Festival-winning filmmaker, and longtime sound engineer for New Orleans brass bands—including Grammy-winning Hot 8 brass band —he now manages the Allison Miner Interview Stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

    Nelson brings this mix of field-tested forestry, community teaching, and creative storytelling to Khuba International, helping landowners protect forests, unlock new markets, and keep community at the forefront of positive growth.