Arif is a community gardener, beekeeper, activist, and immigrant. He has over 15 years of experience leading and shaping programming that provides capacity-building for grassroots groups and facilitates the power of such groups to become organizers and advocates for their community’s needs. He also designs and leads workshops focused on community organizing, advocacy, and organizational development. Arif lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, the borough in which he grew up after migrating from Bangladesh.