Our Team
Our Team of passionate, diverse leaders is ready to change the world!
Volunteers
Our amazing volunteers make everything possible!
Ian Chow (Summer 2025 Intern)
Marketing & Branding Program Dev
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Alisa Zhou (Summer 2025 Intern)
Summer Student Event Organizer
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Communications & Social Media
LinkedIn Diana Lin (Summer 2025 BizDev Fellow)
Conference Planner
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Lucy Osenyi (Summer 2025 Science Fellow)
Consumer Perception & Products Research
LinkedIn Olakunbi Olubi (2025 Science Fellow)
Science Communications
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Sujala Balaji (2025 BizDev Fellow)
Fundraising
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Claudia Reines (Fall 2025 Intern)
Undergraduate Independent Studies Dev
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Antonio P. Miceli (2025 BizDev Fellow)
Entrepreneurship Program Dev
LinkedIn Justus Obara (2025 Science Fellow)
Crop Resources Research
LinkedIn Shraddha Jadhav (2025 Science Fellow)
Regional Roundtable Program Dev
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Our Advisory Board comes from around the world and brings broad and deep knowledge, skills, and experience to guide our programs.
Mandy Zaransky-Hurst
Marketing, Events
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Jill Pollack
Storytelling
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Andrew Powell
Risk Communication
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Yujia Du
Leadership Coaching
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Gerri Cristantiello
Association Management
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Angela de Freitas
Farm Transition
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Food Innovation Research
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Jackie Fera
Business Development
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Weiyu Zhang
Digital Media Communication
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Malena Braun
Plant-based foods
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Mathilde Do Chi
Global food law expert
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Antonio Magnaghi
Food Gastronomy Innovation
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