Our Team

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Our Team

Our Team of passionate, diverse leaders is ready to change the world!

Tawanda Muzhingi

Co-founder, Executive Director

Matt Tom

Co-founder, Executive Chairperson

Jaishree Singh

Director of Partnerships, Memberships, Development

CurrentVolunteers

Current Volunteers

Olakunbi Olubi (2025 Science Fellow)

Science Communications

Claudia Reines (Fall 2025 Intern)

Undergraduate Independent Studies Dev

Antonio P. Miceli (2025 BizDev Fellow)

Entrepreneurship Program Dev

Yaxuan (Kate) Chen (2026 Field Research Fellow)

Diffusion of Innovation Research

Maroof Kadiri (2026 AI Ops Fellow)

Improve Operational Efficiency with AI

Maria Leena (2026 Science Fellow)

Nanotechnology Expert

PastVolunteers

Past Volunteers

Ian Chow (Summer 2025 Intern)

Marketing & Branding Program Dev

Alisa Zhou (Summer 2025 Intern)

Summer Student Event Organizer

Teya Custodio (Summer 2025 Intern)

Communications & Social Media

Diana Lin (Summer 2025 BizDev Fellow)

Conference Planner

Lucy Osenyi (Summer 2025 Science Fellow)

Consumer Perception & Products Research

Advisory Board

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

Jill Pollack

Storytelling

Andrew Powell

Risk Communication

Yujia Du

Leadership Coaching

Gerri Cristantiello

Association Management

Angela de Freitas

Farm Transition

Parag Acharya

Food Innovation Research

Jackie Fera

Business Development

Weiyu Zhang

Digital Media Communication

Malena Braun

Plant-based foods

Mathilde Do Chi

Global food law expert

Antonio Magnaghi

Food Gastronomy Innovation