In this episode, Lauren and David spoke with Jonathan Jump, Vice President of Operations at Project Open Hand. Enjoy the conversation!

Project Open Hand Links:

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In this episode, Lauren and David had a blast chatting with Jackie Godlewski, Fresh Food Program Manager, and Stephanie De La Hoz, Director of Programming, from Move for Hunger. Enjoy the conversation!

Move for Hunger Links:

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Stephanie: Stephanie was born in the Philippines and currently resides in Tampa, Florida, USA, where she grew up. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language Education (Spanish/Italian) from Florida International University and a Master's Degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida. She started her career as a high school teacher, and then served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia for 2.5 years, training public school teachers and organizing youth development programs. Upon returning to the USA, Stephanie decided to focus her career on nonprofit work and became involved in hunger relief organizations. In January 2022, she began working at Move For Hunger, a non-profit organization focused on reducing food waste and fighting hunger, as the Director of Programming. There she oversees all of the organization's programs that help transport food from donation sources to distribution sites while engaging the moving and relocation industry. Stephanie is passionate about poverty alleviation, social justice, and education. In her free time she enjoys traveling, reading, practicing yoga, and spending time outdoors with her two toddlers.

Jackie: Jackie brings a variety of experience to her role as Fresh Food Program Manager at Move For Hunger. Originally from Connecticut, she pursued a degree in Hotel Restaurant Management from Penn State and worked in the industry for 13 years, focusing on event planning and hotel management. Pursuing her love of sales, Jackie traveled the tradeshow circuit for 3 years before enjoying a successful 15-year career with Dell Computers, concluding as Global Account Manager in the high tech industry in Austin, TX. Eager to give back, and led by a passion to help seniors, she pursued a career in the non-profit industry, first as Senior Center Director, then as Director of Volunteer Services, overseeing a team of 900 volunteers with Meals on Wheels PLUS and the Food Bank of Manatee County in FL. It was here she developed a passion for healthy living and fighting hunger with fresh healthy food. Since 2021, Jackie has been busy developing the new Fresh Food program at Move For Hunger which has become a key initiative for the organization in 2023.

In this episode, David and Lauren chatted with Kimberly M. Cook, Central/Northern California Business Development Manager at Agromin.

Kimberly manages Agromin’s business in Central and Northern California. Her work with Agromin includes coordination with strategic partners, customer service, site operations, facility oversite, reporting, compliance and marketing finished products. A driven and influential leader, Kimberly is known for building high-functioning teams and turning her visions of sustainability into reality. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience stemming from a dynamic background. From humble beginnings as a 4-H student teaching composting to her community in Southern California, she went on to serve 12 years in the Navy, including 6 years as a Naval Officer, on warships around the world before coming full-circle, now working in the organic materials composting industry for a sustainable planet. Kimberly earned a B.S. degree in Political Science with a focus in General Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an M.A. degree in Environment Studies with a focus in Business from Tel Aviv University.

Thank you, Kimberly!

Links:

Agromin - Main Website

CaliforniaCompost.net - Agromin’s website that offers statewide SB1383 compost and mulch procurement and procurement solutions

Community Based Social Marketing Class - As recommended by Kimberly!

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Malik Yakini. Malik is doing fantastic work and we hope that you enjoy this special episode as much as we do!

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Facebook - Detroit Black Community Food Security Network

Instagram- detroitblackcommunity

Malik's Band Mollywop!:

www.mollywopjams.com

Today we had the pleasure of chatting with Brian Greenberg, Ph.D. Brian is the Vice President of Programs and Services at LiveMoves. He is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience developing and managing behavioral health and housing programs. Prior to his current position, Dr. Greenberg oversaw research and evaluation, adolescent services, and development for 18 years at Walden House. Brian also serves as a clinical consultant for drug treatment programming and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals concerning his work with substance abuse treatment research and housing. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and his Master's degree and Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkley, CA.

Today, we had the pleasure of speaking with Tracie Onstad Bills. Ms. Bills has over 27 years of materials management experience, including working for a hauler, a county government, a non-profit, and 17 years with materials management consulting firms. She has provided commercial sector materials flow assessments, green events project management, construction and demolition (C&D) research, and recycling and waste management technical support to government agencies and businesses. Ms. Bills has been the contracted Executive Director for the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) since 2019, and was on the CRRA Board of Directors for 9 years, and an advisor to the Board for three years.

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We had the pleasure of speaking with Mike Learakos, CEO of Abound Food Care. Mike has a 30+ year career across all spectrums of the food industry. In addition to being the President of Foodservice company since 1993, Mike also has extensive experience in food processing, procurement, facility design and distribution. Beyond the food industry, Mike has a long history of community involvement supporting a wide variety of civic and non-profit organizations. Starting as a volunteer with Waste Not OC in 2013, Mike used his experience to develop what has become the nation's most effective food recovery model recognized nationally for its innovation and effectiveness. Under Mike's guidance, the organization became known as Abound Food Care working to develop food insecurity and food waste reduction solutions that brings together the public, private and non-profit sectors with a focus on the positive impact excess edible food can have on people and our environment.

aboundfoodcare.org

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Today's we had the pleasure to converse with Doug Kobold. Doug is the Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.

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