she/her Catharine supports The Food Trust’s Community Nutrition Program leadership and educators, coordinates community engagement across departments, and manages Pennsylvania and New Jersey SNAP-Ed program planning, grant writing, training, implementation and reporting/compliance. Go-to cookbook: Half-Baked Harvest Snacking on: Dark chocolate Extracurricular activity: Salsa/Bachata dancing  Contact me!Read More…

she/her Ayanna oversees community engagement across The Food Trust’s community nutrition programming areas by identifying assets in the community such as community gardens, parks, and nonprofits that provide food- and non-food-related resources. She engages staff and community members using the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) framework. Ayanna holds a certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition….Read More…

he/him Ian manages the Food Learning Locator online mapping tool and supports adult nutrition education programming. Best local restaurant: La Llorona (South Philly) Favorite book of all time: Blood Meridian (land); Moby Dick (sea) You’d never know I used to be a: Electro-jam band guitarist Contact me!Read More…

she/her Jennifer is part of the Community Nutrition and Healthy Corner Store Initiative teams. Throughout her time at The Food Trust, she has worked alongside corner stores and various partners to introduce local fresh produce into retail settings, provided technical support to pilot programs such as the Berks Farm Bucks in retail sites, and collaborated…Read More…

she/her Chalise teaches nutrition education to adults at community centers, libraries and public housing sites. She holds a certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Snacking on: Spudsy vegan cheddar puffs In a past life, I was a: Cow in a meadow, surrounded by dear friends Favorite breakfast pastry: Muffins – breakfast cupcakes! Contact me!Read More…

she/her Sandy works on a variety of projects including co-leading the Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators’ (ASNNA) Evaluation Committee, supporting 1890 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in establishing more equitable SNAP-Ed funding, and working with the New Jersey Department of Health to both increase food access for NJ Native American tribes and to improve…Read More…

he/him Matt joined the Food Trust as the Research Manager in 2020, and has since provided evaluation and technical support for a number of programs, including SNAP-Ed programs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Animal hero: Horseshoe crab Snacking on: Soft pretzels Most valuable cooking tool: Immersion blenderRead More…

she/her Paige engages community residents about The Food Trust’s programming, and connects community partners to one another to help further their missions. She has a master’s degree in Public Policy with a specialization in community development, food and agriculture. Best local restaurant: Judy’s on Cherry (Reading, PA) Cartoon hero: Eeyore Snacking on: Takis Contact me!Read More…

he/him As project coordinator for Re-Entry and Recovery, Wayne delivers food lessons, helps distribute fruits and vegetables, and works with community partners to ensure that returning citizens receive information about healthy food access and nutrition education. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center for Science in the Public Interest and…Read More…