she/her Paulette ensures delicious, nutritious food for all through her role as Senior Associate, Community-Based Programming. She works with teams in Philadelphia and Reading to implement nutrition education and policy, systems and environmental (PSE) changes in diverse communities. Most valuable cooking utensil: Spoonula Animal hero: Emperor penguin Hometown pride for: Lancaster! Go Red Tornadoes!  Contact me!Read More…

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 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…

she/her With her wealth of experience working directly with Philadelphia communities, Mignon supports The Food Trust’s development and expansion of the Food Learning Locator online map, as well as the agency’s broader community engagement efforts across all programs. She serves on SEPTA’s Citizens Advisory Committee and sits on the Board of Directors of Youth United for…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…