Edgardo Bones
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byEdgardo is a program manager on the Healthy Corner Store Initiative team, working toward healthy communities in Camden, NJ. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Advertising from Temple University. Best local restaurant: Pho Ha (Philadelphia) Most valuable cooking utensil: Measuring spoon Go-to cookbook: Commissary Kitchen: My Infamous Prison CookbookRead More…
Nyssa Entrekin, MS, RD
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byshe/her Nyssa is a Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience in the field of nutrition in both community and clinical settings. She specializes in public health nutrition and has created and implemented several nutrition education programs in a variety of settings, including farmers markets, corner stores, grocery stores, senior centers and food pantries,…Read More…
Yashira Espinal
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 bythey/them Yashira provides nutrition education to participants shopping at corner stores. They also work with corner stores to make healthy food accessible and visible to the store’s customers. Currently hiking: Mt. Minsi Hometown pride for: New York Favorite anime: The Promised Neverland Contact me!Read More…
Ruth Perez
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byAs a Community Outreach Associate, Ruth supports New Jersey SNAP-Ed efforts in Camden, engaging residents and store owners in The Food Trust’s work. She also supports the Camden Corner Store Association. She has deep experience working with many organizations across the city, including the city government and running her daughter’s nonprofit, Movimiento Tricolor. Snacking on:…Read More…
Jose “Junior” Placencia
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byhe/him Junior provides nutrition education in corner stores, as well as meets and builds amazing life-long relationships with store owners and participants! Lives in: New Jersey Snacking on: Granola bars Extracurricular activity: Hiking and going for walks with my dogs at nearby parksRead More…
Daniella Tabliago
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byshe/her Daniella oversees and supports in-store nutrition education lessons with The Food Trust’s Heart Smarts nutrition educators. She links nutrition education programming efforts with retail development efforts, focusing on policy, systems and environmental changes in stores. Best local restaurant: Holy Tomato (Blackwood, NJ) Most valuable cooking utensil: Spatula Extracurricular activity: Basketball Contact me!Read More…
Jen Tepel
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byshe/her Jen oversees and guides strategic direction for the Philadelphia Healthy Corner Store Initiative. Building on the experience she has gained working with store owners locally, Jen also provides technical assistance on a national level to nonprofits, health departments and other agencies seeking to start or grow healthy corner store initiatives in their localities. In…Read More…
Juan Vila
Posted OnJuly 8, 2022 byhe/him Juan manages a network of healthy corner stores that offer Food Bucks in San Jose, CA. He also provides technical assistance to corner store programs nationally and helps to manage the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Hub Corner Store Community of Practice. Snacking on: Pistachios Currently hiking: Regional Redwood Park Best local restaurant: Champa Garden (Oakland,…Read More…