Meet the Team

José Andrés

Mark Bittman

Founder

Leading voice in food justice advocacy • Former New York Times columnist • Professor, Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health • Founder of The Bittman Project · Co-host of the Food with Mark Bittman podcast

Alice Waters

Rae Gomes

Executive Director

Founder & Principal, Cultivating Justice LLC • Co-founder, Central Brooklyn Food Cooperative • Urban Design Forum Fellow with a Food Equity focus • Member of Mayor’s transition team for food policy • Writer • Former Journalist

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Mavis-Jay Sanders

Culinary Director

James Beard Award-Winning Chef and Activist working at the intersection of food and social justice · God's Love We Deliver Culinary Counsel Member · Black Farmer Fund Investment Committee Member · Founding Member of The Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture

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David D. DeVaughn

Senior Advisor for Strategy and Impact

Founder & Managing Principal, StrivEquity Consulting • ICF ACC Leadership Coach • National Urban Fellow • MPA • Former Director of Inclusive Cities at HR&A Advisors • Former Director of Public Policy at City Harvest

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Nora Peachin

Project Manager

Studied community kitchen models internationally as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow • Former Paralegal, Tenants’ Rights Unit at New York Legal Assistance Group

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Andre Gennitti

General Manager

Lifelong hospitality practitioner and enthusiast · Alum of Maialino, Resident, Via Carota, and other well-known New York restaurants

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Al Nguyen

Assistant General Manager

Long-time cook, gardener, educator, and food practitioner · Former program and cooking instructor and rooftop gardener at the Lower Eastside Girls Club

Community Kitchen's Board of Advisors

Mark Bittman

José Andrés

Founder, World Central Kitchen

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Alice Waters

Founder, Chez Panisse

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Karen Washington

Founder, Black Farmer Fund

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Raj Patel

Research Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas

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Marion Nestle

Founder and Professor Emerita, Department of Food Studies, NYU

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Anne-Marie Slaughter

Founder and CEO, New America

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Saru Jayaraman

Founder and Director, One Fair Wage

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Ricardo Salvador

Director, Food & Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists

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Mona Sinha

Global Executive Director, Equality Now

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Kathleen Finlay

Executive Director, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming

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Kiki Louya

Executive Director, Detroit Food Academy

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Jim McGovern

Representative, US Congress

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Clara Sieg

Partner and Founding Member, Revolution Ventures