Our Team
Meet our team
Fair Food Network's staff has decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, workforce development, environmental advocacy, food and agriculture, evaluation, community engagement, policymaking, community-based impact investing, and entrepreneurship. Our team's diverse range of backgrounds and expertise sustain our collaborative approach to building community health and wealth through food.

Paula Balbontin
Produce Prescription Manager at the Nutrition Incentive Hub

Madeleine Bazinski
Senior Program Marketing Manager

Kellie Boyd
Vice President of People & Culture

Alex Canepa
Associate Director for Policy

Emily Case
Incentive Technology Program Manager
Double Up Food Bucks

Neil Davey
Program Ambassador
Double Up Food Bucks

Christina Ellis
Entrepreneur Experience Manager

Cassandra Fletcher-Martin
Vice President of Finance

Noah Fulmer
Senior Fellow

Randy Gerber
Accountant

Melanie Herron
People & Culture Manager

Oran B. Hesterman, PhD
Founder & Resident Champion

Rachel Hoh
Senior Program Manager at the Nutrition Incentive Hub

Aaron W. Jackson
Program Director Michigan Good Food Fund

Kyama Kitavi
Investment Manager

Alistair Kiyingi
Individual Giving Manager

Kate Krauss
Chief Executive Officer

Hien Lam
Designer

Jessica Lofton-Williams
Program Ambassador
Double Up Food Bucks

Nathan Medina
Senior Manager of State Policy

Joel Moyer
Acting Sr. Director of Impact Investing and Director of Investments

Andi Nank
Communications Director

Aaron Neeley
Program Ambassador
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Mark Nicholson
Senior Director of Policy

David Niner
Program Accountant

Ricardo Ortiz
Acting Manager of Farmers Markets and Direct Sites Manager
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Erica Orton
Director of Evaluation

Holly A. Parker
Chief Strategy and Program Officer

Erica Christensen Raml
Senior Director of Nutrition Incentives

Adam Robson
Grants Manager

Alyssa Rogers
Program Ambassador
Double Up Food Bucks

Sam Samson-Miller
Program Ambassador
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Nicki Sandberg
Associate Director of Finance

Carlos Santacruz
Investment Manager

Lisa Sebesta
Senior Investment Strategist

Stephanee Strasburg
Director of Institutional Development

Cassidy Strome
Acting Director
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Daniel Tellalian
Michigan Good Food Fund Consultant

Gail Turner
Information Manager

Kendra Valkema
Information Manager

Charles Walker
Retail Specialist
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Kelly Williamson
People & Culture Coordinator

Alexandria Yoo
Business Operations Manager
Our Board

Gary Appel

Dr. Sandra P. Daley, MD

Voodo Fé

Kiff Hamp

Benita Melton

Dr. Lessa Phillips, MD

Dan Warmels, CPA

W. DeWayne Wells
Our Advisors
Fair Food Fund Advisors
Aviv Aviad
Cornus ConsultingManaging Director
Chris Bentley
Serious Change Investments & Sustain VCImpact Fund Manager
Michael Rozyne
Red TomatoFounder & Evangelist
Lisa Sebesta
Sitari CapitalFounder
Daniel Tellalian
Angel City AdvisorsFounder & CEO