Kendra Valkema

Evaluation Manager

As Evaluation Manager of Nutrition Incentives, Kendra works across departments to share the impact of nutrition incentives. She works closely with the Double Up Food Bucks Michigan team as well as the Nutrition Incentive Hub team to create and manage systems for tracking incentive activity and impact. She works across the organization to support data-driven decision making and equitable evaluation.

Kendra’s lived experiences guide her commitment to building a more just and equitable food system. She served as a FoodCorps service member in Washington, D.C., and helped to pilot an innovative food access model in Grand Rapids, Mich. Kendra currently lives in Chicago.