Board of Trustees
Jen Ballen
(Boston, MA)
Jen is the Founder of The Sustainable Investor, an editorial blog demonstrating through data-driven research that profitability and environmental/social impact need not be mutually exclusive.
Amy Ballin
(Gloucester, MA)
Carl Baty
(Dorchester, MA)
Valerie Cardoso
(Dorchester, MA)
Emmanuel Encarnacion – Chair
(Quincy, MA)
After graduating from Salem State University with a double Bachelor’s in Business and Dance, he began working as a Community Health Worker for Mass General Hospital assisting families suffering through food insecurities.
Danielle Benedict
(Sharon, MA)
Bio Coming Soon…
Norris Guscott
(Lynn, MA)
Norris also leads a statewide working group that is actively facilitating connections between BIPOC farmers, building that networks capacity for policy advocacy, and drafting language for bills, he drafted a significant amount of language for bills HD 1661 & SD 1036.
Irene Li – Vice Chair
(Brighton, MA)
Andy Ly
(Lynn, MA)
Daniel Peirce
(Little Compton, RI)
Diane Stansbury (Clerk)
(Arlington, MA)
Orlando Vasquez
(Jamaica Plain, MA)
Sarai Zelada
(Lynn, MA)
Our Board of Trustees meets six times per year. To reach out with questions or interest in joining our board, please send an email to: boardinfo@thefoodproject.org.