Meet the Team

  • Mark Bittman

    Founder

    Leading voice in food justice advocacy • Former NYT columnist • Professor, Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health

  • David D DeVaughn

    Senior Advisor

    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

  • Nora Peachin

    Project Manager

    Studied community kitchen models internationally as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow • Managerial roles in food non-profits, restaurant kitchens, and journalism • Spanish-speaking Paralegal, Tenants’ Rights Unit at New York Legal Assistance Group 

  • Tadesh Inagaki

    Senior Advisor

    Former Founder & CEO, 1:1 Foods • Former Co-founder & CEO, Jianbing Company • Director-level roles in social enterprise tech and workforce development startups • Board member, Connected Chef

  • Rae Gomes

    Senior Advisor

    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

Community Kitchen's Board of Advisors

  • Saru Jayaraman

    Founder and Director, One Fair Wage

  • Alice Waters

    Founder, Chez Panisse

  • Cory Booker

    United States Senator

  • Mychal Johnson

    Founder, South Bronx Unite

  • Raj Patel

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

  • Karen Washington

    Founder, Black Farmer Fund

  • Ricardo Salvador

    Director, Food & Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists

  • Mona Sinha

    Global Executive Director, Equality Now

  • Marion Nestle

    Founder and Professor Emerita, Department of Food Studies, NYU

  • Anne-Marie Slaughter

    Founder and CEO, New America

  • José Andrés

    Founder, World Central Kitchen

  • Kathleen Finlay

    Executive Director, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming

  • Kiki Louya

    Executive Director, Detroit Food Academy

  • Jim McGovern

    Representative, US Congress

  • Clara Sieg

    Partner and Founding Member, Revolution Ventures

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