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Green (he/him) is executive director of the Common Market Southeast, a nonprofit food distribution organization whose mission is to bring good, fresh food grown by small- to mid-sized family-owned farms to local communities. Prior to coming to the Common Market, Green worked at the Kroger Co. for 18 years in various roles including legal counsel, store manager, district manager, and vice president of operations. Green has also practiced law in the areas of civil litigation and general corporate work. He is a graduate of Howard University where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in business… Read More
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Hans began his love for food when he was about 5 years old when he cooked his first omelet. Growing up in a household of two amazing parents who could make anything taste delicious, he learned all there is to know about food. One of his grandmothers was of Italian descent, and the other was Danish and a French-trained chef who taught him about the basis of culinary perfection. Hans started out working as a chef with inspiration from Mexican cuisine and followed that path for many years. He then grew into worldly cuisines and worked in restaurants all over New York City. He then went into… Read More
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Chelsea (they/them) is responsible for data and metrics deliverables, maintaining data platforms, and awards benchmarking. With nine years of experience in the health care field, they previously served as sustainability coordinator for UT Southwestern Medical Center and as management engineer for Baylor Scott & White Health in Texas, focusing on process improvement, data analysis, and related areas. They live in Dallas with their partner Victoria and dog Gracie, and love traveling, hiking, listening to audiobooks while walking Gracie, and riding their e-bike all over town.
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Katie (she/her) leads our Environmental Excellence Awards program. With a background in ecology and environmental biology, she has 10 years of experience in experiential environmental education and spent five years at RUSH University Medical Center in facilities management and sustainability. She was named one of Crain’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Sustainability. Passionate about the benefits of letting your landscaping go a little wild, she is Treekeeper #1754 through Openlands and posts photos of native plants in her small Illinois yard on her Instagram.
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Emma has dedicated herself over the last 25 years to building a better food system that nourishes our bodies, communities, and planet. In her current role, she leads a team of content experts and organizers to engage the health care sector to use their economic, social, and political influence to support the development of healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems. Emma holds a master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning from Arizona State University.
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Scott has over 20 years of experience in consulting, relationship management, and nonprofit leadership, and brings a unique perspective to craft strategies, forge partnerships, and drive change. He earned an MBA with a sustainable enterprise emphasis from Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s from Utah State University. Outside of work, he serves on the board of The Wetlands Conservancy, and enjoys Oregon wine country, travel, and king salmon fishing in Alaska.
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Boté (she/her) is responsible for the direction and leadership of food production for retail food venues, patient meal operations, and retail and catering services at three UW Health hospitals. She successfully leads change management projects – improving the variety and nutritional quality of foods, reducing costs while increasing revenues, and reinforcing the UW Health commitment to environmental sustainability throughout its operations. Boté and her team are keenly focused on using locally sourced products and sustainable practices to continuously improve the perception of what hospital… Read More
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In the more than eight years Dunne (he/him) has been the sustainability lead at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the institution has received seven consecutive Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards from Practice Greenhealth for leadership in health care sustainability and over 50 sustainability-related industry awards. He currently serves on a multitude of national and international leadership cohorts, councils, and planning groups related to sustainability, climate action, sustainable sourcing, and other health care strategies. He previously worked as a consultant advancing… Read More
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John works at the intersection between food and climate by supporting Practice Greenhealth partners through the implementation of plant-forward menus and the Coolfood Pledge, and guides partners on reducing food waste through source reduction and donation. He earned his Master of Science from Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition specializing in the Agriculture, Food, and Environment program.
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