Meet the Sustainable Food Center Team
Meet the passionate individuals who make up the Sustainable Food Center team! Our dedicated staff work to transform the food system, ensuring everyone has access to fresh, nutritious food. From program directors to community advocates, each team member brings unique expertise and a shared commitment to equity and increased food access. Learn more about the people driving our mission forward.
*Identifies Spanish speakers
Administration
To contact the Administration Department, please email info@sustainablefoodcenter.org.
Mark Bethell
Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Cordova
Chief Financial Officer
Alex Mace
Senior Data Specialist
Anh Tu
Controller
Tiffiney Herrera
Office Manager
Nicole Thompson
Senior Grants Manager
Mary Namauu
Grant Accounting Specialist
Development & Communications
To contact the Development and Communications Department, please email development@sustainablefoodcenter.org. For media requests, please email communications@sustainablefoodcenter.org
Deirdre Anderson*, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
Ariana DeLaurentis
Marketing and Communications Manager
Jeremy Wright
Database Manager
Anna-Kay Reeves*
Multimedia Communications Specialist
Michael Ann Bagley
Development Manager
Advocacy and Engagement
To contact the Advocacy and Engagement Department, please email policy@sustainablefoodcenter.org.
Simone Benz*
Policy and Advocacy Director
Sayuri Yamanaka*
Senior Community Engagement and Advocacy Manager
Diana Castro*
Outreach and Community Engagement Manager
Farm Viability and Farmers’ Markets
To contact the Farmers’ Markets Department, please email farmersmarket@sustainablefoodcenter.org. For questions about our farmer support services, please email farmers@sustainablefoodcenter.org.
Amy Gallo
Director of Farm Viability Central Texas
Maya Adra
Farmers’ Market Operations Manager
Devon Sisneros
Farmers’ Market Coordinator
Marie Miller
Farm Viability Coordinator
Vero Dimas*
Director of Farm Viability Rio Grande Valley
Food Access and Education
To contact the Food Access Department, please email foodaccess@sustainablefoodcenter.org. For questions about The Happy Kitchen/La Cocina Alegre®, please email education@sustainablefoodcenter.org.
Hannah Thornton
Senior Director of Food Access and Education
Vanessa Beltran*
Education Director
Adriana Botello de Prioleau*
Education Manager
Brita Van Fossen
Food Access Manager
Sarah Castro
Senior West Texas Program Manager
Jacqueline Taylor
Education Specialist
Joseph Ramirez
Grocery Retail Specialist
Ailisha Macharia
Central Texas The Happy Kitchen® Coordinator
Jeanette Castañón
West Texas Food Access Coordinator
Tara Bramlett
West Texas The Happy Kitchen® Coordinator
Wanda Hernandez
Central Texas Food Access Coordinator
Matthew Gideon
West Texas Outreach & Community Engagement Coordinator
Nicole Blackburn
Central Texas Food Access Associate
Dysha Waites
Farm Direct Specialist
Sustainable Food Center Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Amy Bell
Chair
Chief Financial Officer, MCE Social Capital
James Osborn
Past-Chair
Senior Vice President of Engineering, Worldpay from FIS
Sara Maxwell
Finance Chair
Chief Financial Officer, Legendairy Milk
Leonard Dougal
Secretary
Partner, Jackson and Walker
Dan Phillips
Executive Committee Member
Managing Director, Sandbox Industries
Board Members
Audrey Garcia
Public Affairs Specialist, H-E-B
Bill Longley
General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Diego Diverde
Sales Director, Greener Pastures Chicken
Eric de Valpine
Partner, Foodshed Investors
Keely Redding
Community Volunteer
Laura Estes
Retired, Director of Marketing and Merchandising, H-E-B
Lee Robinson
Vice President of Merchandising, Whole Foods Market
Sean Henry
Co-Owner, HiFi Mycology
Dr. Shelly Sethi
Integrative and Functional Medicine Family Physician & Owner, Dr. Shelly Sethi, PLLC
Tori Rawson
Lead Strategist, Indeed