Special thanks to Tom O’Donnell, Ph.D., Cabrini College faculty ECG Fellow and Sustainability Coordinator, US Environmental Protection Agency for sharing his expertise in reducing food waste. Thanks also to the Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation for funding part of our project research about American food insecurity.
The following people were interviewed for this web site. We thank them for sharing their expertise.
Albertson-Lalonde, Ana | Sales Manager, Seasons 52, King of Prussia, PA |
Alstin, Wendell | Chosen 300 Campus pastor, Center City Philadelphia |
Arck, Stefanie | Senior Manager – Communications, Philabundance |
Bahnick, Susan | Food Service Director of Northern Lehigh School District |
Blivaiss, Sammy | Drexel University Culinary Arts Student |
Bloom, Jonathan | Author, “American Wasteland” |
Bonfiglio, Lisa | Lead Assistant Manager, Brown’s ShopRite of Parkside |
Braxton, Chareese | Junior Culinary student at Mercy Vocational High School |
Bronson, Ivan | Produce Clerk, Brown’s ShopRite of Parkside |
Brown, Andrew | Certified Dietician and Nutritionist |
Carrol, Eileen | Staff Attorney, Philly Kids Medical Legal Partnership |
Chosen 300 Ministries | Soup kitchen |
Civita, Nicole, J.D. | Director, Food Recovery Project (lawyer) |
Clark, Bill | Senior Fellow, Wharton Social Impact Initiative |
Clifford, John | Food Service Supervisor, City Team – Chester, PA |
Cohen, Juliana, Sc.D. | Research Associate with the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health |
Coleman-Jensen, Alisha | Social Science Analyst, United States Department of Agriculture |
Cooper, Donna | Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth |
Custer, Caitlin | Donor Outreach Coordinator |
Davitt, Nadine | Supervisor of Waste Management, Penn State University |
Deutsch, Jonathan | Director of the Center for Culinary Arts and Sports Management and Professor of Culinary Arts and Food Science |
DeVos, Angela | Lead Chef for the Culinary Arts department at Mercy Vocational High School |
Dou, Zhengxia, Ph.D | Professor of Agricultural Systems, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
Druhan, Patrick | Food Resource Center, Community Action Development Commission Montgomery County |
Ekwall, Barbara | Senior Officer Right to Food, FAO |
Elliot, Preston & Morrison, Steve | 93.3 FM WMMR Radio Personalities, “The Preston and Steve Show” |
Errington, Margaret | Personal story about using food stamps |
Finn, Steven | Managing Director, ResponsEcology |
Glover, Harry | American College of Sports Medicine– Certified Personal Trainer & Kinesiologist |
Gupta, Robin | Owner Of Tres Guppy’s, Bryn Mawr, PA |
Haendler, Molly | Owner, Spruce Hill Preserves |
Hallion, Maria, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Cabrini College |
Hanner, Karen | Managing Director of Manufacturing Product Sourcing, Feeding America |
Heeger, Brett | Food System Director, Enterprise Center CDC |
Izquierdo, Barbie | Hunger Advocate, & “A Place at the Table” Documentary Cast Member |
Kastrava, Kelsey | Annual Fund Officer at Mercy Vocational High School; Cabrini College Alum |
Keith, Pat | Kitchen Volunteer, City Team – Chester, PA |
Kersten, Hans, M.D. | Pediatrician, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children |
Kidder, Angela | Interim Farm Manager, Cecil Creek Farm |
Laney, Kimberly | Philadelphia resident familiar with SNAP |
Lilley, Cathy | Personal story on food stamps |
Martin, Dwan | Produce Clerk, Brown’s ShopRite of Parkside |
Masser, David | President- Sterman Masser, Inc. |
Mazda, Debra | Wellness Director, North Penn YMCA |
Milano, Taylor | General Manager, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Plymouth Meeting, PA |
Mitchell, Eric | Director of Government Relation, Bread For The World |
Neff, Roni, Ph.D | Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
Nielsen, Caroline, Ph.D. | Cabrini College Professor, Biology and Environmental Science/ WIC Participant |
Nolf, Tim | Store Director, Brown’s ShopRite of Parkside |
O’Donnell, Tom, Ph.D. | Sustainability Partnerships, United States Environmental Protection Agency |
Pepino, Richard, Jr | Executive Chef Drexel University Center for Hospitality and Sport Management |
Piper, John | Executive Chef, Seasons 52, King of Prussia, PA |
Poppendieck, Janet, Ph.D. | Author, “Breadlines Knee Deep in Wheat: Food Assistance in the Great Depression”, “Free for All: Fixing School Food in America” |
Powell, Chris | Farmer and owner of Good Harvest Farms in Strasburg, PA |
Raimondi, Mary Pat, MS, RDN | Vice President Strategic Policy & Partnerships, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
Rosen, Jessica | Senior Sustainability Advisor, Forum for the Future |
Sims, Thomas | Chief Development Officer, Food Bank of South Jersey |
Smith, Jenay | Food Pantry Program Coordinator, Cabrini Immigrant Services |
Snyder, Cathy | Rolling Harvest |
Stanton, John, Ph.D. | Professor of Food Marketing, St. Joseph’s University |
Summers, Mary | Senior Fellow, Fox Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania |
Upper Room Baptist Church-Philabundance (Deacon Michael Bennett) | Food Bank/soup kitchen/food pantry |
Wartman, Mason | Owner, Rosa’s Fresh Pizza, Philadelphia |
Wright, Kalefe | Founder, Herban Quality Eats |
Wynn, Steveanna | Executive Director, SHARE Food Program |
Zeitz, Alexandra | Head of Drexel Univ. Food Lab Drexel University Culinary Arts |