GROWINGSOUL - Key Persons
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- Catskills Food Security Project Manager
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- Director of Farmers Markets
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- Executive Director
- Founder
- Visionary Leader
A 29-year resident of the DC metropolitan region, Jessica returned to her NY roots in 2019. She is a UC Berkeley graduate, with a Space Planning degree from FIDM and combined Montessori/Loyola University Masters in Education and Curriculum Development. She was a wellness instructor for Holy Cross Hospital for 20 years and has worked in the food industry since she was in high school.
Jessica is a visionary leader who has created a sustainable, urban farm-to-table food system through her non-profit organization, growingSOUL. With more than 40 years of experience in the food industry, Jessica has a deep understanding of the importance of healthy food and its impact on communities. Her passion for sustainable living and desire to do community service led her to create growingSOUL -- Sustainable Opportunities for Universal Learning -- in 2009, that has since become a self-reliant, economically sustainable food system-focused non-profit 501(c)(3) that produces, processes, preserves, and distributes fresh food while also recycling nutrients through composting.
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- Director of Sustainability
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- Director of Youth Outreach
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- Volunteer & Editorial Director