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Our Mission
We are changemakers who strengthen connections with and between farms, ranches, and communities so that all Coloradans have equitable access to fresh, nutritious foods.
We achieve our mission by engaging in policy advocacy for systemic change, managing innovative programs, and developing community partnerships and grassroots networks to rebalance the food system and create healthy food environments.
Our Vision
We envision Colorado communities where fresh and local foods enrich the lives of all.
Our Values
· Connections · Equity · Adaptability · Solutions
· Systems Change · Transparency · Sharing Power
We are
Making connections
by facilitating relationships, collaboration, and understanding between those who grow, bring value to, buy, and consume fresh and local foods across Colorado
Ensuring equity
in decisions, actions, and allocation of resources contribute to an inclusive, multicultural, and multiracial society with distributed and shared power
Being adaptive
by seeking the knowledge, guidance, and partnership of local, state, and national organizations. Testing and trying new solutions
Working toward solutions
by employing solutions that are informed by research evidence as well as by community and working ourselves out of a job
Working toward systems change
by identifying a path to permanency for everything we do in practice
Being transparent
by using multiple forms of communication to share when we succeed, when we don’t, and what we are doing along the way
Learning as we go
by listening, evaluating, and changing
The Team
The Board
Ashley Thurow, CPA, Chair
VP Payer Contracting & High Performing Network Officer, Providence
Asia Dorsey
Organizational Ecologist, Regenerate Change
Elena Irvine
Master of Marketing Candidate
Jess T. Church, MS, RD
System Director of Community Health, CommonSpirit Health
Jill Mendoza, CEcD, Treasurer
Economic Development Manager, Town of Superior
Laia Mitchell
Director of Catalytic Partnerships, City & County of Denver
Katherine Corell
Executive Director, Downtown Colorado, Inc.
Max Gibson
Executive Director, San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition
Shellie Kark, MBA, CPA, Chef
Program Administrator, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Core Partners
Devon Hanna
Policy Intern
Angela Stover
DUFB Intern
Sara Struckman
Grants Manager
NFP Partners
Accounting & Finance Consultant
Nicole Frazier
Chef Consultant
Sally Ayotte
Chef Consultant
Shellie Kark
Chef Consultant
Rainey Wikstrom
Chef Consultant
Rob Mattoch
Chef Consultant
Emma Bliesener
EB Public Affairs
Community Language Cooperative (CLC)
Translation, Interpretation, and Language Justice
All Copy Products
Printing, Meeting Space, and Temporary Staffing
Nourish Advisory Board (NAB)
In 2022 we launched the Nourish Advisory Board (NAB) The NAB provides strategic, challenging, and innovative direction to inform and drive the future of Nourish Colorado’s initiatives and policy work. The NAB works closely with all Nourish staff as well as Nourish’s Board of Directors with two NAB members sitting on the Board of Directors. For an overview of the NAB, go here. We hope you might be interested in joining and spreading the word about the NAB. Please complete or share this brief application. Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis and will be reviewed by Nourish staff and external partners. The first meeting took place January 2022 and meets bimonthly every third Friday. Please contact Jesse@NourishColorado.org with any questions about the NAB. Our current NAB members:
Laura Carroll | Marci Cochran | Max Gibson | Kris Holstrom | Katie Koblenz | Andrea Loudd | Michele Marquitz | Rosalind May | Christina Miller | Dolores Ramirez | Nancy Scheinkman | Jessie Henderson | Emma Kett | Perdita Butler | Ronaleen Brown | Amber Lansing | Angelika Sunie | Brandi Adakai | Yevgeniya Tsyganok | Erica Ponder |
Careers and Opportunities
At Nourish Colorado we don’t fill “jobs,” we offer meaningful work and career opportunities for individuals who want to make a positive impact on the world. Our employees know they are making a difference. Every day they are on the frontline championing equitable and universal access to nutritious foods for all Coloradans. We’re always on the lookout for talented professionals who share our passion for food system optimization to join the team.
Partner Opportunities
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Senior Manager, Grants Management, deadline 10/21
- Share Our Strength – Program Manager, No Kid Hungry Texas
- Share Our Strength – Sr. Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaign, and Advocacy
- Stanford University – Assistant Research Program Director, CROP team, deadline 10/7
- Trust for America’s Health – Senior Government Relations Manager
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Research Assistant, deadline 10/9
- West Virginia University – Program Manager (Institute for Community and Rural Health)
- Wholesome Wave – Executive Director
- Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative – Strategic Programs Manager, deadline 10/21
- National Association of Chronic Disease Directors – Sr. Grants Management Specialist
- Nutrition Equity and Justice Partners, LLC –Extension Associate/Sr. Extension Associate
- Purdue University – Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – Sr. Research Program Coordinator II
- The George Washington University – Associate Professor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- Feed Black Futures – Food Justice Organizer
- Every Texan – Food Policy Analyst
- Department of Agriculture – Nutritionist, deadline 10/10
- Colorado State University – Program Manager
- Director of Healthy Food Access at the Food Trust | 9/24
- Benefits Navigator at Lifespan Local | 9/24
- Nutrition Manager at Food Bank of the Rockies | 8/24
- Early Childhood Nutrition Educator at Lifespan Local | 8/24
- Director of Communications & Development at Field & Fork Network | 8/24
- Director of Operations at Field & Fork Network 8/24
- Outreach Coordinator at San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition | 8/24
- Human Resources & Equity Coordinator at San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition | 8/24
- General Manager at Valley Roots Food Hub | 8/24
Other Job Boards
- Food to Power Open Jobs
- Frontline Farming Open Jobs
- NSAC Job Board
- Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger Job Board
To submit a job or event, please email: Jesse@NourishColorado.org
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