About
Our Mission
We strengthen connections between farms and communities so that all Coloradans have equitable access to fresh, nutritious foods.
Our Vision
Fresh and local foods enrich the health and vibrancy of all Colorado communities.
Our Guiding Values
1. Access to nourishing food is a basic human right.
2. A person’s ability to feed themselves and their households all the nourishing food they want should not be determined by economic conditions, race or ethnicity, or where they live.
3. Food systems must be transformed to work best for those who have been and are intentionally marginalized in order to create lasting and sustainable change for all.
Our Commitments
Including the voices and elevating the roles of those that our work aims to benefit
One example: We prioritize participant involvement in the Double Up Food Bucks Advisory Team and the Community Food Advocate initiative, which strengthened our programming while expanding professional opportunities for participants.
Seeking the knowledge, guidance, and partnership of local, state, and national organizations
One example: We actively participate in national and Colorado coalitions such as the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, the Blueprint to End Hunger’s work groups and policy committees, and the Colorado Food Policy Network to learn from local food groups.
Employing solutions that are informed by research evidence as well as by community
One example: We contract with external evaluators and integrate in-person and virtual feedback sessions (symposia, interviews, focus groups) with core partners and beneficiaries in all our initiatives.
Testing and trying new solutions
One example: When provided state funds to purchase CO-grown produce for federal food assistance program participants, we mobilized with county partners and local growers to launch the CO Nutrition Incentive program in a matter of weeks, purchasing several hundred CSA shares for WIC households and older adults across the state.
Being adaptive and responsive in our work
One example: We have adapted former initiatives such as the School Food Initiative to build LoProCO to meet the needs and goals of partners, and have adapted curricula throughout COVID to be the most accessible, whether in-person or virtually.
Working ourselves out of our jobs
One example: We pursue means to permanently integrate our initiatives with institutional and agency partners, such as incentives and support for new Farm to School staff within the Department of Education to ensure our work lives on beyond us.
Ensuring that our decisions, actions, and allocation of resources contribute to an equitable, multicultural, and multiracial society with distributed and shared power
One example: Internally, we consistently and systematically review organizational practices from recruiting and hiring, to financial investments, Board development, vendor selection, and more, please click here. Externally, we have committed ourselves to developing a comprehensive policy roadmap of where and how we can work to remove barriers and seize opportunities to advance racial and social justice through our policy advocacy efforts.
The Team
Amber Clemetson
Strategic Initiatives Manager
Caitlin Stuart
Community Engagement & Navigator Manager
Devin Porch
Director of Business & Operations
Jesse Hulling
Project Specialist
Jessica Wright
Senior Program and Policy Manager, Healthy Food in Institutions
Lonni Byrd
Food Access Manager
Rakia Ranney
Nutrition Programs Specialist
Taylor Frederick
Culinary Specialist
Wendy Peters Moschetti
Executive Director
The Board
Ashley Thurow, CPA, Chair
Executive Director, Monument Health
Dawn Adams
Owner, Green Junction Farmstead
Jess T. Church, MS, RD
Director of Food Security Initiatives, Centura Health
Jill Mendoza, CEcD, Treasurer
Economic Development Manager, Town of Superior
Laia Mitchell
Senior Program Officer for Community Development, Gates Family Foundation
Marti Hawkins, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer, Highlands Behavioral System
Shannon Spurlock
Founder & Principal Consultant, Ochotona Consulting
Shaunda Van Wert
Director – Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, KPMG
Core Partners
Sara Struckman
Grants Manager
Rebecca Gredone
Legal Intern
NFP Partners
Accounting & Finance Consultant
Andrea Loudd
Regional Community Food Navigator
Jorge Campana Paez
Community Food Navigator, Adams County
Koralia De Lara
Community Food Navigator, Pueblo County
Lizbett Mercado
Community Food Navigator, Pueblo County
Nicole Frazier
Chef Consultant
Sally Ayotte
Chef Consultant
Sarah Kvichak
Chef Consultant
Shellie Kark
Chef Consultant
Rainey Wikstrom
Chef Consultant
Rob Mattoch
Chef Consultant
Tonette Salazar
Strategies360 Lobbying Firm
Emma Bliesener
Strategies360 Lobbying Firm
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.
Nourish Colorado is currently accepting applications to join the Nourish Advisory Board on a rolling basis. Complete the application here!
Check out our partner career opportunities below and upcoming events here!
- Local Food Purchase & Resilience Project Lead at the State of Colorado | 6/22
- SNAP Education Program Coordinator at the State of Colorado | 6/22
- Food Access Coordinator at Metro Caring | 6/22
- Farm Manager at Emerald Gardens | 6/22
- Farm Hand at Grow Girl Organics | 6/22
- Food Access Coordinator at WellPower | 6/22
- Program Director at the Policy + System Change Network, CU Anschutz | 5/22
- Farmers Market Policy Intern at FMC | 5/22
- HDFK Commission at Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids | 5/22
- Extension Specialist, Social Justice and Community Development at Colorado State University | 5/22
- Operations Manager at State of Colorado | 5/22
- Community Activator at Future of Charitable Food | 5/22
- Community Health Advocate at Mercy Regional Medical Center | 5/22
- Public Health Communication Specialist at Cooking Matters | 4/22
- Strategic Advising Consultant at Tide Foundations | 4/22
- Summer Farm Helper at Denver Public Schools | 4/22
- Multiple Paid Internships at GoFarm | 4/22
- Multiple Positions at Frontline Farming | 4/22
- Multiple Positions at Denver Botanic Gardens | 4/22
- Multiple Positions at Metro Caring | 4/22
- Multiple Positions at Sprout City Farms | 4/22
- Farm Manager at Emerald Gardens | 4/22
- Food Systems Research & Action Coordinator at the University of Vermont | 4/22
- EFNEP Supervisor & Research Associate at CSU | 4/22
- Expanded Rural Engagement Initiative positions at Colorado State University | 4/22
- Current Openings at the Food Bank of the Rockies | 4/22
- Gleaning and Food-Systems Coordinator (Roaring Fork Valley) & Gleaning and Food-Systems Coordinator (Garfield County) at Uproot Colorado | 4/22
- Sales Coordinator, Warehouse Operations & Farmers Market Coordinator, Farmers Market Coordinator, Greenhouse Farm Manager at EDFH | 4/22
To submit a job or event, please email: Jesse@NourishColorado.org
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