Sharon Van Meter - President - Community business - (food consultant/source of in-kind equipment for kitchen/resource for marketing produce)

 

Don Gatzke Chair  - Immediate past dean of the School of Architecture at UT Arlington.  resident architect for project/liaison with Austin Commercial/source of thousands of dollars in in-kind donations for project construction/resource of cash donors

 

Eva Elvove, member -  Resident community activist serving as chair of La Bajada Community Association

 

Maria Garcia - Community leader, development/marketing/social services professional and local business owner

 

Edie Lopez - Community leader

 

Janice Provost - Restaurant owner/chef/dominant influence in farm to table movement

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Reverend Shanté Buckley - Founder and pastor of LIFT Community Church; 11 years at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church as associate pastor

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Trey Hoobler - Executive Director of Hunger Busters resource for operations expertise as Young Leaders in Education​

 

Technical Advisory Board

 

Stephen Hudkins - Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Marcos Garcia - Sustainable Advanced Nutritious Agriculture

Hannah Koaski - National Manager, Food Systems R&D, Blue Apron