Nuestro Equipo

Personas y aliados detrás de cada bolsa.

Fundadoras

Lisa Helfman

Fundadora

En el otoño de 2011, Lisa y su familia participaron en una actividad semanal cooperativa de…

Shreela Sharma, PhD

Cofundadora

La Dra. Shreela Sharma es una de las cofundadoras de Brighter Bites. Ella es la responsable…

Equipo Ejecutivo

Amy Priebe

Directora de Estrategia y Asocianoes

Amy Priebe is the Director of Strategy and Partnerships for Brighter Bites. Based in Chicago, IL,…

Azar Gaminian, MPH, CHES

Coordinadora de Investigación

Azar Gaminian, MPH, CHES® is the Research Coordinator at Brighter Bites. In her role, she supports…

Christina Blick Maynor

Gerente del Programa, Creadora de Recetas Saludables y Deliciosas

Christina Maynor is the Senior Manager of Programming and Marketing for Brighter Bites. She received her…

Dana Rizer

Escritora de Subvenciones

Dana is the Grant Writer for Brighter Bites. She is also a wellness educator, writer, and…

Gouri Kulkarni

Directora de Finanzas

Gouri Kulkarni is the Director of Finance at Brighter Bites. She is a finance professional with…

Greg Bounds, MPH

Director de Análisis de Datos

Greg Bounds is the data architect at Brighter Bites. Greg has five years of data management…

Jacqueline Noyola

Gerente del Programa, Educación Nutritiva

Jacqueline ha sido coordinadora del programa en Dallas desde septiembre de 2014. Su trabajo anterior se…

Katherinne Rivera

Analista de Datos

Katherinne Rivera is the Data Analyst at Brighter Bites. In 2021, Katherinne graduated with a bachelor’s…

Lisa Robertson

Administradora de Becas

Lisa Robertson is the Grants Administrator at Brighter Bites. Having lived in three major Texas cities,…

Mike Pomeroy, MPH

Vicepresidente de Operaciones

Mike trabaja como Director Especialista del Programa de Brighter Bites. Él se encarga de supervisar a…

Rich Dachman

Director Ejecutivo

Rich Dachman is the Chief Executive Officer of Brighter Bites. Rich comes to Brighter Bites with…

Samantha Rodriguez

Coordinadora del Programa

Samantha Rodriguez is the Marketing Coordinator for Brighter Bites. Samantha graduated from Trinity University in San…

Stephanie Cox

Gerente de Recursos Humanos y Administración

Stephanie Cox planted herself in the HR field 20 years ago and has worked both in…

Liderazgo Regional

Katherine McMahon

Directora Regional de Programas Los Ángeles

Katherine McMahon is the regional program director in Los Angeles for Brighter Bites. Katherine received an…

Megan Hall MPH, RD

Directora Regional del Programa Texas

Megan serves as the regional program director for Texas. In this role, she manages relationships with…

Shey Hall

Director Regional del Programa Costa Este

Shey Hall is the East Coast Regional Director in New York City. As a proud Bronx Native he…

Sonia Montoya

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Sonia Montoya is the senior program manager for Brighter Bites in Bakersfield. She moved to Bakersfield…

Adela Renteria

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Adela spent her whole childhood playing soccer until she got a scholarship to a junior college.…

Briana Compton

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Briana Compton is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Dallas. She received her undergraduate degree…

Isabel Games

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Isabel Games is a passionate and dedicated Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Dallas. Born and…

Magaly Solis

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Magaly Solis is a senior program manager for Brighter Bites in Dallas. She has a passion…

Maryann Aguinaga

COORDINADORA SENIOR DE OPERACIONES

Maryann is a senior operations coordinator for Brighter Bites in Dallas. Maryann has been passionate for…

Sheyl Vicente

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Sheryl Vicente graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a BA in Marketing and…

Alexander Rodriguez

COORDINADOR DE PROGRAMA

Alexander Rodriguez is a native Houstonian with a wide array of food service and community outreach…

Anjanette Nikodym

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Anjanette Nikodym is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. She began working with Brighter…

Ashton Connely

COORDINADOR DE PROGRAMA

Ashton Connely is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston, Texas. Ashton was born in…

Barbara Segundo

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Barbara Segundo is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. She was born and raised…

Gabby Halliday

Operations & Procurement Supervisor

Born in Durham, North Carolina into a Caribbean family and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Gabrielle’s life…

Jackie Delagarza

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Jackie Delagarza is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. Jackie was not only born…

Juana Flores

Coordinadora sénior del programa

Juana Flores is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. She was born in Mexico…

Katie Degen

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Katie Degen is a Program Manager for Brighter Bites in Houston. She received her undergraduate degree…

Kayla Mizwa

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Kayla Mizwa is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. Kayla was born and raised in Houston.…

Michael Carpenter

Supervisor de Operaciones

Michael Carpenter is a Senior Operations Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. Michael began his tenure…

Tessa Sweeney

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Tessa Sweeney is a program coordinator on the Houston Brighter Bites team. She began her Brighter…

Thelma Green

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Thelma Green is a Senior Program Manager for Brighter Bites in Houston. When she was two…

Tibisay Guzman

COORDINADORA SÉNIOR DEL PROGRAMA

Tibisay Guzman is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. She began her career at…

Ana Drake-Tripp

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Ana Drake-Tripp is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites Los Angeles. Ana completed her undergraduate degree…

Angelica Dominguez

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Angelica is from Lakewood, California. She double majored in Nutrition and Food Science, graduating with her…

Tami Chipeco

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Tami Chipeco is the program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Los Angeles. After receiving her Bachelors…

Alex Rodriguez

COORDINADOR DE PROGRAMA

Alexander D. Rodriguez is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites New York City. Alex is a…

Gina Flores

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Gina Flores is the Senior Program Manager for Brighter Bites in NYC. A true New Yorker,…

Carlos Terrones

COORDINADOR DE PROGRAMA

Carlos Terrones is a program coordinator in New York City. Carlos spent the early years of…

Jason Engongoro

COORDINADOR SENIOR DE OPERACIONEs

Jason Engongoro is a Senior Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites New York City. Jason is a…

Ricky Delgado

COORDINADOR DE PROGRAMA

Ricky Delgado is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites New York City. Ricky is a proud…

Alicia Blanco

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Alicia is the Senior Program Manager for Brighter Bites based out of the Salinas Valley in…

Lorena Perez

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Lorena Perez is a Program Coordinator for the Salinas Team. Lorena worked in the agriculture industry…

Nancy Bernal

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Nancy Bernal is a Program Coordinator with the Salinas team. Having discovered Brighter Bites during an…

Elizabeth Velarde, MPH

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Originally from Dallas, TX, Elizabeth moved to San Antonio after completing her MPH degree. Elizabeth has…

Mallory Nicole Bove, MPH

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Mallory Bove is a native San Antonian. She recently moved back after living in the Austin…

Clarissa Sarsama, MPH

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Clarissa is a Senior Program Manager for Brighter Bites in Southwest Florida. She has worked in…

Leidy Vassell

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Leidy Vassell is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites. She received a Bachelors of Science from…

Natalie Zamudio

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Natalie Zamudio is a Program Coordinator for Brighter Bites in Southwest Florida. Upon receiving her Bachelor…

Emily Owen

GERENTE SENIOR DE PROGRAMAS

Emily Owen is a Senior Program Manager on the Brighter Bites Washington, D.C. team. Emily has…

Geraldine Menjivar

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Geraldine Menjivar is a Program Coordinator form Brighter Bites in the Washington, DC metro area. After…

Leane Balbuena

COORDINADORA DE PROGRAMA

Leane Balbuena is a Program Coordinator on the Brighter Bites Washington, D.C. team. Leane has always…

Rajni Sood Laurent

Coordinadora Senior de Operaciones

Senior Operations Coordinator Rajni Sood Laurent is a mom, baker, and lover of fresh foods. She…

Junta Directiva

Melissa Ackerman

Presidenta
Produce Alliance

Faiyaz A. Bhojani, MD, DrPH

Director Ejecutivo
Mrz Medical Group, PLLC

Gabriela D'Arrigo

Vicepresidente de Marketing y Comunicaciones
D'Arrigo New York

Lisa Helfman

Directora Inmobiliaria
H-E-B

Joel Grade

Vicepresidente Ejecutivo Desarrollo de Negocios
Sysco

Steven Graubart

Director Ejecutivo
Tandem Health Partners

Scott McClelland

Presidente
H-E-B Houston

Benjamin Samuels

Co-Presidente
Victory Packaging

Manolo Sánchez

Presidente
BBVA Compass

Shreela Sharma, PhD

Profesora Adjunta
Escuela de Salud Pública de UT

Sue Smith

Vicepresidenta Ejecutiva
Craig and Galen Brown Foundation

Vic Smith

Director Ejecutivo
JV Smith Companies

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