Leadership

Our team has deep experience working at the forefront of sustainable agriculture and food systems.

Oran B. Hesterman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Hesterman is a national leader in sustainable agriculture and food systems. His experience in the philanthropic sector includes more than 15 years as program director for Food Systems at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He also played an essential role in the establishment of the Michigan Food Policy Council and has made significant contributions to the funding of healthy food and farming via his leadership of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders group.

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Jean Chorazyczewski
Director of Operations

Jean works with the president of Fair Food Network to help run the organization and maintain an ideal and inspiring work culture. She’s in charge of daily operations including human resources, accounting, budgeting, contracting, information management systems, office management, and regulatory compliance.

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Meredith Freeman
Program Director

Meredith is director of Fair Food Detroit. She provides strategy development and implementation that advance food equity in urban areas. In collaboration with community-based organizations, policy makers, and other funders, Fair Food Detroit strives to re-design the food system to provide access to healthy foods for all people.

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Rachel Chadderdon
Program Director

Rachel Chadderdon manages the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) project for Fair Food Network. She works with market managers, vendors, and community partners to implement the SNAP matching project at participating markets. She also helps new markets around Michigan join the DUFB project, and oversees evaluation of results, so that as families and farmers benefit from Double Up Food Bucks, knowledge about the project can help improve federal food assistance policies.

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Alex Linkow
Program Director

Based near Boston, MA, Alex directs the Fair Food Fund program. The Fair Food Fund is being developed to invest in ventures that connect small and medium-sized sustainable New England farms with the growing demand for local, sustainably-produced food. During the planning process, Alex is meeting with stakeholders  to gain a better understanding of the current challenges, needs, and opportunities in the New England food system, and he is using this input to help create the fund's business plan.

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Liza Baker
Assistant to the President

Liza Baker brings experience from education, culinary arts, and office management. She has also worked as an instructor of Mandarin Chinese, cooking, and nutrition, ran her own catering business, and worked as an office administrator in a university setting as well as for several nonprofits.

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Anthony Garrett
Director of Policy and Communications

Based in Washington, D.C., Anthony brings decades of experience in public policy advocacy and communications campaigns. He created and directed a national grass-tops public interest organization that successfully advocated for landmark legislation in transportation policy. He also ran a comprehensive communications campaign for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that became the national model for implementation, and managed a successful marketing campaign using new media techniques in post-Katrina New Orleans.

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