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Leon joined the Food Foundation at the beginning of 2026 to support our placed-based work and how that intersects with our Bang in Some Beans campaign as well as our food insecurity and policy work. After graduating with a Food Policy MSc, he worked at a food partnership in Nottingham, then at Sustain on their Food Coops programme and most recently at the Soil Association with Food for Life and Sustainable Food Places. Leon believes a good diet is a basic human right and that includes food as culture and celebration. He lives in Sheffield and enjoys spending time in the Peak District where he is an enthusiastic supporter of his city’s music and micro-brewery scene.

Maki joined the Food Foundation at the start of 2026 as a Citizen Engagement Assistant. Prior to the role, she worked for the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission as the Communications Assistant. Maki completed an MA in Ecology, Culture, and Society at the University of Goldsmiths in 2023, where she wrote about greenwashing and neocolonialism within aquaculture. In her practice as a creative health facilitator, she runs community events that bring together writing, cooking, nature crafts, plant folklore, and more.