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Jenny is Head of Coolfood, working with the World Resources Institute's Environmental and Behavioural Scientists and the Membership team to offer tailored support to Coolfood members to reduce their food-related emissions, members include global contract caterers, corporates, restaurants, hotels, universities, hospitals and cities. Prior to joining WRI she headed up the Membership and Nutrition areas at Leatherhead Food Research, a global food and beverage consultancy. Running their global membership programme and working on a range of nutrition, regulatory and sustainability related consultancy projects. Jenny is a Public Health Nutritionist and Marketer with both public and private sector experience, having worked for the Health Education Authority delivering the Department of Health’s public health nutrition programme. In addition to being the Health and Wellbeing Marketer and Company Nutritionist at Marks and Spencer and running her own consultancy.
Leticija joined The Food Foundation in January 2023 as a City Food Policy Lead. She is working directly with Birmingham City Council on deployment and implementation of its Food System Strategy with the aim of transforming the local food system. Before joining us she worked as a consultant on number of large transformation programmes across both public and third sector, focusing on service design and improving citizen experience. Leticija also has experience of creating strong social value offering for private sector consultancies who hold public services contracts. She completed MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at Newcastle University and is particularly interested in regenerative agriculture and food sovereignty. She grew up in Croatia spending summers at her grandparents’ allotments where she developed a passion for small scale organic food production.
Before joining, Lucy worked in London’s largest food redistribution charity – The Felix Project – managing a capital-wide volunteer programme with 1,000s of volunteers. She also set up and developed Felix’s equity, diversity and inclusion work, and feels passionately about advocating for social justice both within and outside the workplace. Lucy is an avid volunteer (especially when food is involved)! While completing a MA in Gender & Development at the Institute of Development Studies, she started a healthy eating programme at youth homelessness day centre. This time cemented her understanding of the social inequities surrounding access to nutritious food in the UK.
Alyson is a seasoned executive with over 30 years' of experience across the academic, non-profit, and commercial sectors. She is deeply passionate about transforming the food system to nourish the world while addressing the interconnected challenges of climate, nature, and equity. Alyson believes that good food is a cornerstone of health and that the solutions to global food challenges must respect our planet's precious resources, uplift communities, and tackle systemic inequities. Her approach celebrates food not only for its role in sustaining life but also for its unique place in connecting people, cultures, and livelihoods. With a strong commitment to driving systemic change, Alyson leverages systems thinking and leadership to inspire innovation, collaboration, and actionable solutions globally, locally, and on the plate. She focuses on aligning efforts across the climate, nature, and equity nexus - advancing sustainable practices that benefit people, protect the environment, and promote shared prosperity. Alyson is passionate about creating partnerships and enabling conscious change that drives positive impact for the planet, empowers marginalised communities, and ensures a thriving future for all. She is a board member for numerous private and public sector organisations, including Chair of the British Nutrition Foundation Board of Trustees, Director at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Chair of the board of the UN SDG2 Advocacy Hub, and Post Graduate Researcher at the University of Birmingham.
Ryan is a politically minded campaigner, acting as a former member of the Scottish Youth Parliament and advocating for children in care. He is very strong speaking on the policy changes needed to protect children’s right to healthy and affordable food and wants to make sure the good practice taking place in Scotland in relation to the monitoring of school food is adopted throughout the UK.
Favourite bean, pulse or legume: Lentils
I’m a nutritionist passionate about making nutritious, affordable food accessible to everyone. With a clinical nutrition and public health background, I’ve worked with underserved communities and led outreach programmes tackling diet-related diseases. Now pursuing a Master’s in Human Nutrition, I joined the Food Ambassador programme to help drive change in the food system and support community-led solutions. I believe that everyone deserves a seat at the table - and a plate filled with good food.
Favourite bean, pulse or legume: Chickpeas
As a mother of two from Middlesbrough, I am deeply passionate about the vital role food plays in building strong communities. Growing up, I experienced the challenges of accessing affordable, nutritious food, which inspired me to become a Food Ambassador. Volunteering gives me the opportunity to advocate for food security, sustainability, and food justice while ensuring access to healthy, nutritious and affordable meals for the community.
Favourite bean, pulse or legume: Red Kidney Beans
Dominic Watters comes from the most deprived blocks of his council estate. He has used his experience of the daily realities of poverty to help inform discussions about fuel and food insecurity in the UK. In this way he occupies the unique position of both being a member of an impoverished community and also an advocate for the same community and too many like it. After many requests to speak about his lived experience, Dominic developed the concept of "living experience" to stress the urgency and tensions of the inequalities faced by so many. Through his campaign and now CIC, Food is Care, he identified gaps in social care frameworks and worked tirelessly to raise awareness of shortcomings towards the most disadvantaged families in society. Dominic's impactful appearances on BBC Newsnight, Sky News, the New Statesman, and Dutch national 6 o’clock news have shown him to use every platform he can access to speak up for the marginalised and often unheard. Now widely regarded as a voice of poverty, Dominic is writing his PhD, whilst also working to influence policy, practice and academic spaces focused on food inequalities.
Favourite bean, pulse or legume: Kidney Bean
As a sole earner I have struggled to afford fresh and healthy food as an adult on a small monthly budget - relying on reduced sections and creative meal planning to get by. I see the same struggle in my community daily. That’s why I’ve spent the last four years as a volunteer cooking free meals with FoodCycle in south London and I’m proud to now be a Food Ambassador, fighting for food justice. Nutritious food should be accessible to all which is a topic I am truly passionate about and breaking down the barrier to elevate this. In addition, I want to spear head food education and how to cook nutritious meals from scratch and an affordable price and minimise food waste. Food waste is a huge issue and one that needs to be tackled head on in the home with the support of Governments. Not just to prevent food to landfill and environment implications but to re-direct this food to those who need it. Everyone deserves access to nutritious food - no matter their income. Food is a right, not a privilege, which we need to stand up together for those in power to listen.
Favourite bean, pulse or legume: Black Bean
I'm adult Food Ambassador based in Edinburgh. I volunteer at a foodbank, and this opened up my interest in what is "good food"? What is "nutritious" and why good and nutritious food is the key for good health. As an advocate, I strive for policies making this food affordable and available, educating the end users (consumers) on the need.
Favourite bean, pulse or legume: Black Eyed Beans
