About SEE-LA
Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles
Keeping Los Angeles Healthy
SEE-LA’s mission is to build sustainable food systems and promote social and cultural activities that benefit both low-to-moderate income residents of Los Angeles while also supporting California small- and mid-sized farms and local small businesses
Amazing Programs
Besides our incredible Farmers Markets, SEE-LA keeps Los Angeles healthy by offering and coordinating many programs that enrich lifestyles, help the community and enhance our mission. We are dedicated to improving access to fresh, healthy foods by way of CalFresh EBT, the WIC program and Market Match. Children across Los Angeles benefit from our Bring the Farmer to Your School program, in which local California farmers have provided engaging sessions to schools for over 15 years. Our commitment to community enrichment is extended through our Pompea Smith Good Cooking Buena Cocina Nutrition Education Program, where we offer nutrition education, cooking demonstrations and much more. For a complete overview and more details, please visit our Programs Page.
MEET OUR BOARD AND STAFF
Board of Directors and Officers
Danielle M. Forbes, Chair
Counsel, Writers Guild of America West, Inc.
Armand Dawkins, Secretary
Chief Financial Officer, Socialive
Timothy Karp, Treasurer
Executive Director, Chase Community Development Banking
Roberto Reies Flores
CTE teacher, Sotomayor Center for Arts and Sciences, LAUSD
Kevin Goldfein
Owner, KBG Dining Group
DeMille Halliburton
Principal, Integro
Breanna Hawkins
Senior Analyst, Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative, Los Angeles County CEO
Kenny Lao
Principle, Culinary Task Force
Adam C. Morgens
Vice President, Global Wealth Management, Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Lina O’Connor
President and CFO, Tender Greens
Claudia Peña
UCLA School of Law
Minh Phan
Chef-Owner, porridge + puffs
Miranda Rodriguez
Vice President of Operations, The Center by Lendistry
Benny Tran
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, LA Football Club
Elise Weinberg
Assistant Chief of Staff, LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis
Alex Weiser
Owner, Weiser Family Farms
Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Jennifer Grissom, Executive Director
Audrey Lee, Office Manager
Pat Luna, Office Assistant
Ana Oliva, Bookkeeping & HR Coordinator
FARMERS’ MARKET OPERATIONS
Elizabeth Bowman, Director, Farmers’ Market Operations
Cesilia Campos, Market Match Assistant
Megan Caruana, Manager, Atwater Village Farmers’ Market
Miguel Ceniceros, Manager, Echo Park Farmers’ Market
Alejandro Corona, Manager, Central Avenue Farmers’ Market
Elise Dang, Regional Manager, North East LA Farmers’ Markes + Manager, LA River Farmers’ Market
Marie-Alise de Marco, Manager, Urban Agriculture + Farmers’ Market Projects
Anthony Gallardo, Market Match Associate
Melissa Gallardo, Program Manager, Benefits & Incentives
Eric Garcia, Market Site Assistant
Jesica Garcia Aguilar, Market Match Assistant
Tynay Griffin, Manager, Compton College Farmers’ Market
Mary Hernandez, Coordinator, Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Maybelline Jerez, Program Manager, Seasoned Accelerator
Nare Karapetyan, Market Match Assistant
Jasmine Leong, Manager, Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Chin-Chuan Li, Market Match + Admin Assistant
Sandra Martinez-Diaz, Market Match Assistant
Jesus Morales, Market Site Assistant
Elizabeth Na, Market Match + Admin Assistant
Jaz Pershing, Associate, eat! Order & Aggregation
Maria Rivera, Program Associate, Seasoned Accelerator
Atanacio Rodriguez, Market Site Assistant
Constanzo Rosales Salas, Market Site Assistant
Isabel Thottam, Program Manager, eat!
Valeria Velazquez-Duenas, Senior Manager, Farmers’ Market Programs
Summer Vernon, Regional Manager, South LA Farmers’ Market + Manager, Crenshaw Farmers’ Market
POMPEA SMITH GOOD COOKING/BUENA COCINA NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM
Miguel Ceniceros, Health Educator, Specialty Crop Nutrition Education & Promotion Program
Consuelo Cid, MPH, Project Coordinator, CalFresh Healthy Living
Jacqueline Diaz, Health Educator, CalFresh Healthy Living
Leah Galitzdorfer, Program Manager, Specialty Crop Nutrition Education & Promotion Program
Epiphaneia Juarez, Health Educator, Specialty Crop Nutrition Education & Promotion Program
Alexis Mickevicius, Health Educator, Calfresh Healthy Living and Specialty Crop Program Health Educator
Viviana Rojas, Health Educator, CalFresh Healthy Living
Ivy Solano, Health Educator, CalFresh Healthy Living