About Us | SEE-LA - Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles

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
Chief of Staff, Supervisor Hilda Solis

Alex Weiser
Owner, Weiser Family Farms

Staff

ADMINISTRATION

Elizabeth Bowman, Interim Co- Executive Director

Cara Elio, Interim Co- Executive Director

Ana Oliva, Bookkeeping & HR Coordinator

Pat Luna, Office Assistant

FARMERS’ MARKET OPERATIONS

Elizabeth Bowman, Director, Farmers’ Market Operations

Marie-Alise de Marco, Manager, Urban Agriculture + Farmers’ Market Projects

Valeria Velazquez-Duenas, Senior Manager, Farmers’ Market Programs

Maria Rivera, Program Associate, Seasoned Accelerator

Alejandro Corona, Manager, Central Avenue Farmers’ Market

Summer Vernon, Regional Manager, South LA Farmers’ Market + Manager, Crenshaw Farmers’ Market

Elise Dang, Regional Manager, North East LA Farmers’ Markes + Manager, LA River Farmers’ Market

Jasmine Leong, Manager, Hollywood Farmers’ Market

Mary Hernandez, Coordinator, Hollywood Farmers’ Market

Miguel Ceniceros, Manager, Echo Park Farmers’ Market

Megan Caruana, Manager, Atwater Village Farmers’ Market

Anthony Gallardo, Market Match Associate

Deborah Miller, Market Match Associate

Jesica Garcia Aguilar, Market Match Assistant

Susan Guralnik, Market Match Assistant

Eric Garcia, Market Site Assistant

Jesus Morales, Market Site Assistant

Atanacio Rodriguez, Market Site Assistant

Constanzo Rosales Salas, Market Site Assistant

POMPEA SMITH GOOD COOKING/BUENA COCINA NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

Cara Elio, RD, MPH, Director, Nutrition Programs

Consuelo Cid, MPH, Project Coordinator, CalFresh Healthy Living

Leah Galitzdorfer, Program Manager, Specialty Crop Nutrition Education & Promotion Program

Jason Bautista, Program Administrative Assistant

Miguel Ceniceros, Health Educator, 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

Jacqueline Diaz, Health Educator, CalFresh Healthy Living

Viviana Rojas, Health Educator, CalFresh Healthy Living

Ivy Solano, Health Educator, CalFresh Healthy Living

FINANCIALLY SPEAKING…

SEE-LA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Our number one priority is to maintain the highest integrity and transparency with our financials, with a singular focus of maintaining the best quality programming we can offer. We have several sources of income, farmers’ market stall fees, federal grants, county and city grants, foundation grants, event revenue, individual donors and local businesses all support SEE-LA throughout the year. Our Annual Report 2014-2015 is part of this page as well as our most recent IRS Form 990 form, required to be filed of all 501c3 nonprofits on an annual basis.