Jenny Rempel

Born and raised in Fresno, California, Jenny graduated from Stanford University in 2012 with a degree in interdisciplinary earth systems science. At Stanford, Jenny designed and facilitated a seminar on the food system, helped launch the student-led podcast Generation Anthropocene, and campaigned for a campus farm. With the Brooklyn Food Coalition and Community Food Funders, Jenny advocated for NYC food chain workers' rights and helped lay the groundwork for a regional food systems planning process. Jenny served as a 2012 Tom Ford Fellow in Philanthropy at the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, where she provided support to grassroots food justice organizations nationally.

Field placement: Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Policy placement: PolicyLink

Washington, D.C.