Gus Schumacher
Founding Board Member
1939-2017
Gus, our Founding Board Chair and mentor, passed away on Sept. 24, 2017, just months prior to the launch of Equity Advocates. Gus was a legend in the food justice and farming world.
Gabrielle Blavatsky
Board Member
Gabrielle is a policy analyst with over a decade of experience working on local, state and federal nutrition, public health and agriculture issues. She is Equity Advocates’ co-founder and original Policy Director…
Adam Liebowitz
Board Member
Adam Liebowitz joined North Star Fund in 2013 to direct Community Food Funders (CFF), a philanthropic project for food system funders in the tri-state area. Adam has expertise in the nonprofit sector, urban farming, program design, youth development, and environmental justice.
Catherine Luu
Chair of the Board
Catherine is a Director of Network Development at Healthify, which partners with CBOs and healtcare to address the social determinants of health…
Jasmine Nielsen
Board Member
Jasmine draws on two decades of experience leading New York City nonprofit organizations to provide Equity Advocates with strategic advisement, coaching and training for our boards of directors, executive directors and senior management. Jasmine consults with nonprofit organizations...
Allison Marino
Board Member
Allison Marino (she/her) is a macro social worker enthusiastically promoting social justice and dismantling barriers to equity with communities across NYC. She is currently the Director of Public Affairs at Edible Schoolyard NYC…
Maya Meredith
Board Member
Maya Meredith is a fundraiser and food writer based in Central Brooklyn. As a development professional, she is dedicated to organizations working toward bold policies to support economic opportunity, wellbeing, and dignity for communities of color...
Tara Klein
Board Member
Tara Klein is a native New Yorker and urban policy professional who fiercely believes in the power of using government systems to create social change.