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Our Team - Northern California

 

 Maureen Sedonaen, Regional Vice President, has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit leadership and management sector. A nationally recognized authority and thought leader in the field of Strategic Leadership and Youth Development, her work has focused on the intersections between Social Change, Public Policy and Community in the areas of Health, Education, Civic Engagement and Leadership. Ms. Sedonaen founded the Youth Leadership Institute (YLI), incorporated in 1991, and currently serves as the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer. An accomplished keynote speaker, trainer, and strategic advisor, she has taught university and professional level courses in Youth Development, Prevention, Philanthropy and Public Policy, as well as published numerous articles and contributed to several books. She has received the State of California Governor’s Award of Recognition for developing youth programs that truly empower young people; a Congressional Award of Innovation for her youth leadership and development work and testified numerous times before California State Legislature and the U.S. Congress. In 2001, She received the National Exemplary Leadership Award from the Office of the President and in 2006 was given the California Friday Night Live Hero Award and has been recognized by several philanthropic foundations and service organizations.
In 2008, Maureen was awarded the Non-Profit CEO of the Year from the Center for Volunteer and Non Profit Leadership. Currently she serves as a Board Member for the Social Enterprise Alliance-Bay Area Chapter and on the Board of The Center for Volunteer and Non-Profit Leadership. In March 2011, Maureen was inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management and holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership from Dominican University of California.   

Jess Skylar, brings 10 years of social entrepreneurial, non-profit and leadership experience to her position as Director of Partnership Development at Revolution Foods. Jess most recently served as Executive Vice President and partner of HIP Investor, one of the first leaders in impact investing. At HIP, Jess co-authored The HIP Investor (published in 2010 by John Wiley and Sons), created business strategy, generated and sold investment portfolios, and hired and managed a team from the ground up. Jess has also served as the Director of Programs and Partnerships at Wardrobe for Opportunity, and as Manager at Springboard Forward, where she led their economic development programs focused on ensuring job retention and advancement for low-income employees, building out a suite of earned income programs and forging hundreds of partnerships across the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Jess began her career consulting to top international non-profits at the Center for Development Communication and found her love for social enterprise while advancing the USA Fellowship and Development teams at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Outside of the office, Jess has started youth softball programs across the Bay Area, lived in Costa Rica and the European Union, and co-founded a student task force in Los Angeles. Jess has a B.A. in International Development, a B.A. in Communications/Law, Economics/Goverment and an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University.

  

 Jennifer Eckard,NCA Director of Operations, grew up in Wyandotte Michigan, a small town outside of Detroit. She attended College in Maryland at The Baltimore Internal Culinary College and did an internship at Deer Park Lodge in County Cavan in the City of Virginia, and then worked for small fine restaurant just outside of Baltimore. Jennifer moved back to Michigan and went to work as the chef for the Detroit Redwings during their back-to-back Stanley Cup winners season 97-99. Go Wings!! She then took some time off to have her 2 wonderful kids, Julianna and Christopher. Jennifer returned to work at Macys where she spent most of her tenure as Executive Chef & Multi-unit Chef in the Detroit Region before transferring to Union Square Store in Downtown San Francisco to oversee all of the Macys Owned food operations including Frontera Fresco by Rick Bayless, Mixed Greens by Tim Scott, Starbucks, Gourmet Foods and Godiva Chocolatier Shoppe. Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family and friends by going to the beach, camping and playing softball.

  

Talia Mccray, NCA Office Manager, received her B.A. in Communication from Clark Atlanta University in Georgia. After moving back home to California she worked as the Admissions Advisor at Heald College in Hayward. Talia then entered the communications field as a Volunteer Studio Technician before deciding to develop her management and leadership skills as a Manager in Training for Ritz Camera. After successfully earning her promotion to Store Manager, Talia decided she wanted to apply her skills for a socially responsible company and found Revolution Foods. Talia lives in Union City, CA with her family and enjoys gardening and roller skating in her spare time. She also makes it a point to work hard and have fun as much as possible.

 

 

Alyza Jehangir, Manager of School Relationships. As a product of eating healthy lunches, Alyza often had trouble sharing her favorite lunch with her classmates: her mother's homemade natural peanut butter and whole wheat bread sandwiches. However, after studying Sociology and Political Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, she appreciated her mother's valiant efforts to instill values of eating whole foods, recycling and sustainability. After graduating, Alyza moved to San Francisco where she built programs for About-Face and Narika. Trying to make her dreams of traveling and earning a master's degree come to life, Alyza moved to London where she studied Community Development and worked with Body & Soul, an innovative and member-driven organization providing support to individuals and families living with or affected by HIV. She also made time to travel and found her taste buds most satisfied in Barcelona, Stockholm and London. Now that she is back in the Bay, Alyza is excited to continue her professional interest in community outreach and education; and her personal interests in cooking and crafts. 

 

 

Susan Birch-Carl, School Account Manager, joined the Revolution Foods team in July 2010. Susan attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and has a Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science and a Master’s in Public Policy. Susan is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer , where she volunteered with the children’s rights organization Plan International and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Ecuador. In her free time, Susan enjoys running, cooking, and playing with her pet tortoises.

 

 

Lauren Finzer, School Account Manager, joined the Revolution Foods team in July 2011. Lauren grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from Stanford University. She first gave nutrition lessons as an Amigos de las Americas volunteer in Mexico and Nicaragua, and found her passion for getting people excited about nutritious food as a kitchen manager for Stanford’s international cooperative house. Lauren explored the relationships between health and environment at the Environmental Defense Fund Health Program, and got an international perspective through work at the Hewlett Foundation and World Bank Inspection Panel. Most recently, she spent eight months in New Delhi on a Fulbright grant studying nutrition and fruit and vegetable markets in India. Whenever she can, Lauren loves to search for interesting produce in farmers markets, try out new recipes, exercise, read, and host get-togethers for friends. She’s excited to bring her passion for fruit, veggies, and healthy living to Revolution Foods.

 

George Moran, School Account Manager. Having grown up in Connecticut, George graduated from Yale University in 2011 with a BA in History. At Yale, he was a four-year member of the Varsity Heavyweight Crew team. George also taught health workshops in New Haven public schools as a Community Health Educator and helped found a student-run NGO called ELI Africa, which now works with local communities to run experiential learning programs.  In his free time, George likes to cook, ski, and ride his bike.

 

 

Lydia Rhyne, School Account Manager. Born and raised in Woodland, California, Lydia graduated with a BA in Politics from UC Santa Cruz.  After college, she wandered up to Vancouver, BC getting to know the city and its people by working in some of its most prestigious restaurants and volunteering at a women's shelter. After a couple of years in the Great White North, she returned to her home state, settling in Oakland, and accepted a position in an AmeriCorps program called Public Allies. She was placed with Fresh Approach and the Pacific Coast Farmer's Market Association where she facilitated and coordinated Cooking Matters classes all over the Bay Area. She is very excited to continue working with youth, healthy food, nutrition education and food justice in general. Outside of work, Lydia's interests include riding her bicycle, cooking tasty food, learning about gardening and playing with her pet lovebird.

 

 

David Zubiria, School Account Manager, is very excited to be joining the Revolution Foods team this year. He attained his BA in Theater and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley (GO BEARS!) and has an extensive background in Health Education. Over the past five years, David had the privilege of making a positive impact in the lives of elementary school kids all over Northern California as a Performer Educator for Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre Programs. He also has experience working with students from grades K-12 as a substitute teacher for the Oakland Unified School District. He strongly believes that every child deserves the chance to eat fresh, healthy, and nutritious food in order to reach their full potential, both physically and mentally. At RevFoods, David hopes to be a role model for the kids, teens, and young adults we serve and is looking forward to revolutionizing the way our students eat one healthy and delicious meal at a time.

 

Tracy Swafford, Lead School Account Manager.

 

 

Jacqueline Sloves, NCA Customer Service Coordinator, graduated from UC Berkeley with a double major in Environmental Economics & Policy and Philosophy. She has been involved in non-profit organizations including the Berkeley Student Food Collective, the Berkeley Student Cooperatives, and KALX - the UC Berkeley Radio Station. Regarding the food industry, she has been involved in everything from farming through WWOOF in Costa Rica, working as Direct Sales Coordinator for Socola Chocolatier, a field marketing representative for Clif Bar, and a barista at Caffe Terzetto. Aside from work, she loves to run very far, bicycle around the world, make pancake poppers, watercolor, and listen to Fleetwood Mac.

 

 

Tiffany Brooks, NCA Area Operations Manager, studied advertising at the Academy of Art University but was captivated with food styling and preparation soon after. Tiffany comes to us with over 12 years of specialty retail operations experience and a true passion for locally acquired foodstuffs. Before joining Revolution Foods Tiffany established a very successful leadership track record at Specialty’s Café, The Fresh Market, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, and The Pasta Shop. We’re excited that she’s bringing her skill and passion for food, operational excellence and customer service to our server team!

KITCHEN

Regina Riley, Production Manager, has been promoted throughout the ranks of Revolution Foods. 

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Jesse Camacho, Cook, October 2007

 James Perez, Cook Manager, July 2009

STEWARDIST

 Kae Lee, Steward, September 2008

  Koy Siow, Steward,  August 2009

  

PRODUCTION

 

Kat Remington, Production Supervisor, August 2008

 

 

 

Angelina Herrera de Perez , Production Supervisor, February 2009

 

Adela Linares, Line Lead , January 2008

Fiera Maroy, Production Supervisor , September 2007

Lourdes Barrios, Line Lead , August 2008

Vivian Barrios, Line Lead, August 2008

  Asia Jamison, Production Team Member, August 2008

 Maria Guzman Jr., Producton Team Member, March 2009

Maria Guzman Sr., Production team Member, March 2009

 Maria Carmen Perez, Production Team Member, August 2009

  Yecenia Villa, Production Team Member, August 2009

 Gary Hale, Dock Loader, August 2009

 

Niesha Wilson, Production Team Member, August 2009

 

 Marcial Mendoza, Lead Linebacker, February 2008

Ching Phommahsya, Linebacker, July 2007

Daniel Andrade, Linebacker, August 2009

 Jose Vieyra, Linebacker, August 2009

 

 

 

FULLFILMENT

Angelica Ruiz, Lead Packer, August 2007

Maria Urquilla, Packer, August 2007

Ana Funes, Packer, September 2007

Yolanda Walker, Packer, August 2008

 

 Martha Estrada, Lead Packer, March 2009

Elvia Ortega, Packer, September 2009  

 

DRIVERS

 

Antwan Jackson, Lead Driver,  April 2009.

Bobby Naidoo, Driver, August,2006

 Sean Kling, Lead Driver, Janurary 2008

 

 

 

Suzanne Smith, Dock Supervisor, August 2008

 

  

 

 

Raymond Tendencia, Driver, August 2008

 Victor Johnson, Driver, September 2008

 

 Teresa Avila, Driver, March 2009

Otoniel Trujillo, Driver, September 2009

 Felix Garcia, Driver, September 2009

 

   

RECEIVEING

 

 Anthony Edwards, Receiving Supervisor, September 2008

 Fidel Rodriguez, Driver, August 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures of our growing production staff hard at work!

 Yolanda Walker takes a moment to pose for the camera

  Wrapping those delicious turkey sandwiches

  Taking a breather in the break room

 Production Team members Ching and Marcial outside our Oakland office