Angie brings over a decade of experience designing and building meaningful food experiences with communities. She is currently the Entrepreneur in Residence with Emerson Collective. She recently served as the Executive Director of the Edible Schoolyard Project, a nonprofit based in Berkeley, CA that is focused on providing hands on learning experiences in gardens, kitchens and cafeterias that connect children to nature, food and each other. Prior to joining Edible, she served as the Director of Innovation and Strategy with San Francisco Unified School District’s Future Dining Experience where she oversaw the redesign of the school meal experience. She has also worked to expand access to market opportunities for chefs and food entrepreneurs who are women, immigrants and people of color while at the non-profit La Cocina.

Angela was a 2016-2017 Stanford University d.school Civic Innovation Fellow, and she brings an equity-centered design framework to her work.