Our Food Program Team

President

JUSTIN ZEULNER

Justin is the Founder and President of The Wave. A leader, change agent, and innovator in the private, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, helping create healthier, equitable, and more sustainable communities across the planet. Justin is a pioneer of the sports greening movement, co-founding the Green Sports Alliance, and establishing the Portland Trail Blazers as a global leader in corporate sustainability. Justin advanced the global work of Vulcan Philanthropy and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation by developing robust philanthropic campaigns and programs, including Smart Catch, a sustainable seafood program developed to increase demand for environmentally-responsible sourced products, while supporting restaurant owners and chefs. The Smart Catch program has been launched nationally by the James Beard Foundation and has over 500 participating restaurants.

Chef & Food Expert

CHEF JEFFREY MORA

Chef Jeffrey is a renowned chef and the Chief Executive Officer of Five Star Chef and Food Fleet. Jeffrey Mora has been involved in Disaster relief and feeding and coordination going back to Hurricane Katerina working with General Russel Honore in those efforts, since that time he has helped coordinate effort for countless including Hurricane Maria and relief efforts as recently as feedings at the Javits Center in NY last month. His 35 years experiences in the food and beverage industry and his coordination of of 6,000 food trucks nationwide on a day to day basis makes him an expert in these types of efforts.

Communications, Operations & Procurement

KELLEY A. MARTIN

Kelley has over 20 years of experience in pulling everything together to make it work. She has extensive event management and food and beverage experience ranging from company parties to large summit events, including catering, contract negotiating, and meal and menu planning. She holds the tenents of sustainability near and dear to her heart and works on establishing sustainable food and packaging options for events and venues. Kelley has an extensive background in environmental science and sustainability and has founded and led sustainability committees, provided leadership in greening initiatives, and spent time in the field as an environmental scientist.

Kooskooskie Fish & Alternative Food Systems

KEVIN SCRIBNER

Kevin Scribner has extensive experience in natural resource planning and management, community cultural development, alternative food systems, ecological restoration and commercial fishing. Kevin commercially fished for salmon in the Pacific Northwest and Bristol Bay, Alaska from 1976 to 1996. He is developing Forever Wild Seafood, an e-commerce seafood business, and its companion non-profit, the Forever Wild Fund. Kevin is a volunteer with the nation-wide Slow Fish USA movement, and serves on the Slow Food USA Policy Steering Committee and the Slow Food Equity, Inclusion and Justice (EIJ) Working Group, which developed the EIJ Manifesto, https://slowfoodnations.org/equity-inclusion-justice/ Kevin serves on the Policy Council of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, and works with Salmon-Safe, a third-party certifier of fish-supporting land management practices. Kevin represents Salmon-Safe on the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/columbia_river/index.html), serving alongside representatives from many Pacific Northwest Tribes and communities and businesses that rely upon the Columbia River.

Nutrition Specialist

DR. BETHANY TENNANT

Dr. Bethany Tennant is a licensed Naturopathic Physician, Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Sports Massage Therapist. As a former college athlete, she is passionate about health, wellness, fitness, and natural sports medicine. Her clients include USATF, NFL, NBA, D-League, FIBA, and NCAA athletes.

Our Food Program Advisors

Our Food Program is built on a practice of listening and learning, with insight shared by advisors across the nation.

Phil Rigdon, Yakama Nation
Bobby Soper, Mohegan Gaming
Spring Alaska Schreiner, Sakari Farms
Rex Zack, Tribal Fisher
Randy Settler, Tribal Fisher
Brigette McConville, Salmon King Fisheries
Karin Foster, Foster Ranch
Latashia Redhouse, Intertribal Agriculture Council
Edward B. Hill, Black Food Sovereignty Coalition
Jaime Chavez, Rural Coalition and National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association
Tyson Rasor, Ecotrust
John Harenda, Sodexo
Chef Helmut Holzer, Certified Master Chef
Jeff Blosser, Washington State Convention Center
Steve Bragalone, Seattle Hospitality Group
Skip Martin, Perficient Digital
Kevin Scribner, Forever Wild Seafood

Portland Timbers & Thorns FC
Steve Scott, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
Samatro Das, Mattress Firm
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
Justin Boevers, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Sustainable Fisheries Foundation
Local Catch
Seafood Producers Cooperative
Salmon State
Salmon-Safe
Salmon Nation
Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association
Northline Seafoods
Mark Titus, Eva’s Wild
Jennifer Dianot Kemmerly, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Julie Kuchepatov, Seafood and Gender Equality (formerly Seafood Director, Fair Trade USA)