Meet Our Team

Staff

Amanda Oenbring (she/her/hers)

CEO
Amanda Oenbring brings a wealth of experience in community collaboration, climate philanthropy, and global growth of movement building, previously scaling international membership at 1% for the Planet and leading environmental nonprofit network expansion at EarthShare. She found the perfect blend of her interests in business, sustainability and food via an MBA in Sustainable Systems and a Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems Certificate from Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School) having previously completed her B.A. in Communication Studies at Westmont College. Currently you can find her homesteading several acres in Oregon, cultivating bountiful sunflowers, chickens and tomatoes with her family.
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Bo Spiller (they/them/theirs)

Operations Manager
Bo Spiller is the UFA Operations Manager where they help with a variety of organizational related projects and processes. They have a Master's degree in organizational development from Temple University, with a focus on conflict and transformative mediation and continue their work in the mediation field. Their interest in upcycled foods comes from a life of multicultural experiences that made them curious about the interdependence of communities and how we function within our personal ecosystems. Their free time is filled with an appreciation for small creatures, curating playlists, vegan baking and devouring pop culture.

Board of Directors

The Board is comprised of food system leaders spanning sectors across UFA membership. Together they shape the organization's strategic endeavors, provide specialized and technical knowledge, and conduct comprehensive assessments of the upcycled food sector's needs and opportunities.

Donya Litowitz, UFA Board President

Co-Founder & CEO, Impasta
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Emily Lafferty, UFA Board Vice President

Director of Operations, Seven Sundays
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Desiree Parker, UFA Board Treasurer

CEO & Co-Founder, The Foraging Fox US LLC
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Angie Crone, Board Operating Officer

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Kathryn Britton

Director of Innovation, Where Food Comes From, Inc.
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Jacqueline Alexander

CEO & Founder, Know Your Fruit
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Rose Hartley

Head of Sustainability, Misfit Market
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Pareen Shah

Chief Commercial Officer, BioVeritas
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Jim Weaver

CEO, GTF Technologies, LLC
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Emeritus Board of Directors

The Emeritus Board of Directors is comprised of upcycled food sector leaders who have provided invaluable contributions to the mission of the Upcycled Food Association as past Board members. Leveraging their wealth of experience and expertise, they provide ongoing guidance and strategic insights to the organization’s long-term success.

Eva Goulbourne

CEO, Littlefoot Ventures
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Caroline Cotto

Co-Founder, Renewal Mill
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Dr. Jonathan Deutsch

Professor, Dept of Food and Hospitality Management and Director,
Drexel Food Lab, Drexel University
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Dr. Lara Ramdin

Chief Scientist/Ambassador, FoodxClimate
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Caue Suplicy

Founder & Chairman, Barnana
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Sue Marshall

CEO & Founder, NETZRO
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