Megha has been with the Food Collective since Fall 2018, and has previously served as a Communications Committee Coordinator on the Board of Directors. The Board Chair’s role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between coordinators and to encourage accountability within the Board of Directors. In this role, they hope to facilitate board members’ success, strengthen the structure of the Collective, and to serve Food Collective members and the Berkeley community as a whole.

Field team mobilizes supporters for a specific campaign to bring key messages to a wider, targeted audience through one-on-one organizing conversations to invite them to take specific, escalating actions to advance the cause.

Natalie Gaffney started working with the Food Collective last fall semester as Storefront Coordinator. This semester, they continue working in this position with the goal of bolstering strong committee support in the efforts of improving the design and functionality of the Berkeley Student Food Collective through a streamlined system to reach a wider community not on social media, as well as organized systems for labeling products that integrate creativity and personalization.

Grace Ochs is one of the Education Co-Coordinators here at the Berkeley Student Food Collective. This semester the education committee is working to lead meaningful workshops on issues pervasive in our food system and help BSFC members grow as activists.

Jessica joined the Berkeley Student Food Collective during Fall 2021 as Communications Coordinator, and she is very excited to continue on with her position this semester! Jessica and her communications committee members hope to use their creativity to create and design content for social media, as well as highlight the works of other committees.

Arpine Sinani is a sophomore at UC Berkeley who is passionate about sustainable agriculture and food systems. She will be serving as Data Coordinator and wants to use data coming from the store as a guide to make improvements for the collective.

Annie first joined the food collective in spring 2020 and has been involved with the education committee since fall 2020. She joined the board last semester as co-coordinator of education. The education committee is going to work on member education events on organizing and the role of the Collective in the greater community.

Jierel joined the Food Collective in Fall 2021. As Finance Coordinator and together with the Finance Committee, he looks forward to increasing financial transparency with members as well as tackling projects aimed at ensuring the financial sustainability of the Food Collective.

The Alumni Board Representative is a non-coordinator Board member serving a 2 year term to provide organizational context and expertise and institutional memory for the Berkeley Student Food Collective: a student-run, student-governed, nonprofit grocery.