Alyssa (She/We/They/Her)
Alyssa has been working in food justice for the past decade, playing various roles in the mutual aid network. Alyssa holds a law degree, a media degree and food business diploma. She has connected and worked in various hospitality, farming and food policy initiatives across the world, finding her home in the Hudson Valley, NY in 2019. Alyssa is committed to channeling her experience into Lunchbar to expand chemical free food available in the community she serves and lives within.
JJ (He/Him)
JJ has been on a life journey of different careers. Starting in fashion, to music, and then finding hospitality where he was a chef and General Manager for 10 years in New York City. After closing two restaurants during the pandemic, it turned out to be fortuitous. He found a volunteer chef position at La Morada in the South Bronx where he cooked for a year. It was here that his passion for cooking in community and mutual aid grew. JJ now leads food justice programs in the Hudson Valley, serving the community he loves.